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Scarecrow Drawing Game
This Scarecrow Drawing Game is the perfect way to practice prewriting and drawing skills while also working on answering questions and direction-following! If you are looking for a fine motor activity with a fall theme, we’ve got you covered! Our new scarecrow drawing game has kids answering questions about themselves to complete the drawing of a scarecrow. No artistic talents necessary! The best part about this activity, is that it allows kids to practice pre-writing strokes in a fun way meaning that they get the added bonus of developmental skill building through play. What you'll ... Read More about Scarecrow Drawing Game
The Best Drawing Tools for Toddlers and Young Kids
These drawing tools are perfect for toddlers and young kids because they promote effective grasp patterns and give kids good control as they learn to make shapes and lines. *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. If you live or work with toddlers and/or young preschoolers, you know that their favorite thing in the world to do is...whatever you’re doing. We’ve all been there, checking emails with a toddler in our lap, pounding away at the keyboard. Cooking dinner with a little helper who has to take a turn stirring and pouring every ingredient. Being trailed around the yard by a ... Read More about The Best Drawing Tools for Toddlers and Young Kids
Simple Drawing Ideas: Tricky Prewriting Practice for Kids
Learn some of our best simple drawing ideas ideas that are perfect for “tricking” kids into practicing those prewriting shapes! *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. If you’re an OT who works in a preschool setting, you’re likely very familiar with prewriting skills. You work on those vertical and horizontal lines, circles, diagonal lines, and intersecting lines all day every day…knowing that strong prewriting skills are the foundation for letter formation and early writing skills down the road. Some kids are reluctant or resistant to participating in prewriting/drawing ... Read More about Simple Drawing Ideas: Tricky Prewriting Practice for Kids
Basic Drawings for Kids & Why Drawing Matters
These templates offer some basic drawings for kids so they can get the practice and exposure they need to feel more confident and creative with drawing! At the beginning of this school year, our school-based therapy team met to discuss what supports we could put into place for our kindergarteners who were struggling in some developmental skill areas, but had not yet been formally identified by the team as needing services. As we made our way through the list of concerns the teachers had brought to our attention, it was interesting to see that some patterns emerged, indicating that ... Read More about Basic Drawings for Kids & Why Drawing Matters
Visual Motor Integration: Easter Egg Drawing Activity
This fun visual motor integration activity is a fun way to promote prewriting skills and more! This post contains affiliate links. Read more. Decorating eggs is a sure sign of Easter and for me, Easter means SPRING!! I am SOOOOO ready for spring this year! We are adding some visual motor integration practice to traditional egg decorating today with a fun drawing activity that will result in unique, beautiful, hand-drawn eggs. Print off a few of our free printables and throw a bunch of markers on the table for an afternoon of springtime fun! What You'll Need: -Blank egg ... Read More about Visual Motor Integration: Easter Egg Drawing Activity
ROLL A SNOWFLAKE DRAWING GAME FOR KIDS
Kids will love creating their own one-of-a-kind snowflakes in this fun drawing game! Here’s a great way to work on visual motor skills this winter! With the roll of the dice, kids get to add all kinds of fun details to spice up their snowflakes! What you'll need -Printable die and snowflake template (fill out the form below) -Markers, crayons, or colored pencils What to do Cut out the die templates, fold them, and tape them along the seams to make cubes. Give each child a snowflake template and begin rolling! Each time they take a turn, the kids will roll both die, one to see ... Read More about ROLL A SNOWFLAKE DRAWING GAME FOR KIDS
Christmas Activities for Kids: Holiday Drawing
Here’s a fun way to work on drawing with a little holiday twist! Add this to your arsenal of Christmas activities for kids - you'll give little ones lots of great visual motor practice and you'll come out with some beautiful holiday works of art! As kids develop their visual motor and fine motor skills, they begin to move from scribbling and coloring to drawing representational figures. This means that their drawings actually start to look recognizable. Preschoolers will start to bring home pictures they’ve drawn of their houses, their pets, and maybe even pictures of you with beautiful ... Read More about Christmas Activities for Kids: Holiday Drawing
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