in-hand manipulation Archives - Therapy Fun Zone https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/category/ot/fine-motor/in-hand-manipulation/ Where Play is FUNctional Sat, 14 Sep 2024 16:27:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-tfz-icon-copy-copy-32x32.png in-hand manipulation Archives - Therapy Fun Zone https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/category/ot/fine-motor/in-hand-manipulation/ 32 32 scanning manipulatives https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/scanning-manipulatives-2/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/scanning-manipulatives-2/#respond Sat, 14 Sep 2024 16:27:39 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=22676 This post may contain affiliate links.When I am working with a small group of kids, a great way to get them to slow down and listen to follow instructions is to have them scan the manipulatives for a specific one. I will pour out my little bag of manipulatives and make them wait before picking...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/scanning-manipulatives-2/feed/ 0 In-hand Manipulation Activities https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/in-hand-manipulation-activities/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/in-hand-manipulation-activities/#respond Sun, 21 Jul 2024 21:57:33 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=21892 This post may contain affiliate links.I have found that working on in-hand manipulation is one of the best ways to really improve hand and finger coordination. When working on in-hand manipulation, it is an area that we as Occupational Therapists can show an objective improvement in, which translates well to better use of tools such...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/in-hand-manipulation-activities/feed/ 0 Munchy Ball with Garden Food https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/munchy-ball-with-garden-food/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/munchy-ball-with-garden-food/#respond Sun, 02 Jun 2024 00:54:12 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=21942 This post may contain affiliate links.I have a little bit of a manipulative hoarding problem. I just love a cute manipulative that will motivate kids to work on their hand coordination and strength. I have seen all of these cute little resin garden manipulatives and I put together a few that seem like they would...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/munchy-ball-with-garden-food/feed/ 0 Bimanual hand skills with munchy ball https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/bimanual-hand-skills-with-munchy-ball/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/bimanual-hand-skills-with-munchy-ball/#respond Mon, 20 Feb 2023 20:28:49 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=19748 This post may contain affiliate links.Munchy Ball is the kids I work with and my favorite way to work on using two hands together. It is fun and simple, but can be made more complex by making a game of it. It is also easy to grade by giving help. Check out all of the...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/bimanual-hand-skills-with-munchy-ball/feed/ 0 Using Pennies and Coins in Therapy https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/using-pennies-and-coins-in-therapy/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/using-pennies-and-coins-in-therapy/#respond Sun, 01 Jan 2023 21:50:53 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=19701 This post may contain affiliate links.When doing online therapy for a year during the pandemic, it really made me scale down my supplies because the student and I both had to have the same supplies to use. I used a lot of household items that were easy for both the family and I to have...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/using-pennies-and-coins-in-therapy/feed/ 0 Prickly Animals for Fine Motor https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/prickly-animals-for-fine-motor/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/prickly-animals-for-fine-motor/#comments Sun, 18 Aug 2019 15:04:55 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=14128 This post may contain affiliate links.I wanted to work on in-hand manipulation along with pushing objects into playdoh to really target those fine motor skills. I made some little prickly animals that I can put playdoh or kinetic sand into in order to make a resistive activity for poking. I made a porcupine, hedgehog, puffer...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/prickly-animals-for-fine-motor/feed/ 2 Fruit Munching Fine Motor Activies https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/fruit-munching-fine-motor-activies/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/fruit-munching-fine-motor-activies/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2019 02:27:44 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=12273 This post may contain affiliate links.The kids have been having fun feeding Munchy Ball mini fruit, and I have come up with several games for the kids to play in order to work on specific skills. I had made dice that have one of the fruit types on each side of the die so that...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/fruit-munching-fine-motor-activies/feed/ 2 Make a fine motor balance tree https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/make-a-fine-motor-balance-tree/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/make-a-fine-motor-balance-tree/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2019 18:51:13 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=12256 This post may contain affiliate links.It is great to work on fine motor control away from the body, as that gives more of a challenge to the muscle control. You have to have control and coordination to balance and stack small objects onto a surface. i have the game scatterpillar scramble, and wanted to make...