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Big Leaps Occupational Therapy is a mobile therapy service that is passionate about delivering high-quality occupational therapy services for children to enhance their development and nurture their independence.

24/05/2025

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15/01/2025

Obstacle Course 🏃‍♀️
Creating an indoor obstacle course with pillows for jumping, crawling, and climbing enhances gross motor strength, balance, and problem-solving. It’s a fun way to build the endurance and body control needed for a school day.

14/01/2025

Dot Painting Patterns 🎨
Using dot markers to create patterns helps children with fine motor control, colour recognition, and creativity. Dot painting strengthens hand muscles, while patterns enhance cognitive skills needed for math and reading.

13/01/2025

Balloon Volleyball - AKA Keepy Uppy 🎈
Hitting a balloon back and forth helps with coordination, balance, and gross motor skills. It’s a lively way to practice eye tracking and spatial awareness, supporting reading readiness.

12/01/2025

Pencil Mazes 🖍
Guiding a pencil through a simple maze is great for pre-writing control. It strengthens pencil grip, hand steadiness, and focus, encouraging kids to control their writing tool carefully.

11/01/2025

Threading Beads on Pipe Cleaners 📿
Threading beads onto pipe cleaners provides excellent fine motor practice for finger strength, concentration, and coordination. Pipe cleaners add a bit more control and feedback, which is ideal for beginners mastering a steady hand.

10/01/2025

Name Tracing in Sand ✍
Writing their name in sand is a great sensory way for children to practice letter formation. The texture of the sand provides feedback, helping with pre-writing skills and reinforcing memory of letter shapes. If you have a child who LOVES messy play, you can also do this activity with shaving foam, paint etc.

09/01/2025

Using Tweezers to Move Pom-Poms 🤏
Transferring pom-poms with tweezers strengthens fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. This activity encourages focus and concentration while also building the small muscles essential for pencil control.

08/01/2025

Mini Yoga Poses 🧘‍♀️
Simple poses like “tree,” “cat-cow,” and “downward dog” build core strength, body awareness, and balance, helping children stay steady and focused in anticipation for sitting at a desk. Yoga also fosters mindfulness and self-regulation. There are some great 'follow along' options on YouTube such as if you're looking for ideas.

07/01/2025

Stamps in Playdough 👐
Pressing stamps into playdough builds finger strength and awareness. It’s a playful way to practice pre-writing pressure and control while engaging kids in an imaginative activity that also aids fine motor development.

06/01/2025

Chalk Drawing on Pavement 🖍
Large chalk drawings are a fun way to develop gross motor skills, shoulder and core strength and of course, creativity. Holding and moving large pieces of chalk also enhances grip strength, preparing kids for proper pencil grasp in the classroom.

05/01/2025

Scissor Snipping Fun ✂
Snipping paper with scissors is a great way to practice fine motor control. Have kids cut along simple lines or snip fun shapes to work on precision and hand strength, both essential skills for cutting in school.

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Sunshine Coast, QLD

Telephone

+61424419917

Website

https://bigleapsot.com.au/contact-us

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