Tong activities are endless. Whether it is plucking plants or items floating on water, eye hand coordination and strength are sure to improve. More Tong Activity Ideas: =Salad tossing =Pulling pipe cleaner from a colander =Pick out items floating on water =Picking out items to eat from trail mix spread...
Skills that can be addressed with this are; fine motor coordination, visual-motor, communication and sorting skills. So many therapy options for what to place inside the jar. OPTIONS: 1. Place stickers inside 2. Place painted dots with fingers or stampers 3. Typed words or phrases that are cut out 4. Sticky...
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,...
This activity is rich with visual-perceptual and visual-motor skills. Look at how the kids are asked to continue the lines for the tree trunks. This alone makes this therapy craft tool worth the time. We had the tree tops already pre cut because we were...
This activity can be presented several different ways. You can read a book to get everyone in the spirit or have kids use a keyboard to write down words or phrases on the theme and print and cut them out to paste on to their...
This is another fine tool for hand strengthening, communication, vision(better than a Brock string for those little guys), eye-hand coordination and cognition skills. If you are working on energy conservation have client punch holes and cut plate earlier, then thread and string beads later so...
This activity is a winner. As you can tell, it allows for individuality and skill building all in one shot. It can also work for grandparents day! Supplies: -1 Paper Plate -Green & White Paint (or just light yellow and/or light green paint) -scissors -1 marker (for writing) - pipe cleaner...
ADL activities can be fun skill builders. Try matching socks, shoes, folding and sorting, buttoning and zipper practice, or just putting lids on jars and opening containers. You can even place many items in front of your client and have them fit them into a...
This is a therapeutic easy-to-do activity that can have much meaning to the client. TIPS: It may be easier to make if the flowers and water are added last. Options: You can use elastic string, ribbon, or colored string to tie around the jar. You can also...
This beautiful activity incorporates tactile, visual, and motor coordination in a wonderful way. SUPPLIES: Colored paper, pipe cleaner, and glue. (you can also add glitter) This springtime favorite teaches strategies for uniformity with writing and can support drawing tasks by using a circle. We have included the...