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Cute Button Bugs

Therapy Fun Zone — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:54:29 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.I love bugs as manipulatives and had to make some cute little bugs to work on buttoning. There are three little bugs that you have to button their heads and wings onto the bodies. I really like dragonflies and bees, so had to make those ones. I made a dragonfly,...

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A cute button penguin

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 19:51:57 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.As the weather is cold, what better animal to work on buttoning than a penguin. I made this cute little felt penguin to have the kids practice their buttoning skills. The kids are always much more willing to practice fastening buttons when there is more interest to it that a...

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Summer button sunflower

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 15:57:23 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.I have been on a button activity kick for the past couple of months, and I just made a cute sunflower and a little blue forget-me-not flower. The sunflower has 10 buttons on the back to button on the flower petals, so it can be more of a challenge, but...

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Button challenge levels and an octopus buttoning activity

Therapy Fun Zone — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 15:26:16 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.I love octopuses and think that they are really fascinating animals. Because of all of their many legs, they lend themselves well to being a buttoning activity. I love buttoning as a skill builder because it works on so many skills all rolled into one activity, and some of the...

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buttoning practice with rainbow ice cream cone

Therapy Fun Zone — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 03:12:48 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links. I am in a bit of a button activity obsession right now, so sorry if that is all that I talk about. I have been using a button ice cream cone with kids to work on buttoning skills, and have often wished that I had more colors (flavors) of...

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New button Ladybug

Therapy Fun Zone — Tue, 30 May 2023 03:05:26 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.I have not made any button activities for almost a year, and as the school year winds down and I see a light at the end of the tunnel with the potential for extra time on my hands during the summer, I decided to work on button activities. I made...

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Making button letters and names

Therapy Fun Zone — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 21:07:00 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.I love working on skills while working on skills, so using letters and buttons together is a perfect combination. We can work on fine motor and motor planning skills while talking about letters and the letters of the child’s name. First you make a strip with buttons about 1 1/2...

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Cute felt piggy bank with button slot and zipper

Therapy Fun Zone — Thu, 15 Nov 2018 17:55:20 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.In my constant quest to find new and fun ways to work on fine motor skills, I made an adorable little piggy bank out of felt. He has a little slot to put money or buttons into with a zipper in the back to take the money out. The kids...

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Tying with two colors

Therapy Fun Zone — Wed, 27 Jun 2018 18:08:25 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.Tying shoes is challenging for many kids, and there can be many diferent reasons why the tying is so hard. One of the quickest ways to help with tying shoes is to have two-colored laces. Why does it help to have two different colors on your laces? It provides a...

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Button turkey to practice buttoning

Therapy Fun Zone — Thu, 02 Nov 2017 12:25:37 +0000

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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Make Button Flowers

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:58:02 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.Flowers make a great spring time activity, and there are so many ways to incorporate flowers into therapy to work on fine motor, visual motor, and coordination. I have many flower activities, such as ones that use clothes pins, but today we are using buttons in our flower activity. It...

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Rainbow Fine Motor Activities with Q-tip Painting

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 05:19:02 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.It is fun to do rainbow activities as you can include color sorting and matching along with working on fine motor skills. I have done many different rainbow activities over the years, and have also incorporated a Q-tip painting template into my latest activity. Use a q-tip as your paint...

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Using the Button Sandwich for Sequencing and Writing

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 30 Jan 2017 05:07:28 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.I love using the button food for practicing buttoning and working on fine motor and visual perceptual skills. I made some order forms so that the kids can practice writing and sequencing their sandwich toppings as well. The kids can take your order and put the fixings on the sandwich....

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Seasons Button Tree

Therapy Fun Zone — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 12:46:17 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.I have added another button activity to my arsenal of fun things to button. This one is a seasonal tree, so you can button on the different seasons. It includes white snow for winter, green for spring, orange and red for fall, and fruit of red or orange for summer....

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Button Felt Christmas Tree

Therapy Fun Zone — Sun, 11 Dec 2016 22:28:38 +0000

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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Make a Button Snow Man

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 28 Nov 2016 00:41:12 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.Kids like buttoning different things like a pizza, sandwich, and ice cream. I am constantly working on new buttoning activities, and have just finished making a snow man. It is adorable, and perfect for buttoning since there are lots of parts that need buttoning on. You have to button on...

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The Visual Motor Aspect of Buttons and Zippers

Therapy Fun Zone — Wed, 16 Nov 2016 09:00:14 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.Buttoning Progression When you are good at fastening buttons, you can do it with your eyes close, and probably don’t look at all when fastening your pants. It takes some time and practice to get to the point of being able to button completely by touch, and a lot of...

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A Button Snake With Lots of Buttons

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 08:00:11 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.Button snakes are a very simple way to practice buttoning. They have a ribbon and a button on the end and you string pieces of fabric onto the string. I made one with different types of fabric, and now have a new one that has multiple buttons down a string...

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A Fun Summer Buttoning Ice Cream Cone

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 13 Jun 2016 03:12:33 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.I have been working on a bunch of different buttoning activities and thought I would share the ones that I made this week. I made some bananas that you can unbutton from the bunch, an ice cream cone to button the scoops on, some pancakes with syrup and butter, and...

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New Button Pizzas and Patterns to Make Your Own

Therapy Fun Zone — Sun, 05 Jun 2016 15:00:45 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.The button pizza, sandwich and oreo are so great for working on fine motor and motor planning skills in a fun way. I ran out of the button food available in the shop quite a while ago, and have found it difficult to find a sewing manufacturer that is affordable. ...

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