OT OuTside is busy with engaging toddlers and their caregivers in Messy Tot Group.
If you are interested in Messy Tot Group please reach out. Messy Tot Group now happens on demand, by request.
Send me an email if this is something you are interested in for your 18 month-4 year old!
In the meantime, check out my Instagram @ot_outside and the blog here for some engaging activities and tidbits of knowledge!
A day with tractors and black paint- making tracks in the paint, exploring the paint in every sense of the word!
Messy Tot Group is for all children of all abilities- every child (and adult) benefits from sensory experiences, fine motor activities, group participation, and motor planning.
The focus of tot group is providing activities that help children with sensory processing, tactile discrimination, fine motor skills, and motor planning. Each tot group has a variety of stations and process art activities. We meet together for a circle time so these kiddos, 18 months - 4, can work on building their attending skills while we read a story, share a snack, and identify names in print as we see who is here at tot group! After snack, we do a group gross motor activity such as an obstacle course or game working on balance, over and under, crawling, and finding what occupational therapists like to call the, “just right challenge!”
During tot group, kiddos are working on turn taking, sharing, waiting our turn, and motor planning all in a natural, play-based way!
Here's just a small sampling of some of the tot group activities….
Reluctant at first, with encouragement and repetition, the pool of packing peanuts was thoroughly enjoyed!
Melting ice by transferring warm water with pipettes, scooping salt, and pouring, the kids worked on wrist mobility, finger strength, and motor planning as they figured out how to use the pipettes.
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Stocking Stuffer ideas with an OT twist!