toy Archives - Therapy Fun Zone

Activities, child, Crossing Midline, elementary school age, favorite toys, fine-motor, OT, preschool, Reach and grasp, tween - middle school, visual perceptual

Lincoln Logs

A lot of typical play activities can be considered therapy. Lincoln Logs are a classic toy that incorporates all of the best parts of playing with toys. They use imagination, and when building your house, you use visual perceptual…

Activities, child, Crossing Midline, elementary school age, favorite toys, fine-motor, games, in-hand manipulation, Motor Planning, OT, preschool, Product Review, Reach and grasp, upper extremity strengthening, visual perceptual

Dominos

When playing dominos in therapy, we don’t usually play the game of dominos . Instead we line them up to knock them over. Lining the dominos up on end requires fine motor precision in getting them to stay in place. It also takes eye hand coordination…

Activities, child, Crossing Midline, elementary school age, favorite toys, fine-motor, in-hand manipulation, Motor Planning, OT, preschool, Product Review, Range Of Motion, toddler, upper extremity strengthening, visual perceptual

Marble Maze

Keep in mind that marbles are a choking hazard so you have to watch little ones around them. That said, little ones love watching the marbles go down the ramp. There are some ramps with larger balls that are safe for the younger set. There…

Activities, child, Crossing Midline, elementary school age, favorite toys, Motor Planning, OT, tween - middle school, visual perceptual

Bouncy Balls and Cups

This can be a wild bouncy ball activity. Be prepared to chase balls everywhere. You stand at one end of a table with the client at the other end. You then roll Bouncy Balls one at a time across the table, and the client has to catch them…

child, Craft, elementary school age, hand strengthening, OT, preschool, Product Review

Crayola Model Magic

I love Crayola Model Magic as a type of modeling clay, but I love it more because it has many other uses. As a modeling clay, it has more resistance than play-doh, so it requires more strength to pinch and poke it. It air dries, and is very…

bimanual, child, favorite toys, fine-motor, Motor Planning, OT, preschool, Product Review, toddler, upper extremity strengthening, visual perceptual

Mr. Potato Head

I’m a married spud, I’m a married spud. Sorry, quote from Toy Story. Mr. Potato Head has many levels of therapy. It helps a child learn body parts. Visual Perception and motor control are worked on when trying to get the pieces into…

Activities, ADL, child, elementary school age, favorite toys, feeding, fine-motor, hygiene, Motor Planning, OT, preschool, Product Review, Reach and grasp, sensory motor, visual perceptual

Tea Party

A tea party is fun for both young and old. It is even more fun when you use a nice china tea set and fancy linens. It can be really fun and motivating when real food and real drink is used. Preparation and clean-up is of course a big…

Activities, child, elementary school age, fine-motor, in-hand manipulation, OT, Product Review

Bouncy Ball Hand Skills

Bouncy balls. Gotta love em. They come in all sizes, and as their name suggests, boy are they bouncy. I love this activity because you can be so concrete with your directions. Hold the blue ball with your finger and thumb. Now put the blue…

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