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September 28, 2018

Holiday Gifts

This activity provides the child with proprioceptive input by using a scooter board or animal walk.

Skills: Motor Planning, Proprioception, Upper Body Strength
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Fun activities and tools to develop and promote fine motor, visual motor, and sensory processing skills.

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Latest Occupational Therapy Activity Ideas

September 28, 2018

Marshmallow Stamper

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., 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 promotes the child’s tactile awareness and works on developing fine motor skills.

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September 28, 2018

TP Roll Snake

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, Fine Motor Control, Finger Strength, Grasp, Hand Dexterity, Motor Planning, Pincer Grasp, Tripod Grasp, Visual Motor

This activity works on multiple skills. The child will work on motor planning through a craft activity that has multiple steps. Painting with a brush or Q-tips will help develop grasp patterns, as well as work on visual motor skills. If using a tissue paper, the child can practice cutting skills by cutting small pieces and work on finger strengthening as he/she crumbles the pieces into little balls.

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September 28, 2018

Wall Walking

Skills: Proprioception

A quick activity that enables the child will receive proprioceptive input through the feet, the ankles, and the knees.

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September 28, 2018

Pom pom Bird

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, Grasp, Hand Dexterity, Pincer Control, Tactile Perception (?) Tactile Perception (sometimes referred to as touch perception) is the brain's ability to understand (perceive) what the hands are feeling.

This activity promotes grasping skills and provides tactile input by creating a little bird from differently sized pom-poms.

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September 28, 2018

Recycled Jug Catcher

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, Hand Arches/Separation, Motor Planning, Pincer Grasp, Visual Perception

In this activity, the child will practice his eye-hand coordination skills in addition to developing his fine motor skills.

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September 28, 2018

Motor Spider

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, Fine Motor Control, Grasp, Tactile Perception (?) Tactile Perception (sometimes referred to as touch perception) is the brain's ability to understand (perceive) what the hands are feeling., Tripod Grasp, Visual Motor

Kids love spiders! This fun activity will help your child develop and promote fine motor skills and tactile perception.

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September 28, 2018

Mixed Clothespins

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)., Distal Finger Control, Finger Strength, Grasp, Motor Planning, Thumb Opposition, Visual Perception

This activity works on thumb opposition as the child pinches the clothespins using the thumb and each finger in isolation.

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September 28, 2018

Ice Cream Scooper

Skills: Activities of daily living (ADL) (?) Activities of daily living (ADL) are routine activities that people tend do everyday without needing assistance. There are six basic ADLs: eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring (walking) and continence., 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, Fine Motor Control, Finger Strength, Forearm Pronation, Grasp, Pincer Grasp, Visual Motor

Scooping ice cream is a fun activity that promotes ADL skills. In this activity, we combine finger strength with the development of cutting skills, as the child makes his own ice cream in a cone.

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September 28, 2018

Clip the Kites

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, Visual Motor

The activity is designed to develop and promote fine motor and visual motor skills, as well as to strengthen the finger muscles by manipulating school supplies.

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September 28, 2018

Small Button Box

Skills: Activities of daily living (ADL) (?) Activities of daily living (ADL) are routine activities that people tend do everyday without needing assistance. There are six basic ADLs: eating, bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring (walking) and continence., 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)., Hand Dexterity, In-hand Manipulation, Motor Planning, Pincer Control, Pincer Grasp

The original purpose is for ADL skill of pre-buttoning however this activity has many applications.

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