Is your child having a difficult time getting the hang of stair negotiation? This developmental skill typically emerges around the age of 3, but some kids are more hesitant or have more difficulty picking up on how to coordinate this movement. Stair Negotiation Quick Tip If your child needs a little extra practice with stair negotiation, try introducing a visual component. Adding a visual prompt can really help reinforce motor learning of the alternating pattern of the feet. Use two different kinds of stickers, placing them on each step where your child’s foot should go, alternating ... Read More about Child Development Quick Tip: Stair Negotiation
FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES: FEATHERED CHICKS
In this fine motor spring activity, kids will use paint and feathers to engage their sense of touch and build their own funny baby chicks from scratch! If you're looking for fun Easter fine motor activities, these little chicks are perfect for play at home, at school, or on the go! WHAT YOU’LL NEED: Orange poster board, scissors, small styrofoam ball, washable yellow paint (brushes optional), liquid glue (hot glue gun optional), 2 googly eyes, yellow feathers WHAT TO DO: Draw two medium-sized hearts (for the feet) and a small-sized heart (for the beak) on your orange poster board. Have ... Read More about FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES: FEATHERED CHICKS
SENSORY ACTIVITIES: HAND-PRINTED EASTER BUNNIES
In these fun sensory activities for Easter, children will create bunny faces with their own hands and feet! Sometimes the simplest sensory activities can inspire the some creative artwork too! WHAT YOU’LL NEED: different colors of washable paint, white paper WHAT TO DO: Refer to the picture as an example and follow along with the sequence of steps described below. First, squeeze a little bit of each different paint color onto its own paper plate for the child’s hands, fingers, and feet to rub into before printing. 1 - Bunny bowtie using feet, heel over heel (one foot at a time) 2 - Bunny ... Read More about SENSORY ACTIVITIES: HAND-PRINTED EASTER BUNNIES
MOVEMENT MONDAY GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES WEEK OF APRIL 7
We were blown away by the number of posts that were shared on our Facebook wall this day in honor of Movement Monday!! Is it the beautiful weather that finally showed up that has gotten you all inspired to move???? The sunshine and warmer air has definitely been a welcome change in Northeast Ohio! Here are our favorite outdoor gross motor activities for kids from this week! Giselle from KIDS YOGA STORIES brought us another yoga series. This time, it is centered around Earth Day which is April 22. I love how she explains poses with a little snippet about something pertaining to ... Read More about MOVEMENT MONDAY GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES WEEK OF APRIL 7
EASTER ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS: MOD PODGE EASTER EGGS
The best way to introduce a concept so that kids will really learn it? Make it hands-on! Using manipulatives is the perfect way to get (and keep) kids’ attention for activities that require repetition and practice, like learning to spell their names and learning to sequence numbers. This cute fine motor Easter activity covers a lot of bases: fine motor skills, visual perceptual skills, visual motor skills and more! WHAT YOU’LL NEED: Boiled eggs, magazines, scissors, Mod Podge, paintbrush, egg carton WHAT TO DO: First, go ahead and get creative, having your child dye or paint his Easter ... Read More about EASTER ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS: MOD PODGE EASTER EGGS
10 PEDIATRIC THERAPIST-APPROVED TOYS FOR TACTILE PLAY
Our recent post about the Tactile System described how we use touch to receive and interpret information from our environment. This sensory system allows us to feel and differentiate pressure, texture, temperature, and even pain. A functioning tactile system is essential for healthy child development because it allows children to feel secure and organized enough in their bodies to attend and respond to all of the other sensory information they encounter each day. A well-developed tactile system allows children to explore and navigate their world safely and confidently. Here is a list of 10 ... Read More about 10 PEDIATRIC THERAPIST-APPROVED TOYS FOR TACTILE PLAY
FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES: 3 EASY EASTER CARDS FOR KIDS
Kids who are just learning to use scissors LOVE to practice snipping anything they can get their hands on - junk mail, magazines, scrap paper (a sibling’s hair :). Any supervised practice with scissors is great in our book, but sometimes it’s nice to give an actual purpose to all that snipping! Little ones will love creating their own Easter grass and some cute carrots for the Easter Bunny with these 3 simple fine motor activities. Friends and family members will love getting a handmade, one-of-a-kind Easter card! WHAT YOU’LL NEED: Blank cards or paper, ink pads, green construction or ... Read More about FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES: 3 EASY EASTER CARDS FOR KIDS
FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES: MOSSY EGGS
Sometimes the best holiday decorations are the ones made by your kids. With spring just arriving (FINALLY!), we thought it would be fun to get outside and get messy to make a great Easter centerpiece, targeting fine and sensory motor skills in the process. Looking for fun fine motor activities for Easter? Try making some Mossy Easter Eggs! WHAT YOU’LL NEED: a few plastic eggs, newspaper, flour and water in a ZipLoc bag to make a paste, and some moss from a under a shady tree! WHAT TO DO: The collage above shows all of the steps for this activity. This activity is a litlte more ... Read More about FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES: MOSSY EGGS
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