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/make-a-fine-motor-balance-tree/feed/ 1 A smaller munchy ball pet https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/a-smaller-munchy-ball-pet/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/a-smaller-munchy-ball-pet/#respond Wed, 26 Dec 2018 17:20:26 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=12186 This post may contain affiliate links.For some little hands, the Munchy Ball is a little too big, and a bit hard to squeeze but it works on so many great skills.  I have searched for smaller balls to use, but have not had any success in finding ones that would work. When working with one...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/a-smaller-munchy-ball-pet/feed/ 0 Cute felt piggy bank with button slot and zipper https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/cute-felt-piggy-bank-with-button-slot-and-zipper/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/cute-felt-piggy-bank-with-button-slot-and-zipper/#respond Thu, 15 Nov 2018 17:55:20 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=12163 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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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/cute-felt-piggy-bank-with-button-slot-and-zipper/feed/ 0 Bouncy Ball Hand Skills https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/bouncy-ball-hand-skills-2/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/bouncy-ball-hand-skills-2/#respond Thu, 18 Oct 2018 02:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2010/04/bouncy-ball-hand-skills-2/ This post may contain affiliate links.Bouncy balls. Gotta love em. They come in all sizes, and as their name suggests, boy are they bouncy. They are very engaging to kids and they are fun in so many ways I love this activity because you can be so concrete with your directions. Hold the blue ball...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/bouncy-ball-hand-skills-2/feed/ 0 Big mouth creature for feeding pom poms to https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/big-mouth-creature-for-feeding-pom-poms-to/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/big-mouth-creature-for-feeding-pom-poms-to/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=4042 This post may contain affiliate links.You can put manipulatives into any container, but when you make the container into a creature that is hungry, it makes it so much more fun to do the work. I saw this cute little creature on Pinterest, but it originally came from a blog called The Preschool Experiment.  He...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/big-mouth-creature-for-feeding-pom-poms-to/feed/ 2 Perler Beads https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/perler-beads-2/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/perler-beads-2/#comments Mon, 21 Aug 2017 08:00:48 +0000 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=11160 This post may contain affiliate links.Perler beads are tiny plastic beads that you place on little spikes on a board in order to make a design. They are quite small, so they require precision and care to get them placed on the design board. Once the design is finished, you then put parchment baking paper...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/perler-beads-2/feed/ 3 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 Car Mat for Pre-Writing https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/car-mat/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/car-mat/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2016 08:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=773 This post may contain affiliate links.Young pre-school kids love playing with cars, and they are developing a whole slew of skills while they are playing. It is the perfect activity that is simple, can be self-directed or adult influenced, and every part of the activity works on a skill that is needed in life. When...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/car-mat/feed/ 2 Making it Fun With Munchy Ball https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/making-it-fun-with-munchy-ball/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/making-it-fun-with-munchy-ball/#respond Fri, 11 Mar 2016 19:48:42 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=9326 This post may contain affiliate links.I pick up a little girl from her classroom (we’ll call her Emily), so that I can do a fine motor evaluation, and this is the first time that she has met me.  I tell her who I am and what we will be doing and we head off to...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/making-it-fun-with-munchy-ball/feed/ 0 Coloring and Cutting Shapes for a Picture https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/coloring-and-cutting-shapes-for-a-picture/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/coloring-and-cutting-shapes-for-a-picture/#respond Thu, 07 Jan 2016 18:25:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2010/09/coloring-and-cutting-shapes-for-a-picture/ This post may contain affiliate links.For this activity, we are incorporating very simple coloring and cutting of easy shapes. Then you can put those shapes together to make a pretty picture to take home. Two simple designs to choose from are a flower or a butterfly. With the flower, you have a circle for the...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/coloring-and-cutting-shapes-for-a-picture/feed/ 0 Play Doh Connect Four https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/play-doh-connect-four-2/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/play-doh-connect-four-2/#respond Mon, 28 Dec 2015 14:07:49 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=9171 This post may contain affiliate links.Play Doh Connect Four is a fun activity that was created by Marie Logan, an Occupational Therapist with UAB Pediatric Neuromotor Clinic.  This activity is a great way to combine the benefits of using play doh, and the fun of playing connect four while working on hand, wrist, and forearm skills. ...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/play-doh-connect-four-2/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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