{"id":4176,"date":"2020-06-05T17:42:34","date_gmt":"2020-06-05T21:42:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/?p=4176"},"modified":"2020-06-05T17:42:36","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T21:42:36","slug":"fine-motor-friday-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/2020\/06\/05\/fine-motor-friday-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Fine Motor Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On a normal Friday at school we practice our fine motor skills.&nbsp; 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. &nbsp;<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/busytoddler.com\/category\/activities\/sensory-play\/\">https:\/\/busytoddler.com\/category\/activities\/sensory-play\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On a normal Friday at school we practice our fine motor skills.&nbsp; 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. &nbsp; Benefits of sensory play: Helps build nerve connections in the brain Supports language &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/2020\/06\/05\/fine-motor-friday-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fine Motor Friday<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2074,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2074"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4176"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4176\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4177,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4176\/revisions\/4177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/sbowdell\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}