The same principle applies to the laundry basket. You might have noticed that your toddler enjoys placing things into containers and then emptying them. Laundry basket playĪ fun 15 month toddler activity that shows how you can turn your household item into a versatile toy. Drawing with smaller crayons encourages the child to hold the crayon with fingers versus a fist.
(c) If using crayons consider breaking them in half. This encourages bilateral integration (use of two hands). (b) Encourage your child to hold on to the paper with the other hand. Working on a vertical surface strengthens muscles in the shoulders and in the wrist. Those are important for many fine motor skills such as writing and cutting. (a) Location of the paper: You can place the paper flat on the table or on the floor. Give them paper, a crayon and let them scribble! Top two grasps (Palmar-Supinate Grasp and Digital-Pronate Grasp) is what you will most likely see from your toddler.įine motor skills and eye-hand coordination. You can encourage them to draw horizontal and vertical lines but it’s ok if they won’t do it yet.īelow are pictures of typical grasp patterns.
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It is about learning the cause and effect, scribbling and starting to get familiar with how to hold a writing instrument. Just remember that the primary goal is to have fun! It’s not about drawing perfect lines. This is a great activity for your 15 month old. This can include drawing with crayons, markers or paint. Your toddler will love watching the marks that they make and then watch them dry out. Simply let your toddler submerge the ‘paintbrush’ of their choice and then ‘paint’ with it on the wooden or concrete surface.
Visual, auditory, tactile, vestibular & proprioceptiveĮquipment: Bucket or a container of water, brushes, sponges, mops or anything else that can hold water when submerged.īest places to play are either on a concrete or wooden surface. Strengthening small muscles in their hands This is a perfect sensory activity for those warm summer days. My son also enjoyed pulling the paper off after he stuck it on. You can even get your toddler to rip the paper first and then stick it on. In my house we used tissue paper or cellophane paper. Have your toddler stick pieces of anything they can find onto it. High enough to have your toddler standing next to it. Stick contact paper (sticky side up) onto a wall. 1. Let’s get sticky with Contact PaperĮye hand coordination, strengthening muscles in their wrist (essential for fine motor skills such as writing) As always these sensory activities have been tried and tested. They will give them more opportunities to continue to experiment and develop new skills. Wait until they ask for help.īelow are my top 10 sensory activities for your 15th month old toddler. Wait to see if they can figure out their problem. Support and encourage them when they are frustrated. So much learning happens as they try to problem solve. If they are safe, try to stop and observe. Step back and don’t interfere every time you see your child struggle. To support their growth and development, sometimes, we need to control our involvement. They experiment, their body gets stronger, more coordinated and their senses become more integrated. Sensory Activities for your 15 month toddlerĪs your toddler grows they will continue to test their environment. Look out for more stories in the monthly activities posts. If they continue to struggle just add more help but let them get the last step to feel the success. And they are happy to keep trying to solve the problem. Most of the time your child just needs encouraging support. It raises an important point – giving our children opportunities to figure things out by themselves. I hope you enjoyed Josh’s 15th month story. It can be really frustrating but I love when I figure something out by myself. I was so happy and so proud that I got it all by myself. As I moved the door the puzzle piece appeared. Then… I decided to do something different. I kept reaching for it but it was stuck and I couldn’t get it out. My mom came over and I showed her that I was frustrated. I started to get very frustrated and angry as I couldn’t get it out. Yesterday I was trying to pull out a puzzle piece that was stuck under the door frame. I have been experiencing many different emotions. Hello everyone!! It’s Josh again! This month has been interesting.