Yay for summer!! Here are some fun activities for you and your child this summer:
Proprioceptive Activities:
- Carrying groceries from the car to the house
- Carrying laundry up and down the stairs
- Pulling a blanket with toys or pillows on top for added weight
- Jumping on a trampoline
- Animal walks
Vestibular Activities:
- Bike riding
- Jump rope
- Egg races
- Hopscotch
- Twister
Tactile activities:
- Playing in a bin of raw rice or beans
- Finger painting
- Make a water bead sensory bin
- Play with non-toxic slime
- Play in the sand
Auditory Sensory Activities:
- Play Simon Says
- Scavenger hunt with sounds (instead of looking for objects, listen for sounds!)
- Make and play with sensory shakers
- Listen to calming music
- Fill the backpack or beach bag game (give simple 1 step directions)
Fine Motor Activities:
- Play travel size board games with tiny pieces
- Make beaded necklaces or bracelets
- Pipe Cleaner and Colander Activity
- Make origami or paper airplanes
- Trace objects using stencils
Visual Motor Activities:
- Sidewalk chalk art
- Paint or color by numbers
- Throw water balloons at a target
- Place action figures in plastic container of water and freeze—have them use a hammer to get them out later
- Writing with shaving cream
Visual Perceptual activities:
- I Spy Eagle Eye; I Spy Go Fish
- Spot It game
- Word search puzzles
- Connect the dots pictures
- Memory game
Bilateral Coordination Activities:
- Put big sponges in a bucket of water outside and squeeze them
- Punch holes with a hole puncher
- Make a marble maze with recycle materials like toilet paper rolls and paper towel rolls
- Make and play with playdoh– use cookie cutters, rolling pins, and scissors with it
- Go fishing
Have a wonderful summer!