OT Activity of the Day: Target Practice: Targeted Age Range: 2 and Up
Supplies: Roll of painters tape (you won't use the whole roll, unless you want to), paper, and magazine pages for the "ball". Trust me, you want magazines, regular paper just won't stick-I just spent entirely too long trying with regular paper and just when my confidence in my throwing abilities was at an all time low I switched to magazine pages, so much better! Even OTs don't get it right the first time!
I love this activity because you can make so many different modifications. You can have more, or less, painters tape, you can take away the point value or change the value, and you can assign certain places for kids to stand and then add additional point values. Ask your child for any input, they may have great ideas for other variations!
While having fun, you're also working on hand manipulation by ripping out magazine pages and bunching them up into small balls( rip the pages in half, the smaller they are the easier they will stick). You are also working on overhand and underhand tossing, look and cue for that lead foot and trunk rotation. And lastly, you can work on adding, or subtracting depending on your rules, and writing numbers.
I mean, how many times have you asked your child not to throw inside?? Now they can! Enjoy!
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