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• Seminars
• Educational Materials
• Equipment
• Toy list
Results that make a difference...
Occupational Therapy Games & Activity List 2008-2009
Compiled by South Shore Therapies and OTA of WatertownChildren learn through play and active exploration. Many toys and games can encourage learning and develop skills in planning and sequencing, eye-hand coordination, visual perception and fine motor control. These suggestions may be helpful in choosing appropriate toys for the holidays, birthdays and other special times. They include sensory based activities to provide organizing sensation and encourage the development of body awareness, as well as games to encourage the development of specific skills. Approximate ages or skill levels have been given to help guide your choices. Many items can be purchased at toy stores or through the catalogues listed. Ask your occupational therapist for help in deciding which games or toys are the best choices for your child.
Games to Develop Coordination, Problem Solving and Visual Perception:
Younger Ages (3-6 years) |
Older Kids (7 and up) |
3D Labyrinth |
Amazing Labyrinth Game (Sensational Kids, Discovery Toys) |
Ants in the Pants |
Batik (Mindware) |
Bouncin’ Bunnies (Highlights) |
Battling Tops |
Buckaroo |
Battleship (Sensational Toys) |
Cadoo & Balloon Lagoon (Sensational Toys) |
Blink (Learning Express) |
Charades for Kids |
Blokus (Sensational Toys, Mindware, Highlights) |
Colorforms Dress-up Game (Therapro) |
Bulls Eye Ball |
Cootie |
Clue |
Cranium Hullabaloo |
Connect Four |
Don’t Break the Ice |
Cube Burst (Highlights) |
Don’t Spill the Beans |
Cranium Cadoo (Sensational Toys) |
Elefun |
Guess Who/ Guess Where |
Finders Keepers (Mindware) |
Jenga |
Fishin’ Around |
Kerplunk/ Tumble |
Gobbler (Learning Express) |
Launch Across |
Gnip Gnop (Highlights, Back to Basics, Young Explorers) |
Mancala |
Hidden Picture Game (Highlights) |
Mastermind |
Honey Bee Tree (Back to Basics, Highlights, Leaps & Bounds) |
Monster Under My Bed (Young Explorers, Learning Express) |
Hungry Hungry Hippos |
Mousetrap |
I Spy Bingo (Learning Express) |
Operation/ Dino Xcavator (Highlights) |
I Spy Memory Game (Learning Express, Young Explorers) |
Perfection |
Lucky Ducks |
Pipeline (Learning Express, Mindware) |
Matching Mania (Discovery Toys) |
Raging Rapids |
Memory Game (Sensational Toys) |
Rebound |
Monkeying Around (Highlights) |
Rummikub |
Mr. Mouth |
Rush Hour (Sensational Toys, Learning Express, Mindware) |
Penguin Pile-up (Sensational Toys, Hearthsong) |
Scavenger Hunt for Kids (Young Explorers) |
Poppa’s Pizza Pile-up (Learning Express, Leaps & Bounds) |
Screwball Scramble (Young Explorers) |
Poppin Puzzlers (Learning Express) |
Simon Trickster |
Pop up Pirates (Learning Express) |
Squeezed Out (Back to Basics) / Hens & Chicks (Hearthsong) |
Race to the Roof (Young Explorers) |
Thin Ice (Sensational Toys) |
Silly Faces(Therapro) |
Topple |
Very Hungry Caterpillar Game (Young Explorers) |
Twister |
Whack a Mole |
What’s in Ned’s Head? (Young Explorers) |
Zimbbos (Learning Express) |
Zitternix Game (Hearthsong) |
For Sensory Motor Development and Coordination:
Provides Organizing Sensory Input |
More Skilled Coordination Needed |
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Body Sox (Sensational Toys, Integrations) |
Air Kicks Boots (Sears, Hearthsong) |
Bop Bag (Sensational Toys, Back to Basics) |
Air Pogo (Sensational Toys, Young Explorers) |
Chilly Hammock Swing (Sensational Toys) |
Balance Board (Back to Basics) |
Cloud Nine Crash Pad (Southpaw) |
Balance Stilts (Hearthsong) |
First Jumper (Back to Basics) |
Bungee Jumper (Learning Express, Young Explorers) |
Foof Chair Large Beanbag (Integrations) |
Color Explosion (Crayola) |
Folding Trampoline (Sensational Toys, Hearthsong) |
Dance Maker 2 Dance Machine (Sears, Young Explorers) |
Giga Ball (Sears, Hearthsong) |
Disc Swing (Young Explorers) |
Horse Tire Swing (Highlights, Back to Basics) |
Flying Turtle (Back to Basics, Hearthsong, HIghlights) |
Inside Out Balls (Sensational Toys, Therapro, Hearthsong) |
Fun Ride (Back to Basics, Highlights, Young Explorers) |
Jigglers (Therapro, Integrations) |
Hop 66/ Hop Ball (Hearthsong, Young Explorers) |
Jumpolene (Back to Basics) |
Jump Ropes |
Kick Bag (Sears, Back to Basics) |
Junior Champ Boxing Set (Constructive Playthings) |
Marvel the Mustang Riding Horse (Back to Basics) |
Kick-a-Roos (Highlights) |
My First Trampoline (Sears) |
Krazy Car/ Whirley Wheel (Back to Basics, Integrations) |
Chewies: P’s & Q’s, Super Teether (Sensational Toys) |
Martial Arts Training Set (Toys to Grow on) |
Play Tents (Back to Basics, Hearthsong, Integrations) |
Moon Shoes (Sensational Toys, Highlights, Sears) |
