What Benefits?

Fine motor strengthening (ripping apart the play doh)

Index finger isolation (using your fingers to push down)

Bilateral coordination( involving both hands during the activity)

Sensory proprioceptive input (via deep pressure upon muscles while ripping play doh)

Tactile play 

Who benefits?

The sensory seeking child (explorative)

The tactile defensive child

The child with weak grasp 

The child with visual perceptual difficulties

Now that you know all about it, go ahead, what are you waiting for? Try it? Not only is it beneficial, it is also so much fun! After your child finishes singing your praises for bringing this cool activity their way, I won’t say, I told you so, just come back so we can high 5 all about it later 🙂🙂👍!!

Disclaimer: Best to supervise child while engaging in order to promote therapeutic use of activity; be careful for mouthing of objects esp. for those that are explorative (sensory seekers)