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FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES: DIY WATERMELON SCRATCH ‘N SNIFF STICKERS
*This post contains affiliate links. Read more. The taste and smell of watermelon just screams “SUMMER!” to me. Cool and crisp and it smells soooooo good!! For me, that watermelon smell brings back memories of chewing watermelon flavored gum while playing basketball as a kid. I thought it would be fun to create some scratch and sniff stickers with a watermelon scent that could be made even after the warm days of summer fade away! Looking for some stickers of your own? Check out these cute therapy stickers! Perfect for your water bottle, travel mug, or laptop! WHAT YOU’LL NEED: ... Read More about FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES: DIY WATERMELON SCRATCH ‘N SNIFF STICKERS
PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS: PICNIC DRAWING ACTIVITY
Art projects are always a hit around here! My kids love creating and drawing, showing me their masterpieces with a smile. No matter what the age, kids love to draw with all kinds of tools. Markers, crayons, colored pencils, paint...they are all so inspiring. In this activity, we took one of my favorite art projects to use in therapy, visual mirroring, and turned it into a picnic printable - perfect to pack right along with the watermelon and cookies! WHAT YOU’LL NEED: Picnic Art Printable 1, Picnic Art Printable 2, Picnic Art Printable 3, and something to draw/color with (crayons, markers, ... Read More about PRINTABLE ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS: PICNIC DRAWING ACTIVITY
MOVEMENT MONDAY GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES WEEK OF MAY 26
Hello everyone and Happy Movement Monday! Did you spend Memorial Day at a parade or maybe at a picnic? Is school out where you live? Our kiddos have one more week in class and then the summer fun will begin! Thank you to all of you who shared your amazing whole body movement ideas on our Facebook Page last week. Here are some of your ideas for gross motor activities that are perfect for kicking off the summer months! Giselle at KIDS YOGA STORIES has a monthly Kid's Love Yoga series, featuring a new yoga pose along with pictures of children doing that pose from all around the world. ... Read More about MOVEMENT MONDAY GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES WEEK OF MAY 26
SNACK IDEAS FOR KIDS: HOMEMADE PICNIC POPSICLES
Over the summer, I love to surprise my kids with impromptu picnics in the backyard and I love thinking of new and creative snack ideas for kids. I always let them help me prepare treats for lunch to add a little hands on fine motor fun in the kitchen. So, I came up with this fun snack idea that can be made in the morning and ready for an afternoon picnic! You should have seen the delight on their faces when they found out what we were putting in our popsicles! WHAT YOU’LL NEED: popsicle mold, pitcher, Kool-Aid or juice mix of your choice, water, spoon, sour gummy worms WHAT TO DO: Mix a ... Read More about SNACK IDEAS FOR KIDS: HOMEMADE PICNIC POPSICLES
Encouraging Independence With Food Wrappers and Packages
Check out a few of our favorite ideas for helping kids learn to open food packages! All it takes is some strength, coordination, and a little bit of perseverance! This post contains affiliate links. Read more. I’m a “lunch duty mom” at my daughter’s elementary school and every time I’m there, I see how many children struggle to open the packages in their lunches. They’ll work at it for a second and then give up, shooting their hand into the air to ask for help. Milk cartons, yogurt cups, snack bags, bananas...all of them take some serious fine motor skills, motor planning, and ... Read More about Encouraging Independence With Food Wrappers and Packages
GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES: GOING ON A PICNIC
Musical movement is one of my favorite ways to encourage gross motor activities for kids. Catchy tunes naturally encourage whole body movement --- you can’t help but dance, jump, sway, bounce. My kiddos love to go on picnics, but once we’re all set up and have eaten for a few minutes, inevitably I hear, “What are we going to do now?” Here’s a fun activity that might help you answer that very question on your next picnic! WHAT YOU NEED: The tune of the song below and a “basket” WHAT TO DO: This little song was adapted from Raffi’s “Going on a Picnic” to add gross motor skills. ... Read More about GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES: GOING ON A PICNIC
MOVEMENT MONDAY GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES WEEK OF MAY 19
GOOD MONDAY MORNING AND HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY! We have some great gross motor activities for kids to share from those that were posted on our Facebook page last Monday. Thank you to everyone who shared their favorite whole body movement activities this week. Keep it up!! And remember, all activities that meet the criteria for whole body movement are pinned to our Movement Monday Pinterest board -- we have a fantastic collection started! Here are our favorite activities from this week... CARROTS ARE ORANGE knocked our socks off with this article about the importance of gross motor ... Read More about MOVEMENT MONDAY GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES WEEK OF MAY 19
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