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100+ Fall Fine Motor Activities
Looking at the links from last week’s party, it was clear we had to go with our favorite way to play…working on Fine Motor skills. We went with a Fall theme this week, and WOW, were there a ton of fun and creative fall themed fine motor activities to choose from! You guys are…
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Simple Stamp Art 4 Ideas
The kids asked if we could play with stamps one afternoon. So, I pulled out our bin of stamps and a few extra things plus our ink pads and we made some stampy art! Stamp Art For Kids We used clothes pins to stamp little pieces of sponges to make squares and rectangle shapes. This…
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Autumn Baby Sensory Table
Try this toddler activity or baby activity is a tactile sensory play using a train table surface, perfect for encouraging gross motor skills, fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination, bilateral coordination, and more! Babies and toddlers of all abilities love this Fall occupational therapy activity. autumn sensory activities for babies We had a couple of nieces…
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Fall Themed Water Table
We went on a Nature Hunt and found a whole basket of pine cones, acorns, and colorful leaves. Little Guy said, “Mom, that looks Nature-y!” We had some warm weather recently and decided to inspect our nature hunt finds in a fun way…with Nature in the Water Table! Little Guy filled the water table with…
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Fall Nature Play Dough Press
This Fall play dough press activity is a fun way to explore Fall nature, including the tactile textures and the senses! Fall Play Dough Press There are many benefits to playing with play dough, and this Fall occupational therapy activity hits the mark! This is a great addition to our list of Fall tactile sensory…
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Visual Contrast Sensory Letter Writing
We practiced writing letters in coffee grounds one morning after Mom cleaned out a cupboard. Why did I buy Instant Decaf? YUCK! So, before we tossed them, we had to play with them. Of course 😉 Visual Contrast Letter Writing I poured the coffee grounds onto a white cutting board for maximum contrast and had…
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Play and Learn with Apple Activities
Happy Share It Saturday! It’s that time of year when we just want to go to the apple orchard… …or pick up a 3 pound bag of apples at the grocery store 🙂 Apple crisp, apple painting, apple pie, apple cider…We love fall and all things apples! Our round-up today on Share It Saturday features activities,…
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Clay Rocks for Sensory, Outdoor, and Fine Motor Play
We’ve been having a ton of fun with clay recently. One sunny afternoon, Big Sister and Little Guy got creative and covered a big rock with clay. It sat out in the sun and got pretty soft. It’s a great way to encourage development of fine motor skills and hand strength in a fun way! …
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Beginner Sight Words Letter Match
We have been reading Bears on Wheels by Stan and Jan Berenstain a lot recently and made some sight word cards to go along with the book. This book is awesome for Big Sister who is starting to feel comfortable in her reading skills. Confidence in reading a book for the first time is so important! When…
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Sensory Soup with Fine Motor Sorting
This was a child-led activity after …someone… emptied a bunch of our sensory bottles into the little play sink! I had super glued the lids shut, but a bigger cousin had a great idea to cut the bottles open. Super good problem solving, right? We had all kinds of things in this little sensory sink…pieces…
