The kids have been having fun feeding Munchy Ball mini fruit, and I have come up with several games for the kids to play in order to work on specific skills. I had made dice that have one of the fruit types on each side of the die so that we can roll and choose[Read More]
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Bimanual Task Stencil Tracing on a Board
Getting both hands to work together can be fun, and if you add a vertical surface, then you are able to really get some good bimanual practice. A great way to work both hands is to trace around a stencil on a vertical chalk board or white board. You have to hold the stencil/picture up[Read More]
A smaller munchy ball pet
For some little hands, the Munchy Ball is a little too big, and a bit hard to squeeze but it works on so many great skills. I have searched for smaller balls to use, but have not had any success in finding ones that would work. When working with one of my students, I really[Read More]
Easter Egg Writing Lines
Easter is almost here so here is an Easter activity. It includes practice writing lines, coloring, cutting, and writing. You can choose a simple grouping of eggs to practice lines on and then color. It also has a place at the bottom of the picture to write some sentences. The second choice is eggs to[Read More]
Save the Dinosaurs fine motor game
When I see kids for therapy, I like to make it a fun and motivating time to work on underlying skills and practice class skills (such as writing) in an interesting way. If we make it fun and interesting, then the kids are more likely to participate to the best of their abilities. Many therapists[Read More]