Here is a simple, super cheap activity to make. Clean a recycled Styrofoam meat tray. Cut a pipe cleaner in half and then fold it in half. Poke the pipe cleaners into the tray to make a small arch. You can put the pipe cleaners in any order you wish. Toss a jingle bell into […]
Here is a simple do it yourself project costing about $3.00. You can watch the video at YourTherapySource.com.
Water Squirt Race
Here is a fun outdoor activity to encourage oral motor, fine motor and eye hand coordination skills using bubbles and household items.
This fun activity encourages bilateral coordination, timing, eye hand coordination, visual tracking skills and upper extremity muscle strengthening. The key to this activity is teaching the child to hit each balloon or ball with the right hand and left in a rhythmic, controlled pattern. Have fun with it! Need more activity ideas? Turn fine motor […]
The Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools and Early Intervention published research on 75 second graders who were evaluated using the Concise Assessment Scale for Children’s Handwriting, the Developmental Test of Visual Perception-2 and the manual dexterity section of the Movement Assessment Battery for Children. Results indicated that visual motor integration and eye hand coordination are […]