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/
Scissor Skills & Cutting
Using Stickers to Help with Scissor Skills
https://www.theottoolbox.com/using-stickers-to-help-with-scissor/
Improving Scissor Skills with Play Dough
https://www.theottoolbox.com/improving-scissor-skills-with-play-dough/
Simple Trick to Teach Kids to Cut with Scissors
https://www.theottoolbox.com/simple-trick-to-teach-kids-to-cut-with-scissors/
Scissor Skills Crash Course
https://www.theottoolbox.com/scissor-skills-recycled-wrapping-paper/
Visual Motor Skills
Hand-Eye Coordination Letter Activity for Kids
https://www.theottoolbox.com/hand-eye-coordination-letter-activity/
Printable Puzzles, Mazes and More!
Visual Motor Letter Rainbow
https://www.theottoolbox.com/visual-motor-letter-rainbow/
Cootie Catcher
https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/cootie-catchers-re-visited-because-i-love-them/
Mazes
https://www.allkidsnetwork.com/mazes/
Free Printable Mazes
https://mrprintables.com/free-printable-mazes.html
Self-Help Skills
Shoe Tying Tips and Tools for Kids
https://www.theottoolbox.com/shoe-tying-tips-and-tools-for-kids/
Child Development: Teaching Kids to Tie Their Shoes
https://theinspiredtreehouse.com/child-development-teaching-kids-how-to-tie-their-shoes/
Teach Kids How to Button the Fun Way
https://www.theottoolbox.com/teaching-kids-how-to-button-self-help-skills/
Teach Kids How to Use a Zipper
https://www.theottoolbox.com/teach-kids-how-to-use-zipper/
Cooking with Kids
https://www.theottoolbox.com/cooking-with-kids/
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/