This wonderful activity helps communication, eye-hand coordination, core strengthening, cognition, writing and cutting skills. Kids enjoy reading what their peers have written. Each time a child receives a ball with a New Year's note, they read aloud 1 of the 4 answers. OPTIONS: Tape a streamer, ribbon,...
Kids may need lots of repetition until they connect the dots. This activity assists in the following skills: body awareness (tracing around fingers), understanding how different parts make up a whole, thinking skills (following directions), and bilateral integration skills. SUPPLIES: black (background can be another color),...
Making letters and names out of colored paper strips is fun and increases letter awareness and visual memory. SUPPLIES: Paper, glue, and colored paper strips or small squares. OPTION: Colored paper strips can be a wonderful way to help kids gage letter size. ST: Pick a letter to...
This is easy to prepare and has opportunities to be used as a gift that builds, visual-motor, visual-perceptual, line awareness, parts to whole concept, fine motor coordination, and communication skills all in one activity. SUPPLIES: colored paper, glue, and a marker. DIRECTIONS: Draw a heart and words,...
Body awareness, visual-motor skills, body awareness, and parts to a whole concept are what is targeted here. Make following directions fun with bright colors. OPTIONS: If you do not have colored paper hearts, you can tear colored paper or use sticky notes. You may also draw on...
Punch ball is wonderful for strengthening the upper body, working on coordination, balance, and grasp. All client ages enjoy this and punch ball can be a great addition to an obstacle course or home program. All you need is a beach ball and a rubber band! Share...
This activity uplifts the spirits and helps develop visual-motor skills, UE strengthening (especially if done at standing level with paper on a wall), and allows for creativity with varied lines. SUPPLIES: 1 file folder, scissors, paper, and markers/pencils. DIRECTIONS: Have client cut out desired shapes on the...
An ice cube tray or egg container can be useful for several OT and Speech activities. Here are a few ideas: OT: 1. ADL: Organize pills, To-Do-List, and snack measurer,...
Stencils are fun and packed with fine motor skill building. We figured that you can make a heart, but if you wanted a shamrock it might be a bit tougher so we added it for your printable. OPTIONS: Clients often build more skills by learning how...
Rainbow handprints are always in style. With this activity, clients get to trace their hand (or foot),draw parallel lines across the page, and then color. It may sound simple, but it really does help with visual-perception, body awareness, visual motor, and cognition skills. OPTIONS: You can...