Color Cut Glue Scissor Summer Practice

Here is another fun freebie for summer time – Color, Cut, Glue Summer Scissor Practice.  Everyone loved the Spring time scissor activity so why not create a Summer time scissor activity.  You can download your FREE copy at the bottom of the blog post.

All you have to do it print the three pages or choose either sailboat, fish or flower pot to print.  Color the black and white pages.  Cut out the different shapes.  Assemble and glue the shapes onto another piece of paper to create your Summer picture.

This is an excellent activity to practice scissor skills, coloring and visual spatial skills when you assemble the picture.

If you need more information on the development of scissor skills, check out The Scissor Skills Book.  This digital download is a huge resource for anyone who works on scissor skills with children. Written by the Functional Skills for Kids (FSFK) team of 10 pediatric physical and occupational therapists with years of experience in the field, The Scissor Skills Book is the ultimate resource for tips, strategies, suggestions, and information to support scissor skill development in children.

The Scissor Skills Book is a 81 page PDF document that is delivered electronically. The book includes the following chapters:

Chapter 1: Developmental Progression of Scissor Skills
Chapter 2: Teaching Your Child to Use Scissors
Chapter 3: Gross Motor and Scissor Skills
Chapter 4: Fine Motor and Scissor Skills
Chapter 5: Visual Perceptual and Scissor Skills
Chapter 6: Sensory Processing and Scissor Skills
Chapter 7: Attention Challenges and Scissor Skills
Chapter 8: Helping Kids who Struggle with Scissor Skills
Chapter 9: Creative Ways to Practice Scissor Skills with Kids
Resources for Typical and Adaptive Scissors, Cutting Materials, and Further Information
References

Find out more information on the Scissor Skills Book.

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Cat’s Whiskers Lacing Busy Bag

How cute is this cat’s whiskers busy bag?  I happen to find it adorable!  Just print out the free download, cut out the kitty’s, laminate and hole punch to indicate where to lace the pipe cleaners.  Toss some pipe cleaners cut in half inside the busy bag and it is all set to go.  The child can lace the pipe cleaners through the holes to give the cat’s their whiskers.

I only used one hole punch to lace the pipe cleaners through but you could do two.  I liked the end result better with only one hole punched and lacing all the pipe cleaners through the one hole.  If it is difficult for the child, punch the one hole several times to make it larger to fit the pipe cleaners easier.

This activity encourages scissors skills, hand strengthening with the hole punching, visual motor skills with the lacing and creativity.

If you wanted to, you could color the cats before you laminate them.  I like the black and white cats because the pipe cleaner whiskers really stand out on the white background.

You can download the cat’s to print and lace at Your Therapy Source for free!

Here are some Shape People Punches that are also free.

Want more ideas for hole punching?  Check out Hole Punch Palooza

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