Fine motor
Button-up practice
Let your child button a shirt, coat, or pillowcase. Start with the bottom button and work up, then try unbuttoning.
Builds finger control for dressing and school tools.
Try at home (1)
Pick one · no printerWriting
Make a tiny menu
Ask your child to draw and label three foods for a pretend cafe. Add a price or a star beside a favorite.
Short writing practice with a real purpose.
Two hands
Tear and tape a fall collage
Tear scrap paper into shapes, hold the paper steady with one hand, and tape or glue the pieces into a leaf or pumpkin.
Coordinates both hands for craft and classroom work.
Visual motor
Copy a room map
Draw a simple map of one room. Have your child copy it, add a path from the door to a chair, and circle three objects.
Supports copying, spacing, and visual planning.
Independence
Pack a practice bag
Give your child a short list out loud: book, water bottle, and sweater. Let them find each item and pack it in order.
Builds sequencing and everyday responsibility.
Movement
Monster movement break
Choose three moves such as ten wall pushes, five frog jumps, and a slow tiptoe across the room. Repeat once.
Wakes up the body before a seated task.
Free printables
These optional pages are hosted by outside occupational therapy sources. Choose a link if a printed activity fits your child, or use the no-printer ideas above.
- Free Halloween find and color (visual scanning)
- Free pumpkin cutting practice pages
- More Halloween OT activity ideas
- AOTA: Trick-or-treat alternatives
The free pages live on The OT Toolbox and AOTA sites. We do not host those files here.