holiday Archives - Therapy Fun Zone https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/category/craft/holiday/ Where Play is FUNctional Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:42:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-tfz-icon-copy-copy-32x32.png holiday Archives - Therapy Fun Zone https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/category/craft/holiday/ 32 32 spiral christmas tree cutting https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/spiral-christmas-tree-cutting/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/spiral-christmas-tree-cutting/#respond Sat, 06 Dec 2025 16:31:02 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=22738 This post may contain affiliate links.I have some kids that really benefit from cutting spirals because it makes them slow down with their cutting and really pay attention to their cutting. I made these great spirals with greenery so that it will look like a christmas tree when it is cut out. It has a...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/spiral-christmas-tree-cutting/feed/ 0 cutting out bats https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/cutting-out-bats/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/cutting-out-bats/#respond Sun, 26 Oct 2025 20:14:18 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=22724 This post may contain affiliate links.A couple of weeks ago, I spontaneously needed to run a preschool group center and had to come up with an activity to have at my table, so I quickly drew a spider that the kids could cut out an glue onto a spider web. I did it with my...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/cutting-out-bats/feed/ 0 Fun October Halloween activities https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/fun-october-halloween-activities/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/fun-october-halloween-activities/#respond Sun, 05 Oct 2025 22:23:13 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=21396 This post may contain affiliate links.One of my absolute favorite activities, (and the kid’s favorite) is the roll a monster (creature) game. It is also the perfect time of year to play the game as Halloween is right around the corner. We are into October and it is the time of year for fun fall...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/fun-october-halloween-activities/feed/ 0 Valentines day activities https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/valentines-day-activities/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/valentines-day-activities/#respond Sat, 10 Feb 2024 16:32:18 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=21889 This post may contain affiliate links.I like valentines day activities because they lend themselves well to coloring, writing, painting, cutting, and gluing. My favorites are the heart butterflies and the heart bugs, but just drawing hearts and coloring and cutting them are great too. Making flowers out of hearts is a really simple way to...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/valentines-day-activities/feed/ 0 Christmas activities https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/christmas-activities/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/christmas-activities/#respond Sun, 03 Dec 2023 15:59:55 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=21720 This post may contain affiliate links.Christmas is rushing up to us, and all of the christmas activities lend themselves so perfectly to all of the therapy stuff. This time of year it is so easy to sit down with a student and pick an activity out of thin air to do. You have christmas trees,...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/christmas-activities/feed/ 0 Wrapping and Taping https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/wrapping-and-taping/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/wrapping-and-taping/#respond Wed, 23 Nov 2022 19:33:30 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=19695 This post may contain affiliate links.Wrapping a package is something that many kids really struggle doing, and often don’t get a chance to practice it because they don’t have the skill to do it so their wrapped packages look messy. When I bring out wrapping paper and a little box (usually empty) the kids get...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/wrapping-and-taping/feed/ 0 Easter Egg Writing Lines https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/easter-egg-writing-lines/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/easter-egg-writing-lines/#respond Fri, 23 Mar 2018 23:44:10 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=8860 This post may contain affiliate links.Easter is almost here so here is an Easter activity.  It includes practice writing lines, coloring, cutting, and writing.  You can choose a simple grouping of eggs to practice lines on and then color.  It also has a place at the bottom of the picture to write some sentences.  The...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/easter-egg-writing-lines/feed/ 0 Writing Lines Cookie Decorating https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/writing-lines-cookie-decorating/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/writing-lines-cookie-decorating/#respond Mon, 04 Dec 2017 05:43:21 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=11712 This post may contain affiliate links.Getting back to basics today with coloring, cutting, gluing and writing. Decorating cookies is a fun activity but I can’t carry cookies around with me, so I made some cookies to decorate on paper. I made some cookies that you can color and practice writing lines on. Then you cut...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/writing-lines-cookie-decorating/feed/ 0 Button turkey to practice buttoning https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/button-turkey-practice-buttoning/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/button-turkey-practice-buttoning/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:25:37 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=11645 This post may contain affiliate links.It is time to get dressed and those buttons aren’t going to button themselves. It’s hard you say? How about we practice buttoning on something that is fun. I created this little button turkey with feathers that you can button on. He has six rainbow colored feathers that button onto...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/button-turkey-practice-buttoning/feed/ 0 Button Felt Christmas Tree https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/button-felt-christmas-tree/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/button-felt-christmas-tree/#respond Sun, 11 Dec 2016 22:28:38 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=9905 This post may contain affiliate links.Felt button activities are fun to use when working on buttoning skills, and a Christmas tree lends itself really well to buttoning. I made a button Christmas tree, and you can button the circle ornaments onto the tree. To make your own, you just need some green felt for the...