OT FUN at Home
Today we made a Mother’s Day card, because apparently Mother’s Day is on Sunday? I mean, at this point, all the days are blending and I honestly forgot all about it until my morning news program mentioned it ha.
For any telehealth session, I typically like to send my plan ahead of time so that everything can be gathered and ready to go. What I’m finding is that the gathering is mostly done by the parents, and why wouldn’t it be, I mean I am sending THEM the email. But what the child is missing out on is that executive functioning work of thought organization and execution. So today, I waited until the session started before I gave my plan. This allowed for the children to think about what they would need to make a Mother’s Day card and then gather these items themselves. This was a FANTASTIC way to work on some higher level skills and each child did amazing with it. This will definitely be something I continue to incorporate into my sessions.
As far as the actual making of the card, this is a great way to hone in on those visual motor and fine motor skills. First the child has to fold the paper and this is a great visual motor activity. Once the paper is folded, the child can write or draw whatever they would like (fine motor/handwriting).
Stay safe and enjoy!