OT Family Resources

Handwriting

Motivating Handwriting Activities for the Reluctant Writer

https://www.theottoolbox.com/motivating-handwriting-activities-for/

Tracing Letters and Handwriting Practice with Chalk

http://www.sugaraunts.com/2013/08/tracing-letters-handwriting-practice.html

DIY Light Box for Tracing

https://www.theottoolbox.com/diy-light-box/

Pencil Control Worksheets You Can Make at Home

https://www.theottoolbox.com/pencil-control-worksheets-you-can-make/

Sight Word Crayon Rubbing Activity

https://www.theottoolbox.com/sight-word-crayon-rubbing-activity/

Sight Word Scavenger Hunt – **practice writing the words once you find all of them

https://www.theottoolbox.com/sight-word-scavenger-hunt/

Sensory Handwriting Practice Letter Formation

https://www.theottoolbox.com/sensory-handwriting-practice-letter/

Teaching Kids to Write Their Name the Fun Way

https://www.theottoolbox.com/teaching-kids-to-write-their-name-fun/

MADLIBS

http://www.madlibs.com/printables/

Learn Drawing for Kids

http://www.kidsfront.com/how_to_draw/


Fine Motor Skills & Hand Strengthening

Intrinsic Muscle Strengthening with Egg Cartons

https://www.theottoolbox.com/intrinsic-muscle-strengthening-activity-egg-carton/

Handwriting Warm-Up Exercises

https://www.theottoolbox.com/handwriting-warm-up-exercises-for/

Clothespin Busy Bags for Fine Motor Strength

https://www.theottoolbox.com/clothespin-busy-bags-for-fine-motor/

Work on Tripod Grasp with Everyday Items

https://www.theottoolbox.com/tripod-grasp-fine-motor-skills-everyday-items/

Clay Fine Motor Strengthening Exercises – **can be done using playdough or putty as well

https://www.theottoolbox.com/clay-fine-motor-strengthening-exercises/

Finger Dexterity Game for Fine Motor Skills – **can be done by drawing colored circles on a sheet of paper or with different colored pieces of play dough

https://www.theottoolbox.com/finger-dexterity-exercise-game-for-fine/

Play Dough Connect Four

https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/play-doh-connect-four/


Sensory

How to Make a Sensory Bottle

https://www.theottoolbox.com/how-to-make-sensory-bottle/

Frozen Pixy Stix Candy Play Dough

https://www.theottoolbox.com/frozen-pixy-stix-candy-play-dough/

Balance Beam Gross Motor Play – can be used with any shapes, colors, anything you want, does not have to be snowflakes

https://www.theottoolbox.com/snowflake-balance-winter-gross-motor/

Sensory Movement Exercises

http://www.sugaraunts.com/2016/01/how-to-help-kids-pay-attention-sensory-movement.html

“I Spy” Sight Word Sensory Bottle – **make it harder by having your child write the sight word when they find it

https://www.theottoolbox.com/i-spy-sight-word-sensory-bottle/

Sight Word Sensory Bin – **increase the challenge by making sentences with the words and then practice writing them

https://www.theottoolbox.com/sight-word-sensory-bin/

Alphabet Discovery Bottle

https://www.theottoolbox.com/alphabet-discovery-bottle/