Occupational Therapy at Home
Therapy doesn't stop in the clinic! As a parent, here are some ways you can continue your child's progress in occupational therapy while at home...
Fine Motor Activities
- rolling out cookie dough with a rolling pin and making it into balls
- cutting spaghetti noodles and leaves from outside
- threading pasta noodles (ie. penne, rigatoni, ziti) on straws
- drawing with chalk outside
- painting with flowers
- wrapping play food in foil
- sorting colored candies or pom poms in muffin pans
- scooping and pouring rice/popcorn/beans into different containers
Sensory Processing Activities
- 3-4 step obstacle courses with furniture and child's favorite toys(ie. climbing under chairs, crashing into cushions, animal walks)
- pushing/pulling siblings in laundry baskets/blankets
- pillow fights
- planting a garden
- playing in shaving cream
- finger painting
- painting ice cubes
- sensory bins with food items and toys (rice, beans, cereal, corn)
Social Activities
- hide and seek
- cooking simple recipes
- decorating cookies and cakes
- board games
- pretend play
- Simon says
- acting out stories from a book
Self-Care Activities
- dressing dolls/stuffed animals
- playing dress up
- brushing stuffed animals/dolls hair and teeth