Save your delivery boxes! Cardboard turns into mazes, targets, lacing boards, and building projects. These activities use it to work on bilateral hand use, fine motor control, eye-hand coordination, and pincer grasp for almost no cost.
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Added Jun 5 · Ages 3 to 5Sticky Forest BuildBilateral Hand UseFine Motor ControlPincer GraspProximal StabilityYou'll need: Cardboard · Container · Pipe Cleaners · Velcro
Added May 10 · Ages 3+Foil Comet TossBilateral Hand UseEye-Hand CoordinationFine Motor ControlFinger Strength+3 moreYou'll need: Aluminum Foil · Cardboard · Container · Masking Tape · String
Added Apr 15 · Ages 6+Styro-Dart ChallengeMotor PlanningOcular ControlProprioceptionSequencing+3 moreYou'll need: Cardboard · Markers · Pipe Cleaners · Styrofoam
Added Feb 1 · Ages 1 to 3Fuzzy Stick PostboxBilateral Hand UseEye-Hand CoordinationFine Motor ControlGrasp+2 moreYou'll need: Cardboard · Pipe Cleaners
Added May 23 · Ages 3+Buttoning BoardActivities of daily living (ADL)Bilateral Hand UseEye-Hand CoordinationFine Motor ControlYou'll need: Buttons · Cardboard · Felt · Glue · Markers · Scissors
Added Nov 10 · Ages 3+Catch the TurkeyBilateral Hand UseCuttingFinger StrengthPincer Grasp+2 moreYou'll need: Cardboard · Clothespins · Construction Paper · Crayons · Glue · Markers · Scissors · Tempera Paint · Wiggle Eyes
Added Nov 5 · Ages 3+Squeeze this Puffy PaintFinger StrengthVisual MotorYou'll need: Cardboard · Mixing Bowl · Paper Towels · Salt · Squirt Bottle · Tempera Paint · Water
Added Sep 24 · Ages 6+Construction Paper GuitarBilateral Hand UseCuttingEye-Hand CoordinationFine Motor Control+3 moreYou'll need: Cardboard · Glue · Hole Puncher · Markers · Masking Tape · Pen · Pencil · Scissors · String
Added Jul 29 · Ages 3+Fine Motor Marble MazeBilateral Hand UseFine Motor ControlFinger IsolationVisual Motor+1 moreYou'll need: Cardboard · Glue · Marbles · Scissors · Straws · Ziplock Bag
Added Feb 21 · Ages 3+Pom pom BirdBilateral Hand UseCuttingGraspHand Dexterity+2 moreYou'll need: Cardboard · Glue · Pom-poms · Scissors · Wiggle Eyes
Added Feb 15 · Ages 3+Mixed ClothespinsBilateral Hand UseDistal Finger ControlFinger StrengthGrasp+3 moreYou'll need: Cardboard · Clothespins · Crayons · Markers
Added Nov 13 · Ages 1 to 5Push InsBilateral Hand UseCuttingEye-Hand CoordinationFinger Strength+1 moreYou'll need: Cardboard · Clothespins · Shoe BoxWhile these activities are great for home practice, nothing replaces the guidance of a licensed therapist. If you are in Irvine, CA or the Orange County area and have concerns about your child's development, we invite you to connect with us.
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