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Occupational therapy ideas for daily routines
Home ideas for fine motor skills, self-care and sensory regulation between occupational therapy sessions in Milton and Mississauga. Not an assessment.
Occupational therapy is about the activities of the day: getting dressed, using a spoon, sitting for a story, tolerating a shirt seam. Home practice works best when it replaces a struggle you already have, instead of adding a worksheet.
Dressing
Let the child do the last step: pull the zipper the final inch, or push the second arm through. Sit down if balance makes standing dressing a fight. Lay clothes in the order they go on.
Hands
Opening snack bags, tearing lettuce, using a clothespin to hang a picture, and stirring a thick batter all use the same hands as pencil work. They are easier to motivate than a tracing page.
Sensory load
Notice which part of the day falls apart: the lights at the grocery store, the tags in a shirt, the noise of a hand dryer. Change one thing and watch for a week. Bring that note to occupational therapy. Our sensory kit ideas are a companion to that conversation.
What this page is not
It is not an occupational therapy assessment and it does not replace one. If you want a sense of whether to book, use the free occupational therapy screener. Sending it creates a lead marked as a screener, separate from the consultation form.
This page is general information for families. It is not a treatment plan, a sensory diet, or a diagnosis.