Many years ago, we created this I Spy toys game, using real life toys and manipulatives. It was a fun visual perceptual skills activity that is perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, and big kids! Let’s cover how to make your own I Spy toys game and what skills this builds.
I Spy Toys Game
To set up your I spy activity, all you need is items you have around your home. We used:
- Blocks
- Cars
- Plastic dinosaurs
- Little People figures
- Wind up toys
- Puzzle pieces
- Kidcraft Train table
DIY “I Spy” game with real toys…
Learning Concepts with “I Spy” game
- visual memory
- language development
- creative thinking
- visual attention
- visual scanning
- visual discrimination
- visual closure
- visual figure ground
Colleen Beck, OTR/L has been an occupational therapist since 2000, working in school-based, hand therapy, outpatient peds, EI, and SNF. Colleen created The OT Toolbox to inspire therapists, teachers, and parents with easy and fun tools to help children thrive. Read her story about going from an OT making $3/hour (after paying for kids’ childcare) to a full-time OT resource creator for millions of readers. Want to collaborate? Send an email to contact@theottoolbox.com.
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Such a fun idea! We all have tons of little toys laying around.
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