(Affiliate links are included in this post.) Homemade Pegboard Ideas for Occupational Therapy Activities Yep, you can make your own pegboard on the cheap for creative fun and learning, all the while, working on more skills than you can count! Today in the 31 Days of Occupational Therapy series, I’ve got homemade pegboard ideas for you. Try adding these pegboard activities to your therapy toolbox!įrom fine motor skills and all that they entail (in-hand manipulation, pincer grasp, tripod grasp, grasp and release, separation of the two sides of the hand, arch development, open thumb web space, thumb opposition, bilateral hand coordination) to visual perceptual skills (form copying, eye-hand coordination, visual discrimination, visual motor planning, copying on various planes, and letter and number formation)…pegs and pegboards are an Occupational Therapist’s secret weapon!
The treatment techniques for a simple pegboard is vast when it comes to many treatment goals in the OT setting. When I worked as an Occupational Therapist in the schools and in homes, one of my favorite tools in my OT treatment bag was a pegboard.
These homemade pegboard ideas are perfect for helping kids develop and refine fine motor skills at home. Here you will find pegboard occupational therapy ideas using materials you might have at home.
