Scissor skills were one of my favorite things to work on as a pediatric occupational therapist. There are so many fun ways to practice the skill of cutting lines. and the areas that need working on for improved accuracy can vary so mcu from child to child. Lines, paper thickness, and even scissors can be moditfied. Hand strengthening activities can happen. Line difficulty can be graded in intensity. Kids can get excited when they get to cut out a favorite charater or shape. Practice can happen by cutting string, straws, fun paper, play dough, therapy-putty, index cards, tissue paper…and so much more. This was one fun area when it came to tips from the OT!
The features from this week’s Share It Saturday link up had some great scissor cutting activities to share. These posts had great activities for scissor control, practice, and just festive fun! Check out the posts below for lots of great scissor using ideas.
Scissor Skills Activities for Kids:
Valentine’s Day Cutting Skills Activity Tray from Little Bins for Little Hands
Cutting Skills Sun Craft from De tout et de rien: Activités pour le Préscolaire
Cut Snowflakes from Newspaper from Buggy and Buddy
City Landscape Collage from EduArt 4 Kids
Improving Scissor Skills with Play Dough from The OT Toolbox
Cutting Foam Beads for Scissor Use
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I could definitely use the scissor practice ideas!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Wow!!! Thanks so much for sharing our cutting practice posts today! So honored to have made the list twice! And thanks for this wonderful link up! 😀
Perfect for my little guy! Thanks for sharing at After School!
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