By: Brooklyn Smith, OTR/L Messy play or sensory play is an activity that engages one or more of a child’s senses, including sight, sound, smell, touch, taste, balance, or movement. Messy play can make an enormous contribution to a baby’s or a young child’s physical and cognitive development. Messy Play Can Benefit: Physical Development Using …
Slant boards provide an alternative surface on which a child can practice writing. We love to see children working on a slant board as an alternative to working on horizontal surfaces.
If you are working with a child who is uninterested in writing or coloring, my advice is this: Stop worrying about coloring and start by engaging them in what they are interested in! Over time you can begin to shape their interest into a writing activity as well as build the fine motor skills they need for writing.