Blindfolded Motor Activities

One thing my kids struggle with is motor skills. Motor planning and coordination does not come easy to them. On Monday, one of our Occupational Therapist talked to be about using a blindfold to engage my kids other senses to increase motor skills. The kids thought it was super fun.

Here are some activities that we did using my sleeping mask (aka blindfold):

1.     Find the object game- Leaving one hand in the lap, use the other hand to reach across body to feel different objects in the bucket. Pull out the objects based on the commands: find something smooth, bumpy, soft, hard, slimy, big and small. Try it again with the other hand.

 

2.      Play a matching game- Place several pairs on the ground (such as: two small balls, two cubes, two triangles, two spoons). Have the child feel around for the pairs.

 

3.     Sort the objects game- Find two to three objects that the child can sort. Have the child feel the objects and sort them into containers.

 

4.     Carry it to the basket game: Clear the room. While giving the child directions, have the child do different movements (walk, crawl, skip) across the room to drop a ball in the basket.

 

5.     Walk the beam: Walk on a beam or a 2x4 piece of wood without a blindfold and then walk on it with a blindfold. You can attach textures to the beam such as sand paper, felt, or bubble wrap.

 

6.     Swing: Allow the child to swing with a blindfold on their eyes.