This simple task is wonderful for cognitive growth as well as helping with fine motor, bilateral integration and visual motor skills. You may like the Fold & Cut Halloween Shapes e-book or the 4 Valentine's Day Fold & Cut Cards. Download the PDF for Fold & Cut...
Paper plate crafts are wonderful for folding, cutting, and color/painting skills. Owl SUPPLIES: Markers, orange paper, scissors, stapler DIRECTIONS: 1. Draw your chest feathers across the center of the plate. 2. Fold the two wing sides of the plate and simultaneously tuck in the very top of...
This is a favorite not only for all the skills that it works on, but also because every pumpkin looks good at the end. TIPS: Remember to focus on the process and not the end result. See if clients can do it with as little intervention...
We cannot expect everyone to just doodle. Here is a wonderful tool to assist with getting started on the basics. TIP: For beginning doodlers, introduce it like directed draw. (see video) Do each line and have clients copy you each time. SUPPLIES: 1 pencil, markers to add...
Pumpkins are fascinating because of their bright color and unique shape. Here kids have some directed finger painting practice with a fun subject. Don't forget to check out all our holiday activities by clicking on your month of choice. Share your fun therapy ideas with your Brilliant...
Give kids a black paper to draw a web on with a white colored pencil or crayon. Then they can cut out the creepy flies and spiders and use the words in a sentence and paste it on their web. This is an exciting way...
This is a template that is used with Mummy Man and can be drawn on with a white pencil. White on black as a change is another way that we can get kids interested and visually focused. It is simply different and it works. SUPPLIES: black...
This is a wonderful way to introduce alphabet order and have fun building many skills. Some speech therapists use this for articulation practice as well. Download PDF for Uppercase Dot-to-Dot Pumpkin...
This is a hit with kids every year. If they do not like to write, try this one. They will start writing the alphabet and not want to stop. Supplies: pencil, scissors, glue, white pencil/crayon, 1 dark piece of colored paper (black, navy,...
Game Set Up: -Each child is equipped with a picture of the owl they will need to duplicate with puzzle pieces made from the same picture. -Place the picture in a file folder that is upright so the others cannot see the picture -Have all owl picture puzzles...