OT Activity of the Day
Balancing Holiday Tree
Target Age Range: 3 and up
Do you have green painter’s tape (I didn’t until I ordered it off Amazon), a sharpie, and some small objects? Great, you too can make this holiday tree and decorate it! This activity is very versatile and while I’m using it to work on balance, motor planning, and letter identification. You can easily just work on balance and have the child decorate the tree.
For this particular activity, I’m working on identifying letters of the alphabet. To start the child collects their jingle bell/pom pom/cotton ball/squished up piece of paper/whatever it is you’re using to decorate the tree. Then I hold up a letter for them to first identify and then locate. This is going to work on visual scanning (where is the letter?), motor planning (how do I get to the letter), and balance by trying to stay on the tree as they walk to the letter.
**You could easily substitute letters, shapes, or colors in this activity, whatever it is that your child is working on.
**You can also make the balance “beam” aspect thicker for your younger kids by doubling up the tape.
**Don’t celebrate Christmas? Use blue painter’s tape and make a menorah!
Enjoy!