Crossing midline is important for not just physical benefits but also for the brain. Balancing activities also assist the brain development that affects skills such as reading, math, and activities of daily living (ADL's) such as donning socks. Balancing is also important, so this activity gets...
This is a favorite with just a tricky part where you fold the mouth into the center of the card. With lots of folding and coloring, this might end up being one of your favorites. Fun for any occasion and super for building skills such as...
This task is a favorite with school based OT's because not only are kids motivated to write, they also get to work on spacial awareness, visual tracking, visual motor integration, fine motor coordination, asymmetrical bilateral integration, and sensory tolerance. SUPPLIES: Fork, dark colored paper, white pencil,...
Sometimes adults can be particular with visual motor tasks, so here is a picture idea that can help. Depending on skill level, you may take photos and ask clients to find or draw selected elements. This type of activity can assist with working memory, visual memory,...
This one is a sensory camp favorite for therapists and clients young and old. The streamer is a wonderful way to help clients visually track the ball as it moves thru space. DIRECTIONS: 1. Take colored butcher paper and tape it into your doorway. 2. Tape out...
This picture can be done and then colored to match the sample. By combining moves and doing it with another, tasks can be more effective. OPTION: Have client direct who colors what, and then use a mirror to help them imitate the pose on the picture. If...
Most clients like popcorn and associate it with something positive. They also like the smell, so here is a way to incorporate visual motor skills, communication, and hand strengthening. Just have clients take a hole puncher and punch out each popcorn popcorn cut out. OPTION: If you...
This activity has a Fine Motor and Sensory Focus. Kids learn about putting parts together to create a picture, turning cotton balls over in their hands, dipping cotton balls into paint, cutting and pasting. SUPPLIES: Glue, colored paper (blue, green), scissors, paint with something like a plastic...
Draw them or cut them out of colored paper to keep them bright and easy to do. Once they are fun and the eye contact and interest are there, you can do more challenging mazes. If you are in a hurry and need some fun mazes,...
Lots of little lines are missing on these leaves, so it can be a different sort of challenge for clients especially the impulsive ones. Encourage them to take their time and slowly fill in all the missing lines. Download the PDF for Leaf Completion...