How To Have Fun With Glitter

A little sparkle or bling during therapy sessions can bring fantastic sensory benefits! Just a little preparation and patience while the glue sets and you’re set for the best glitter options!

All you require to create this kit is a bag with glitter glue pens an eraser, cardstock, and scissors.

The glitter is an raised surface with it’s “bumpy” feel. Let your kid “feel” using their fingertips along the glitter that has dried. This will provide your child with tactile feedback in addition to visual information. Feedback through tactile sensation can aid in learning names, letters, shapes and more.

You can also disperse the glitter so that your child can then use glitter for painting. This is perfect for children who struggle with “colouring” in lines or the whole surface they have to color. Kids enjoy coloring on the bumpy surface of glitter.

Here are a few ways I incorporate glitter into therapy sessions. Sometimes, my own children benefit as well!

1. Alphabet glitter Use these cards to help you learn the alphabet, separate into alphabet families or spell the name of your kid, understand proper letter formation, etc. If you’ve used or have heard of “sand letter paper” Then these glitter alphabets can function similar fashion but at only a fraction of the cost. They can be made in any size you like and even make capital letters, too!

2. Glitter Shapes Use glitter glue to outline shapes , or to colour the whole surface of the shape. Imagine coloring inside the shapes, and “hitting” on the raised border. Your child will gain an understanding of the area to stop coloring. The child may also trace the raised border to discover the number of sides these shapes have as in the names of the shapes.

3. Glitter Names The child in your life will be thrilled to learn the letters of their name with glitter! Trace over or write over spell…do it all over again while keeping their eyes closed! Learn left-to-right direction of letters as well as the letter’s formation as well.

4. Glitter Colouring Do you have a children who are afraid of colouring? Have you tried coloring with glitter? Make simple drawings small is better and then fill them the image with glue. Sprinkle the glitter in a way it’s thin, and allow it to completely dry. Aren’t these Easter eggs attractive? Your children will be delighted coloring the eggs and the images can be used for the form of a treasure hunt.

My reluctant-colorer Mr was delighted to color these after which Miss 8 put them in the yard for him to search for. Fun and a little an element of control for pencils in the mix, win-win-win I say!

I’m not usually letting the children I meet for OT use glitter glue pens because I typically see kids at schools. I don’t know if that there’s a place for the artwork to dry, and we won’t create a massive mess!

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5. Glitter drawing: Encourage children to sketch a simple image using markers. Give them glitter glue and let them trace their sketch. Squeezing the glitter glue can be the perfect way to increase the pincer grip and build on hand muscles that are intrinsic to.

Have you been inspired to grab some glitter glue? I’m sure it easy to clean up and isn’t a lot of time to organize. Your kids will appreciate the effort you’ve made!