Kids enjoy this coloring and cutting activity. It can be tricky when they are asked to cut out around the two ornaments. They get confused easily and do not ask for clarification of directions. This activity can give you some insight into their visual perceptual...
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...
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,...
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,...
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,...
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...
Heart Postcards not only have therapeutic value, but help buffer the troubles clients have and help them to focus on people that they like or want to do something special for. Therapy from one heart to another. SUPPLIES: Glue stick, colored paper, scissors. DIRECTIONS: Fold paper into...
Line awareness is important and this is an activity that assists with letting that happen. This is a simple activity that makes measuring progress easy. DIRECTIONS: Place colored paper pieces on a line with a glue stick. Tell kids that the shape must touch the top...
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...