Summer Fun Activities
Read, Read, Read.
Read with a flashlight, or on a picnic blanket, or at the library.
Play Ispy -
I spy with my little eye something (give a color)
I spy something that rhymes with
I spy something that starts with - (and give the sound)
Play board games -
Candyland, memory, etc.
Journal
-Keep a summer journal. Children can draw a picture and tell you about their picture
Play at the playground
- Break out the Sidewalk chalk
- Practice drawing pictures, lines, shapes or letters. Use a spray bottle filled with water to spritz-away and start over
Developmental benefits: fine motor, prewriting skills, sensori motor development, midline crossing
- Go on a Nature Walk!
– collect leaves, branches, small rocks to make a collage
Developmental benefits: fine motor, sensory processing, bilateral coordination and visual perceptual motor skill development
- Wash the Car!
– break out the soap, sponges and hoses
Developmental benefits: upper body/wrist/hand strengthening, midline crossing, bilateral coordination, sensory processing skill development
- Go to the Beach & Play in the Sand!
– draw lines & shapes in the sand with fingers; build sand castles
Developmental benefits: visual motor integration, visual perception, hand strengthening, bilateral coordination, midline crossing and sensory processing
- Paint with Water!
- use large brushes, or small sponge pieces to paint with and use the side of the house, a fence or sidewalk as your “canvas”
Developmental benefits: hand and wrist strengthening, grasp development, proximal stability, visual motor integration and midline crossing
- Dig For Treasures!
– using small kitchen tongs or strawberry hullers, pick up small toys or “treasures” hiding in the sandbox
Developmental benefits: grasp development, hand strengthening, bilateral coordination, eye hand coordination, visual motor control
