Material: Ribbon

Ribbon Ring Tie

Ribbon Ring Tie

Steps:

  • Adult Prep: Use the hole puncher to create 8 to 10 holes evenly around the rim of the plastic container. Cut the ribbon into short, 6-inch strips.
  • Place the container on the table. Encourage your child to use their non-dominant hand to hold the container steady (proximal stability).
  • Take one ribbon strip and thread one end through a punched hole using their dominant hand’s fingertips.
  • Challenge your child to grasp both ribbon ends tightly with their thumb and pointer finger, pulling them to tie a simple knot or loop around the edge of the container.
  • Repeat this process, tying colorful ribbons onto every hole around the container to create a decorative, ‘fringed’ look.

Safety Tip:
Adult supervision is essential. Small pieces of ribbon pose a choking hazard if placed in the mouth. Ensure the child focuses only on the tying task.

Paper Bag Fish

Have the child crumple the newspapers into small paper balls.

Stuff the paper bag with the crumpled newspapers.

Use the yarn or a ribbon to tie a knot close to the edge of the open end to close the paper bag.

Ask the child to paint the filled paper bag using either a brush or cotton balls.

Glue large googly eyes.

For grading, you can ask the child to draw eyes on construction paper and cut/glue it onto the paper bag.

Lay a piece of yarn on the fish (below the eyes) to make a mouth. Use some glue to hold it in place.

To promote tactile perception, you can let the child finger paint the paper bag instead of using other media.

Ribbon Sorter

Tape some ribbon around each cup. Use different ribbon colors for each paper cup.

Cut a few pieces of each color of ribbon.

Put the ribbon pieces in the container.

Ask the child to sort the pieces of ribbon, using the first three digits (thumb, pointer, and middle finger) and put the ribbons into the right container.

For grading: ask the child to use tweezers for picking up the ribbons and dropping each to the right cup.

Holiday Gifts

For this activity, all the materials should be green colored and spread across the room.

Hang the stockings at different corners of the room at a child reach level.

If using a scooter board, have the child lay prone and propel the scooter board around the room to collect the different items and place them in the stockings.

If you do not have a scooter board available, ask the child the perform different animal walks to collect the items and to receive the sensory input (i.e. bear walk, crab walk, frog jumps, etc.)