OT FUN at Home
So I was making pancakes this morning and realized I’ve missed one of the easiest OT activities for home, following recipes! This is such a great activity to work on executive functioning skills like sequencing. You can teach them to read the ingredients out loud to ensure they remember, or you can use a piece of paper to create a modified field of view so they’re not so overwhelmed. You can even photocopy the recipe so they can cross off as they go. For a child who is in first or second grade, or even older, it’s a great way to engage together and to hone in on some of these higher level, independent skills.
For a younger child, this activity can look differently. They can be the measurers, the stir-ers, or even the whisk-ers, all great ways to work on early fine motor skills like fine motor control and bilateral coordination.
For the record, I did not make buttermilk pancakes, I did not buy buttermilk in my “end of days” shopping trips. I was also surprised that I owned a cookbook who’s default pancake recipe was buttermilk.
Stay safe and healthy!