{"id":446,"date":"2020-06-11T09:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T13:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/msfontana\/?p=446"},"modified":"2020-06-08T21:04:34","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T01:04:34","slug":"our-last-fine-motor-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/msfontana\/2020\/06\/11\/our-last-fine-motor-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Last Fine Motor Activity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Today, let\u2019s focus on sensory activities. Sensory activities not only stimulate your child\u2019s senses and allow them to explore, but they also help improve your child\u2019s sensory processing systems. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Benefits of sensory play:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Helps build nerve connections in the brain<\/li><li>Supports language development<\/li><li>Encourages fine motor practice<\/li><li>Encourages problem solving<\/li><li>Allows children to be creative&nbsp;<\/li><li>Supports scientific thinking<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some fun sensory activities to try today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Crunchy Box: Put any stale cereal or pasta you have into a container and have your child use a play hammer or even a spoon to pound and smash away!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/06\/crunchy-box-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-866\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Bubble Foam: Mix 1 cup of water with 1\/2 cup of bubble bath to make a large container of foam! Children can play with their hands or use cups and spoons to scoop the foam. Do this in the tub or outside for a mess free activity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sokoloski\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3012\/2020\/06\/bubble-foam.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-867\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the link below for endless sensory ideas you can use all summer long!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/busytoddler.com\/category\/activities\/sensory-play\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, let\u2019s focus on sensory activities. Sensory activities not only stimulate your child\u2019s senses and allow them to explore, but they also help improve your child\u2019s sensory processing systems. \u00a0 Benefits of sensory play: Helps build nerve connections in the brain Supports language development Encourages fine motor practice Encourages problem solving Allows children to be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2488,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/msfontana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/msfontana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/msfontana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/msfontana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2488"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/msfontana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=446"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/msfontana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/446\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/msfontana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/msfontana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/msfontana\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}