chopsticks Archives - Therapy Fun Zone https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/tag/chopsticks/ Where Play is FUNctional Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:04:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-tfz-icon-copy-copy-32x32.png chopsticks Archives - Therapy Fun Zone https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/tag/chopsticks/ 32 32 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 Chopsticks https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/chopsticks/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/chopsticks/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2015 12:08:30 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=503 This post may contain affiliate links.Mature and refined grasp patterns, as well as in hand manipulation, require use of the small finger muscles, and they use the two sides of the hands separately. It can be challenging learning how to coordinate the pinky finger side of the hand separately from the index finger side of...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/chopsticks/feed/ 3 20 + Small Manipulatives for Fine Motor https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/20-small-manipulatives-fine-motor/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/20-small-manipulatives-fine-motor/#respond Mon, 06 Oct 2014 08:00:05 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=8129 This post may contain affiliate links.When looking in my therapy bag, there are a few things that I always have with me. For higher level fine motor work, I always like to have small little manipulatives and some Training Chopsticks. I have posted about these items before, but they really are a great go to...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/20-small-manipulatives-fine-motor/feed/ 0 Fun this week with tennis ball mouths https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/fun-this-week-with-tennis-ball-mouths/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/fun-this-week-with-tennis-ball-mouths/#respond Fri, 17 Jan 2014 09:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=6810 This post may contain affiliate links.Just a glimpse of the fun had this week with tennis ball heads. I have another post about the tennis ball heads that turn into vampires.

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/fun-this-week-with-tennis-ball-mouths/feed/ 0 Guest Post: Conversation Heart Bingo https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/guest-post-conversation-heart-bingo/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/guest-post-conversation-heart-bingo/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:57:07 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=4305 This post may contain affiliate links.Here is an easy bingo game for some Valentine’s Day fine motor fun.  This activity was submitted by Barbara Bailey.  Make the dice by fastening corresponding colors to a wooden or foam cube. To play the game, pour candy hearts into a paper plate.   Each player roles the dice and...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/guest-post-conversation-heart-bingo/feed/ 2 iPad Chopsticks https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/ipad-chopsticks/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/ipad-chopsticks/#comments Mon, 03 Sep 2012 11:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=3918 This post may contain affiliate links.It is no secret that I have an affinity for using chopsticks to work on developing high level fine motor control, and I figured out a way to use them with the iPad. I was playing a game on the iPad that requires pinching your fingers together, and my finger...

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]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/ipad-chopsticks/feed/ 2 Sentence Memory With Chopsticks https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/sentence-memory-with-chopsticks/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/sentence-memory-with-chopsticks/#respond Mon, 25 Apr 2011 11:00:00 +0000 http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/2011/04/sentence-memory-with-chopsticks/ This post may contain affiliate links.I have been doing this sentence memory activity periodically with a small group of kids. I decided to do it again and add the challenge of chopsticks along with the sentences. To summarize, I have the sentences typed on a piece of paper, and the words on pieces of foam...

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