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OTPlan helps you find pediatric occupational therapy activity ideas by skills to promote and common everyday materials.

Each activity details the purpose, materials needed, process, and how-to images.

All activities are added by a licensed and registered pediatric occupational therapist.

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September 28, 2018

Push Ins

This activity is good for hand strengthening as the child separates the clothespins from the cardboard discs and pushes the items through a narrow slit. In addition, the child also works on his pincer grasp and pre-cutting skills.

Skills: Bilateral Hand Use (?) The use of both hands simultaneously, in a controlled manner, to perform an activity (i.e. clapping hands, using your one hand to hold a pencil while the other is used to stabilize the paper)., Cutting, Eye-Hand Coordination, Finger Strength, Pincer Grasp
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Latest Occupational Therapy Activity Ideas

September 28, 2018

Fun Jar

Skills: Eye-Hand Coordination, Grasp, Pincer Grasp, Tripod Grasp, Visual Perception

In this activity the child will strengthen his grasping skills and eye-hand coordination skills by inserting pipe cleaners or straws into the holes of a spice/herb jar.

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September 28, 2018

Easter Eggs Match

Skills: Bilateral Hand Use (?) The use of both hands simultaneously, in a controlled manner, to perform an activity (i.e. clapping hands, using your one hand to hold a pencil while the other is used to stabilize the paper)., Proprioception, Visual Perception

Easter Eggs are so fun! Bright colors and so many creative ways to use them! In this activity, the child works on bilateral hand use and grading his force when putting the eggs together, and on visual perception as he tries to match the 2 colors as shown on the cards.

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September 28, 2018

Hang Up a Pattern

Skills: Bilateral Hand Use (?) The use of both hands simultaneously, in a controlled manner, to perform an activity (i.e. clapping hands, using your one hand to hold a pencil while the other is used to stabilize the paper)., Crossing Midline (?) The ability to move ones hands, feet, and eyes not only together, but across and to the other side of the body., Eye-Hand Coordination, Finger Strength, Grasp, Pincer Control, Visual Perception

Through the use of clothespins and a visual pattern, the child promotes visual perception skills, develops pincer grasp, and practices crossing mid-line.

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September 28, 2018

Leveled Cup

Skills: Eye-Hand Coordination, Finger Strength, Forearm Pronation, Motor Planning

Promote forearm pronation by filling up paper cups using water bottles.

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September 28, 2018

Paper Bag Fish

Skills: Bilateral Hand Use (?) The use of both hands simultaneously, in a controlled manner, to perform an activity (i.e. clapping hands, using your one hand to hold a pencil while the other is used to stabilize the paper)., Cutting, Finger Strength, Grasp, Motor Planning, Pincer Grasp, Tactile Perception (?) Tactile Perception (sometimes referred to as touch perception) is the brain's ability to understand (perceive) what the hands are feeling., Visual Motor

This activity works on grasp and bilateral hand use by creating and painting a fish shape using a paper lunch bag and some yarn.

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September 28, 2018

Tactile Cards

Skills: Stereognosis, Visual Memory, Writing

This activity provides tactile and visual input. In addition, it reinforces letter or sight word recognition.

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September 28, 2018

Hats for All

Skills: Bilateral Hand Use (?) The use of both hands simultaneously, in a controlled manner, to perform an activity (i.e. clapping hands, using your one hand to hold a pencil while the other is used to stabilize the paper)., Cutting, Visual Motor

This activity promotes cutting skills and visual motor skills.

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September 28, 2018

Talking Scissors

Skills: Cutting, Finger Strength, Hand Arches/Separation

This is a pre-cutting activity that helps the child in learning the proper way to open and close scissors.

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September 28, 2018

Crossing Colors

Skills: Crossing Midline (?) The ability to move ones hands, feet, and eyes not only together, but across and to the other side of the body., Tripod Grasp

This activity promotes crossing midline and functional grasp by drawing between vertical lines while standing.

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September 28, 2018

Strengthening Clothespins

Skills: Eye-Hand Coordination, Finger Strength, Visual Perception

This fun activity promotes the child’s finger strength through the play with clothespins. The child will also strengthen color matching skills.

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