The 12 Days of Christmas Movement Challenge is a short, daily movement activity designed to support occupational therapy goals during the holiday season. Each day, kids can complete one themed movement challenge inspired by the classic Christmas song represented on cards they can also color!

This craft aids in fine motor dexterity and strength, pincer grasp development, line awareness, scissor skills, problem solving, and executive functioning to follow directions and sequencing.

Learning letters is a great way to prepare for school and increase auditory processing, language development and associations, as well as visual motor integration to identify and appropriately draw letters.

This activity focuses on articulation, language processing, and following directions. These activities include a visual motor component to throw the snowball and attempt to knock over cups or hit the target.

Get active at home during the holidays. Download these free templates to make your own ornament numbers.

In this interactive craft, kids will practice a variety of developmental skills by building their own snowman from printable pieces.

Fun and Functional Snowman Name Chain! Learning letters, how to spell your name, and the letter formation to write each letter are all functional benefits of this fun activity!

Decorative and Developmental! Click the button on the image to download a printable page of instructions to do this fun festive craft at home! Making these gingerbread men or snowmen can help enhance imaginative play through pretend!

Playful Practice: This activity is great for visual-motor integration and fine motor grasp to hold the writing utensil for appropriately tracing both hands. Additionally, cutting requires the use of the intrinsic hand musculature and builds strength. Click the image to download a printable version to do at home!

Santa Says Printable holiday game: This game not only aids in gross motor development but so much more! Download this game and learn about all the different ways this fun and festive game can help your child’s development.

Print the digital download of snowflake cut-outs, each featuring a different word related to Christmas or winter, and the winter wonderland scene (option: open this scene on a tablet, TV, or computer screen).

Share the love this season and ensure everyone you know has an opportunity to be mindful.

You can experiment with your sensory balloon like putting it in the freezer for a change in temperature and sensation! Make this quick and easy stress tool for the season.

Sensory bottles are very helpful in training children how to calm their body down. Make a special holiday version together this year!

The Build a Turkey Cut-Out Craft is a fun and creative activity that lets kids design their very own Thanksgiving turkey. Children will color the pieces, cut them out, and glue them together to make a colorful turkey they can proudly display. This project encourages imagination while helping kids practice their cutting, coloring, and following-directions skills in a playful, hands-on way.

Play this fun thanksgiving-themed bingo at home!

Use household items and art supplies for some fall fun you can craft at home.

Make a fun and simple indoor activity for kids to develop gross motor skills and more.

Get your hands and feet messy with this fun thanksgiving craft.

We recently featured some helpful tips for making mealtimes go smoothly during the holidays. Every child can benefit from our mindfulness this time of year, and one way to help your kids is to include them in the meal preparation!