Don't Throw Away the Newspaper!!

Newspapers get tossed in the garbage daily, here's some GREAT ideas for play:

Open up newspaper into squares.  Scatter squares all over the room.  Have child lead from square to square.

Rip newspaper into basic shapes.

Cut out pictures or coupons from the newspaper.

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Traffic Light Fun!!!

Happy Summer! My son has been enjoying practicing "red" and "green" to learn "stop" and "go" Check out my books for fun activities for your child, too!

Here's an fun sensory rich recipe too!

Traffic Light

Materials:

¼ graham cracker

chocolate frosting

green, yellow & red M&M

Activity:

Get graham cracker

Spread chocolate frosting

Put on red M&M on top

Put on yellow M&M below red

Put on green M&M below yellow

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Foot Prints!

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Foot Prints

Materials:

Drawing paper

Crayon, colored pencils, markers

Glitter Glue

Activity:

Stabilize white paper on flat surface.

Trace feet on white paper using crayons

Add glitter glue for “painted toes”

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This is just one example of the great ideas from one of my books!!

Paint the Driveway!!!

Get some buckets of water and paint brushes!

Use the paintbrushes (focusing on an appropriate grasping pattern and control) to paint the side walk!!


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SUPER Fun fine motor activities created by an OT!!!

Fine Motor Practice

Practice Makes Perfect... at least that's what they say!  So, here's a great task for you to try.  This is snapshot page from my recent book focused on fine motor tasks.

These are large beads.  Working with large beads focuses on the following skills:
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In Hand Manipulation

Bilateral Integration

Bilateral Coordination

Midline Crossing

Finger Isolation

Wrist Rotation

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Hand Dominance

Eye Hand Coordination

Focusing to Task

Motor Planning

Purposeful Play

Visual Perception

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FREE FINE MOTOR RESOURCES

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Free FINE MOTOR RESOURCES!

Answer some of your fine motor questions with these free resources from Purple Toes Books!!!

Also, check out the GREAT resource books available for you and your child!

ENJOY!

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ADORABLE CLOTHPINS!!!!!

Check out some awesome fine motor activities
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