Stuck at home on a snow day and missing your child’s therapy session? Here are a few activities to do at home along with the skills worked on.
Snowman planning (fine motor, visual motor): have your child make a picture of a snowman on paper or in shaving cream at the table. If working on handwriting, have your child make a list of the materials you will use for the snowman parts. Collect the materials and head outside to begin building!
Snowman making (bilateral coordination, proprioception, strength, motor planning): roll the snow into large, medium and small balls. Lift the heavy balls to stack them. Make the snowman look like the plan your child made!
Snowball fight (bilateral coordination, eye-hand coordination): use both hands or a two-handed scooper to form snowballs. Work on a step-throw pattern to throw them at each other. You and your child can also build a wall to hide behind for protection for more proprioceptive input and strength building!
Sledding (vestibular, balance, proprioception, strength): find a sledding hill near you so your child can experience this fun sensory input! Sledding can be done in sitting, prone (on tummy) and in kneeling. Hold on with both hands to ride down. Carrying the sled back up the hill provides a good dose of strength building, balance and proprioception.
Make Rice Krispie treats (bilateral coordination, proprioception, strength, fine motor, visual motor): have your child make a list of ingredients to work on handwriting. Work on pouring and stirring to blend the ingredients. Use a piece of wax paper to push the Krispie mixture into the pan. If appropriate, have your child practice cutting the squares using a knife.
Make hot cocoa with marshmallows (fine motor, visual motor): have your child practice writing the numbers 1-10 then choose how many marshmallows he/she wants in their cup of cocoa. Use tongs to place the marshmallows in the cocoa.
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