OT Activity of the Day:
Witch’s Brew
Target Age Range: 2 and up
If you have an empty tissue box or lysol wipe container, then you have a cauldron, just wrap it in black construction paper! From there you just need tongs (of any kind-or even a spoon), some pom poms, and then if you want to make “recipe” cards: paper and crayons.
Recipe Cards: I put different colored dots (and different amounts) on them and the children have to find the matching pom poms, great for sequencing, counting, and visual scanning.
If you have a younger child, 2-3, and you just want to work on the pincer grasp you can have them pick up the pom poms one at a time with their fingers and place them in the cauldron.
If you wanted to just work on hand strength you can skip the “recipe” cards and just use the tongs to pick up the pom poms one at a time.
Any way you want to play, it’s a fun and festive game for the season! Enjoy!