Looking for great kids books about the farm and farm animals? Check out a few of our favorites! 1 Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy E. Shaw: A super cute and funny rhyming story about the adventures of five sheep as they go for a cruise in their jeep 2 Big Red Barn by Margaret Wise Brown: With Brown’s familiar gentle tone, this book takes kids on a tour around a farm while giving kids exposure to concepts like size, colors, and directions 3 Barnyard Dance by Sandra Boynton: This one is perfect for kiddos who like to move! Read the clever, witty lines while the kids follow along with the ... Read More about OUR FAVORITE FARM-THEMED KIDS BOOKS
Pigs in the Pen Balloon Activity for Kids
The challenge of this fun and engaging balloon activity is to get the pigs in the pen AND get them to stay put! Uh oh...the pigs got out! How will we ever round them back up? How about a game of paddle ball? The challenge of this game is to get the pigs in the pen AND get them to stay put! Add this game to your list of farm activities for kids! What you'll need: -Balloons with pig and other animal faces draw on them -A "pen" (laundry basket, box, a group of chairs put together into a square, designated corner of a room), paddles What to do: Dig up some paddles from the garage ... Read More about Pigs in the Pen Balloon Activity for Kids
Apple Orchard Game for Gross Motor Skills Development
Movement games are a great way to work on gross motor skills development. This apple orchard game is a fun fall-themed activity that can appeal to a wide range of ages and abilities. Have you ever taken your kiddos apple picking? I have to admit, it’s something we haven’t done yet. I can just picture all of those apples being thrown into the baskets without a second thought...by the time we got home, we would have applesauce! :) These movement activities for kids will be a challenge: to get apples safely into the baskets without using their hands! If they get good enough at it, try ... Read More about Apple Orchard Game for Gross Motor Skills Development
FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES: ANT FARM
Ok, so maybe ants aren’t the first thing you imagine when thinking of life on the farm. But, you'll find them crawling all over the crops and animals, constantly in motion attempting to bring a morsel of food back into their own farmhouse in the ground. This activity is simple and repetitive. Repetitive crafts and fine motor skill activities for kids can be very calming and organizing...when I did this with my kids, there was not a peep heard because they were focusing so hard on their work! This would be great to add to your stash of preschool or kindergarten activities. Looking for ... Read More about FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES: ANT FARM
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FARM ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS: A FARM FRESH FEAST
Today, we're moving on to our next theme for the fall: Fun on the Farm! I am a Montessori lover. I don’t work in a Montessori school, but the therapist in me jumps for joy whenever I see posts about Practical Life Activities for kids on awesome Montessori-inspired blogs like Twodaloo (one of our favorites...check out her post about Building Language In the Kitchen - so great!). Practical Life Activities are designed “to help the child gain control in the coordination of his movement, and help the child to gain independence and adapt to his society.”* Sounds like OT to me! My kids at home ... Read More about FARM ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS: A FARM FRESH FEAST
PLAYGROUND GAMES FOR KIDS
Looking for fun ways to get active with your little ones? Try some playground games for kids! Sometimes as therapists, we get so caught up in planning perfect activities for kids that will stimulate the imagination, engage the child for and target as many aspects of motor development as possible. But have you ever just stood back and watched all of the dynamic movement activities children create for themselves? My kiddos LOVE to go to the playground. They are 9, 6, and 3 and are all at very different stages of motor development. But to watch them maneuver a playground….WOW! They have ... Read More about PLAYGROUND GAMES FOR KIDS
FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES: STORYBOOK DRAWING
Sometimes, listening to my 5-year-old chatter away with her friends can be exhausting :) but I simply love how much they have to say and how imaginative they are when telling stories. Cooperative fine motor activities let them work together to build their own collaborative creative masterpieces. WHAT YOU'LL NEED: White paper, colored pencils or crayons WHAT TO DO: Start with a blank piece of paper and some colored pencils or crayons, and let the story begin! Instruct one child to draw a picture of an object on the paper. Give suggestions such as a person, flower, animal, sun, or house. The ... Read More about FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES: STORYBOOK DRAWING