As part of an end-of year review, we wanted to share a few of our favorite posts in different areas of kids activities (Baby Play, Fine Motor, Sensory Play)
This is a collection of our favorite FINE MOTOR posts since our beginning Sugar Aunts almost four months ago…
Golf Tees and a Hammer: This one was one of Little Guy’s FAVORITE activities He still asks all the time to do the “golf tee game”. In fact, he even picked golf tees for his Daddy’s Christmas gift at his preschool Secret Santa shop. Not so he can go golfing…”So you can hit them into egg cartons, Dad”!
Christmas Math: This was part of our 25 Days of Christmas Play and such an easy activity to set up. Big Sister loved using the pinch pins to do some beginning math. Using the pinch clothes pins strengthens the intrinsic muscles of the hands and develops their tripod grasp. This is a good one for those kids that complain of their hands being tired when they are coloring. Use close pins on any cardboard/index cards/paper and it can go along with any theme or season!
This Christmas sorting game and ornament sensory bin is perfect for toddlers during the holiday season. It’s a Christmas sensory bin idea that little ones love! Simply grab some baby-safe ornaments (plastic and soft ornaments work!) and put them into a basket on the floor for baby play during the Christmas season.
This Christmas occupational therapy activity is a big hit, and it supports skill development, too.
Sort the ornaments by color. Color sorting is great for toddlers and babies.
We also had fun playing a game of memory. I would put a few it the basket and my daughter would take a look, then turn her head and cover her eyes while I took one away. She had to try to remember which one is missing.
Looking for done-for you therapy activities this holiday season?
This print-and-go Christmas Therapy Kit includes no-prep, fine motor, gross motor, self-regulation, visual perceptual activities…and much more… to help kids develop functional grasp, dexterity, strength, and endurance. Use fun, Christmas-themed, motor activities so you can help children develop the skills they need.
This 100 page no-prep packet includes everything you need to guide fine motor skills in face-to-face AND virtual learning. You’ll find Christmas-themed activities for hand strength, pinch and grip, dexterity, eye-hand coordination, bilateral coordination, endurance, finger isolation, and more.
I had her start by putting the correct number of clips on each decorated circle. This is a great activity for fine motor strengthening. Pinching the clothes pins works the small intrinsic muscles of the hands.
