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 May 17 · Ages 3+Cardboard Paddle Balance WalkBalanceEye-Hand CoordinationMotor PlanningYou'll need: Cardboard · Masking Tape · Ping Pong Ball
Added May 16 · Ages 3+Zigzag Beam Clip ChallengeBalanceMotor PlanningPincer GraspYou'll need: Cardboard · Markers · Masking Tape · Paper Clips · Paper Cup · Plastic Container · Pom-poms
Added May 15 · Ages 3+Cardboard Compass NavigatorDistal Finger ControlEye-Hand CoordinationHand Arches/SeparationYou'll need: Buttons · Cardboard · Craft Sticks · Glue · Markers · Scissors · String
Added May 13 · Ages 3+Under-Table Starry NightPincer GraspProximal StabilityShoulder StrengthYou'll need: Cardboard · Markers · Masking Tape · Pen · Q-Tips
Added May 12 · Ages 6+Balancing Cardboard BirdBilateral Hand UseEye-Hand CoordinationProprioceptionYou'll need: Cardboard · Coins · Markers · Masking Tape · Scissors
Added May 11 · Ages 3+Drawbridge Pulley MasterBilateral Hand UseMotor PlanningWrist ExtensionYou'll need: Cardboard · Markers · Masking Tape · Paper Clips · Paper Roll · Scissors · Yarn
Added May 10 · Ages 3+Masking Tape Spoon ScraperBilateral Hand UseDistal Finger ControlEye-Hand CoordinationYou'll need: Cardboard · Masking Tape · Spoon
Added May 8 · Ages 1 to 5Hidden Meadow RescueBilateral Hand UsePincer ControlTactile PerceptionYou'll need: Buttons · Cardboard · Glue · Lid · Markers · Scissors · Stickers · Tissue Paper
Added May 8 · Ages 3+Upright Clip FenceDistal Finger ControlPincer ControlVisual MotorYou'll need: Cardboard · Markers · Masking Tape · Paper Clips · Scissors · Tweezers
Added May 3 · Ages 3+Paper Plate Target DiscBilateral Hand UseEye-Hand CoordinationFinger IsolationYou'll need: Basket · Cardboard · Markers · Masking Tape · Paper Plate · Scissors
Added May 3 · Ages 3+Newspaper Ring LaunchersEye-Hand CoordinationMotor PlanningShoulder StrengthYou'll need: Cardboard · Masking Tape · Newspaper · Ribbon · Scissors
Added Apr 26 · Ages 6+Tension Track Ball GlideBilateral Hand UseEye-Hand CoordinationProprioceptionYou'll need: Cardboard · Markers · Masking Tape · Ping Pong Ball · Ruler · Scissors · StringWhile 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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