Rock & Bounce Pony (Back to Basics) |
Moon Walkers (Young Explorers) |
Rocking Horse (Back to Basics, Young Explorers) |
Pedal-Go/ Fun Wheels (Back to Basics, Hearthsong) |
Rocking Rody Rider (Therapro, Integrations) |
Pogo Ball (Sensational Toys) |
Row Cart (Back to Basics) |
Pogo Stick (Highlights) |
Sand Digger (Constructive Playthings) |
Razer Scooters |
Scooter Boards (Sensational Toys) |
Romper Stompers (Learning Express) |
Snail Rocker (Back to Basics) |
Rope Ladder (Hearthsong) |
Sock en’ Boppers Set (Sears) |
Sit & Spin |
Spring Horse (Back to Basics) |
Skip Around (Hearthsong) |
Weighted Wearables, Blankets (Sensational Toys, Therapro) |
Sleds & Snow Tubes |
Whistles (Sensational Toys, I Party, Therapro) |
Wobbler (Highlights, Hearthsong) |
Activities that Develop Eye-Hand Coordination and Visual-Spatial Planning:
Visual Control/ Eye-Hand Coordination: |
Constructional Building Activities: |
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Balanko Game (Highlights) |
Aerobloks (Highlights, Integrations) |
Beamo Flying Disc (Sensational Toys, Learning Express) |
Block Buddies (Mindware) |
Bean Bag Games (Sensational Toys) |
Block Play (Constructive Playthings, Discovery Toys) |
Bucket Blast Game (Hearthsong) |
Bright Builders (Discovery Toys) |
Feed the Frogs Beanbag Game (Toys to Grow on) |
Cast & Paint: Krazy Cars with Blo Pens (Toys R Us) |
Flip Flop Faces (Discovery Toys) |
Colorforms (Sensational Kids, Back to Basics) |
Hammer Away (Sensational Toys, Discovery Toys) |
Delta Sand (Hearthsong) |
Hopscotch Mat (Sensational Toys, Highlights) |
Design & Drill Activity (Leaps & Bounds) |
Infinity Loop (Integrations) |
E-Z Build & Play (Constructive Playthings) |
Junior Swing Ball (Young Explorers) |
Floam or Play Foam |
Kids Croquet (Toys to Grow on) |
Gearations (Leap & Bounds) |
Knock Out (Highlights) |
Giant Constructive Blocks (Constructive Playthings) |
Hammer Away (Sensational Toys, Discovery Toys) |
Legos/Duplos |
Hopscotch Mat (Sensational Toys, Highlights) |
Lincoln Logs (Back to Basics) |
Infinity Loop (Integrations) |
Magz Construction Set (Back to Basics, Hearthsong) |
Junior Swing Ball (Young Explorers) |
Magnetic Mosaics (Highlights, Toys to Grow On) |
Kids Croquet (Toys to Grow on) |
Marble Run (Highlights, Constructive Playthings) |
Paddle Pool (Learning Express, Highlights) |
Marbleworks (Discovery Toys) |
Rack ‘n’ Roll Bowl (Highlights) |
Mix & Match Motors (Discovery Toys) |
Round About (Integrations) |
Models for Beginners (Toys to Grow on) |
Safety Dart Board (Learning Express, Hearthsong) |
Oogly Googly Motorized Building Set (Young Explorers) |
Splat Catch (Toys to Grow On) |
Playmobil |
Target Tail Ball (Hearthsong, Highlights) |
Quatro Bucket (Lego) |
Toss Across |
Super Shapes (Constructive Playthings) |
Whistling Whirler (Sensational Toys, Discovery Toys) |
Zoob (Mindware) |
To Support Fine Motor Development and Writing:
Pre-Writing Skills (Ages 3-5) |
Drawing & Writing Skills (Ages 6 and older) |
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Art Kits (crayons, paints, etc.)/ Easels |
Activity Book (Hearthsong) |
Brush on Washable Painters (Toys to Grow On) |
Arts & Crafts Projects (Hearthsong, Toys to Grow On) |
Colorforms (Sensational Toys, Hearthsong, Back to Basics) |
Color-in Tattoos (Sensational Toys) |
Creative Clay (Back to Basics, Hearthsong) |
Design a Plate, Bowl, Mug (Hearthsong) |
Crayola Trace & Draw (Sears) |
Ed Emberly’s Funprint Drawing Book (Hearthsong) |
Dressing Dolls/ Woodkins |
Etch-a-Sketch |
Dot Art (Sensational Toys, Learning Express) |
EZ Art Projector (Constructive Playthings) |
Magnetic Art (Leaps & Bounds, Learning Express) |
Geocolor Coloring Cards(Hearthsong) |
Pattern Block Set (Young Explorer) |
I Can Write (Discovery Toys) |
Playdoh/ Silly Putty/Theraputty (Sensational Toys, Therapro) |
Magna Doodle |
Playful Patterns (Discovery Toys) |
Mazes (Sensational Toys) |
Ready to Print Practice Books (Toys to Grow on) |
Peel & Stick Collage Boards (Constructive Playthings) |
Roll on Painters (Toys to Grow on) |
Pictionary Junior/ Pictionary |
Sand Art (Sensational Toys) |
Puzzlemania (Highlights) |
Scratch Magic (Learning Express) |
Roller Typing (Discovery Toys) |
Squiggle Writer Pen (Sensational Toys, Therapro) |
Spirograph |
Starting Write (Discovery Toys) |
Suncatcher Kit (Highlights) |
Stencil Kit (Hearthsong) |
Stain Glass Coloring Book (Mindware) |
Tickle Bee Game (Hearthsong, Back to Basics) |
Trace & Draw Projector (Toys to Grow on) |
Water Filled Drawing Mats |
Window Art (Young Explorers) |
Wiggle Writer (Toys to Grow on, Therapro) |
Window Decorating Paints (Hearthsong) |
Zoo Sticks (Sensational Toys, Hearthsong) |
Wonder Colors (Discovery Toys) |