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
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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
FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES: FEED THE ELEPHANT
Kids will love racing to feed their elephants with these fun circus-themed fine motor grasping skills activities. Carry your peanuts using tongs instead of fingers! WHAT YOU’LL NEED: bowl or other container (see below), peanuts or penne pasta, kids tongs or scoopers WHAT TO DO: Set up a bowl at one end of the room to act as the elephant’s mouth. Spread out a pile of peanuts or penne pasta on a table at the opposite end of the room. Have your child race to pick up the peanuts using only their tongs and carry them across the room to place in the hungry elephant’s mouth! Don’t drop your ... Read More about FINE MOTOR ACTIVITIES: FEED THE ELEPHANT
9 Great Play Dough Activities for Kids
These fun play dough activities for kids are the perfect way to boost fine motor skills and keep the creativity flowing during play! *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. At The Inspired Treehouse, we know that using play dough for fine motor development is one of the best (and most fun) approaches. We use play dough during our pediatric occupational therapy sessions to promote nearly every aspect of fine motor functioning with an added sensory bonus! So you’ve found an awesome new play dough recipe (like this beautiful and vibrant dandelion playdough), you’ve created a ... Read More about 9 Great Play Dough Activities for Kids
MOVEMENT MONDAY GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES WEEK OF MARCH 17
Our Facebook page was rockin' with your ideas for gross motor movement activities this week! Thank you to everyone that shared their activities for Movement Monday. Grab your kids and get ready to move your body! Sugar Aunts posted a fantastic, bee themed activity that was inspired by Winnie the Pooh. You know there is a fellow OT in their group of 3, right? So, of course, there was a fantastic fine motor element in their activity that would help your child work on those Super Fingers without even realizing it! In addition to the fine motor activity, they incorporated a cognitive ... Read More about MOVEMENT MONDAY GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITIES WEEK OF MARCH 17
Simple Activities for Kids: Magazines
These fun activities using magazines are the perfect simple additions to your therapy practice, classroom, or home! If you have a bunch of old magazines lying around, they can inspire so many creative activities for kids! Here are five ways to entertain your child while building strong visual and fine motor skills along the way. These activities are perfect for a therapy session or just for play at home! Play “I Spy” Have your child seek items of a designated color throughout the pages of a magazine. Finding items that are red, blue, green, yellow, etc. will have your child’s eyes ... Read More about Simple Activities for Kids: Magazines
6 THERAPIST-APPROVED ST. PATRICK’S DAY ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
We are always so inspired by the creativity of our fellow bloggers! We have seen some amazing St Patrick's day activities for kids for kids over the last month that have us pining away for the warm, muddy days of spring! One of the surest signs of the season? The arrival of St. Patrick's Day!! We thought it would be fun to do a quick round-up of great St. Patrick's Day activities for kids that could surely be carried over into our therapy sessions for some mean (and green!) motor development! ROCKABYE BUTTERFLY made this green playdough! Not only is it an obvious choice for fine motor ... Read More about 6 THERAPIST-APPROVED ST. PATRICK’S DAY ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS
WHAT IS PEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY?
What is pediatric occupational therapy? We LOVE being pediatric occupational therapists (OTs)! We feel lucky to be able to be involved with so many children and their families that challenge and inspire us daily. In occupational therapy, we encourage development, independence, and rehabilitation through the practice of everyday activities in schools, homes, and community settings. What makes this career so inspiring is that no two days at work are ever the same because OT encompasses so many diverse skills and is practiced in so many different settings. We consider the child’s whole body ... Read More about WHAT IS PEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY?
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