ALL ABOARD! Add this simple train craft for kids to your arsenal of fine motor activities to give kids some great practice with grasping and visual motor integration. The best part? You may just have all the supplies you need right in your pantry! WHAT YOU’LL NEED: Lasagna noodles (the flat, no-boil kind work best), spaghetti or linguine noodles, rotini noodles, wagon wheel noodles WHAT TO DO: First, show your child how to break the lasagna noodles into smaller rectangles for the engine and boxcars. They’ll be a little jagged and irregular, but it will give the project some ... Read More about FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES: EASY TRAIN CRAFT FOR KIDS
ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS: TRANSPORTATION SEEK AND FIND JAR
LEGO seek and find jar! Legos, Legos, everywhere! I have officially entered the stage of the little boy that loves Legos. I have stepped on them and I have vacuumed them up, so I thought it was time to do something productive with these tiny bits of joy. And this fun "I Spy" activity was the perfect way to start to our Transportation theme! WHAT YOU NEED: Legos including several Lego tires, an empty plastic jar (we used a popcorn jar) WHAT TO DO: Have your child fill up the jar with Lego pieces including the tires. Stop when the Legos are about an inch from the top to leave room ... Read More about ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS: TRANSPORTATION SEEK AND FIND JAR
MOVEMENT MONDAY GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES WEEK OF MAY 5
HAPPY MOVEMENT MONDAY EVERYONE!! We hope you all had a great weekend with your families, celebrating Mother's Day and spring! Today is a great day to get outside and get moving with your kiddos. Challenge them to move their their whole bodies with fantastic gross motor activities like the ones that were shared on our facebook wall this past week! Here were a few of our favorites: Chanda from PINK OATMEAL BLOG has a little guy that is on the move! She is a fellow pediatric physical therapists (no preferential treatment...promise!!) and she came up with this awesome way to encourage her ... Read More about MOVEMENT MONDAY GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES WEEK OF MAY 5
All About My Mom Mother’s Day Printable
Today's Mother's Day printable will give kids a great opportunity to tell all about their moms! Mother's Day Printable There’s nothing I love more than going back through my scrapbooks and reading funny quotes from my kids. It’s so great to have documentation of their great one liners, hilarious comments, and funny questions. Today’s fun Mother's Day printable gives kids a chance to tell about their moms. If there are any dads out there looking for last minute crafts or fine motor activities to turn into Mother's Day gifts...this one's for you! Moms will love hearing their child's ... Read More about All About My Mom Mother’s Day Printable
FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES: A MOMENT WITH MOM
Build a homemade hourglass with mom! When you’re a mom, time goes by so quickly. I am always trying to remember to stop what I’m doing and tune in to my kids when they are trying to share stories with me. Admittedly, when things get busy, I am terrible at this. I decided to create a “talking timer” with my kids that stays on the counter in the kitchen. When they want my attention, they grab the timer and bring it to me to let me know that they need just a little bit of my time. Simple fine motor activities like this one can be a fun way to spend time with your little one, but this one has ... Read More about FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES: A MOMENT WITH MOM
What is Proprioception?
Learn more about proprioception and how it is relates to healthy childhood development. *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. What is proprioception? At The Inspired Treehouse, we write about sensory processing from our point of view as pediatric occupational therapists, using our training and experience to break information down into terms everyone can understand. Today, we’ll talk about the proprioception sense, proprioception examples, and how it’s related to child development. Parents, teachers, and professionals will all feel more confident when they can define ... Read More about What is Proprioception?
GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES: SHOW ME SOME LOVE HOPSCOTCH
The Hopscotch Game! In my opinion, there is no better way to celebrate Mother’s Day than to head outside for some active play! Run around, get sweaty and dirty, laugh and enjoy with some fun gross motor activities! Here is a suggestion for a game that will involve everyone in some gross motor fun. WHAT YOU NEED: Sidewalk chalk (damp chalk is easier to write with), a small rock WHAT TO DO: Draw a hopscotch board on the driveway with your trusty sidewalk chalk. In each square, write a cue for a question that will invite conversation and positive, heart-warming answers. Here are ... Read More about GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES: SHOW ME SOME LOVE HOPSCOTCH
CHILD DEVELOPMENT QUICK TIP: PRACTICE WITH SCISSORS
Practice With Scissors! Learning how to cut with scissors can be tough and, as the saying goes - practice makes perfect. The biggest challenge? Keeping it interesting so kids will actually want to come back to practice again and again. Here's a fun and beneficial way to get kids practicing cutting on lines. Draw a few lines on a piece of paper. Have kids pull off pieces of colored tape and place them over the lines. This trick visually highlights the lines and also makes them wider for better accuracy. Use thicker masking tape or electrical tape and you’ll also get the benefit of ... Read More about CHILD DEVELOPMENT QUICK TIP: PRACTICE WITH SCISSORS
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