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/button-felt-christmas-tree/feed/ 0 Felt Christmas Tree https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/felt-christmas-tree/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/felt-christmas-tree/#respond Tue, 29 Nov 2016 12:55:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2011/12/felt-christmas-tree/ This post may contain affiliate links.Here is a fun little Christmas activity of decorating a Christmas tree with felt ornaments. I got a styrofoam cone from the craft store and wrapped green felt around it. I then cut out some ornament shapes from different colored felt. You could glue the green felt onto the cone,...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/felt-christmas-tree/feed/ 0 Scissor Cutting Turkey Template https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/scissor-cutting-turkey-template/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/scissor-cutting-turkey-template/#respond Wed, 09 Nov 2016 14:13:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2010/11/scissor-cutting-turkey-template/ This post may contain affiliate links.Making Turkeys for Thanksgiving is a great time to incorporate a lot of skills into your therapy session. I love that the feathers are perfect for writing on and being able to create a thankful craft. Cutting with scissors is a skill that works on bimanual skills, motor planning, fine...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/scissor-cutting-turkey-template/feed/ 0 Ribbon Christmas Tree https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/ribbon-christmas-tree/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/ribbon-christmas-tree/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2015 13:45:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2011/12/ribbon-christmas-tree/ This post may contain affiliate links.This ribbon Christmas tree activity is the most awesome therapy activity ever. It incorporates practicing tying into a nice craft that looks beautiful when it is done. The kids all loved it, and they were all very proud of what they had accomplished. Most of the kids started the activity...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/ribbon-christmas-tree/feed/ 3 Fine Motor Skills With Torn Paper Pumpkins https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/fine-motor-skills-torn-paper-pumpkins/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/fine-motor-skills-torn-paper-pumpkins/#respond Sun, 25 Oct 2015 12:15:47 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=8150 This post may contain affiliate links.Here is a great activity that is worth doing every year. I love having kids tear paper because it really makes them work hard with their fingers and work on those fine motor skills. I have had kids cut out pumpkins and create a jack-o-lantern face on them. Today we...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/fine-motor-skills-torn-paper-pumpkins/feed/ 0 Sugar Bugs Clothespin Game https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/sugar-bugs-clothespin-game/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/sugar-bugs-clothespin-game/#comments Mon, 26 Jan 2015 09:00:52 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=8627 This post may contain affiliate links.I have been meaning to make a clothespin game with bugs and their legs (the clothespins) for a while, and have just finished it. It combines two of the kids’ favorite things, sugar and bugs. This game is great for any time of the year since there is no time...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/sugar-bugs-clothespin-game/feed/ 2 Gingerbread House Decorating; real and pretend https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/gingerbread-house-decorating-real-pretend/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/gingerbread-house-decorating-real-pretend/#respond Mon, 15 Dec 2014 09:00:33 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=8288 This post may contain affiliate links.I love decorating gingerbread houses, and it works on some great skills with spreading the frosting and placing the candy.  I will often do a simplified version making graham cracker houses instead of gingerbread, and love to use it as a great take home Christmas activity.  Working in the schools,...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/gingerbread-house-decorating-real-pretend/feed/ 0 Snow Man Dressing https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/snow-man-dressing/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/snow-man-dressing/#comments Sun, 07 Dec 2014 19:50:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2011/12/snow-man-dressing/ This post may contain affiliate links.I saw a cute little snow man mentioned on a teacher’s site, and I thought it would be perfect to use in therapy.  The original source of the picture was from here, but I have made my own to cut out, color, and dress your snowman. There is a plain...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/snow-man-dressing/feed/ 2 Fun Fine Motor Turkey Activities https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/fun-fine-motor-turkey-activities/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/fun-fine-motor-turkey-activities/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2014 09:00:11 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=8220 This post may contain affiliate links.Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so it is a great time to use turkey crafts in your therapy sessions. Most of these turkey  crafts/activities work on fine motor skills, and some incorporate writing into the activity in the form of writing about what you are thankful for. Mama OT...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/fun-fine-motor-turkey-activities/feed/ 1 Creature / Monster Drawing and Writing https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/creature-monster-drawing-writing/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/creature-monster-drawing-writing/#respond Mon, 27 Oct 2014 08:00:48 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=8186 This post may contain affiliate links.Lately I have been wanting to do my sentence memory copying activity with the kids that I am working with, and decided to modify it a bit to add monsters / creatures. I have used the monster drawing type of activity that I did in the Roll a Creature game,...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/creature-monster-drawing-writing/feed/ 0 Fun Fine Motor Spider Webs https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/fun-fine-motor-spider-webs/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/fun-fine-motor-spider-webs/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:00:23 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=8176 This post may contain affiliate links.I love the look of spider webs, and they are such a beautiful work of art. Here are some spider webs made out of pipe cleaner and popsicle sticks. You place the popsicle sticks (or other pipe cleaners) in cross patterns and duct tape them together. Then you wind the...

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