eyehand – Occupational Therapist Jillian

There are many benefits to children working on a vertical surface: wrist extension, shoulder strengthening, eye-hand coordination, and a more upright posture. When children work on a vertical surface with a BIG picture, you get even more benefits – crossing midline, bilateral coordination, and core strengthening. The Calming Coloring Mural can be hung on the wall for children to work on a large vertical surface. (affiliate)

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There are many benefits to children working on a vertical surface: wrist extension, shoulder strengthening, eye-hand coordination, and a more upright posture. When children work on a vertical surface with …

Physical Therapy

Summer is the perfect time to work on the type of eye-hand coordination and visual-motor skills that will help children with their fine motor, gross motor, and academic skills. Here are a few ideas that will keep your kids engaged during the summer break with some fun visual motor activities.

July 28, 2023 - by

Summer is the perfect time to work on the type of eye-hand coordination and visual-motor skills that will help children with their fine motor, gross motor, and academic skills. Here …

Physical Therapy

Completing eye-hand coordination activities can improve visual perception and coordination skills in children. It is an important part of fine motor skill development and here are some easy ways you can help children improve this skill.

June 11, 2023 - by

Completing eye-hand coordination activities can improve visual perception and coordination skills in children. It is an important part of fine motor skill development and here are some easy ways you …

Fine Motor

This bubble wrap activity is great for the child with tactile defensiveness that still wants to participate in messy play. It builds fine motor skills in several areas: finger strength, arch development, eye-hand coordination, finger isolation, and more: https://www.theottoolbox.com/mess-free-bubble-wrap-painting/

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This bubble wrap activity is great for the child with tactile defensiveness that still wants to participate in messy play. It builds fine motor skills in several areas: finger strength, …

Fine Motor

Use a printable play dough mat to work on fine motor skills, hand strength, eye-hand coordination, precision, and many other aspects of fine motor skills. Play dough mats are a great tool to add to your occupational therapy toolbox and here’s why…

May 27, 2022 - by

Use a printable play dough mat to work on fine motor skills, hand strength, eye-hand coordination, precision, and many other aspects of fine motor skills. Play dough mats are a …

Fine Motor

This fine motor activity uses feathers and beads to build and develop fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination, and bilateral coordination.

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This fine motor activity uses feathers and beads to build and develop fine motor skills, eye-hand coordination, and bilateral coordination. Fine Motor Skills

Fine Motor

Did you know you can tear paper to improve fine motor skills using materials you already have in your home? When kids tear paper, they are developing fine motor skills like grasp, hand strength, eye-hand coordination, bilateral coordination, and more. So often, parents are looking for easy ways to help kids develop fine motor skills, and the very material that can improve all of these areas is found right in the home. Let’s break down tearing paper as an amazing fine motor activity for kids.

August 31, 2021 - by

Did you know you can tear paper to improve fine motor skills using materials you already have in your home? When kids tear paper, they are developing fine motor skills …