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X-Ray Man for Excellent Writing

April 11, 2016 by Amy Smith

Want to sneak in some handwriting practice in a fun, child-friendly way? Play this X-Ray Man for excellent writing game! This game is simple to make and can be easily adapted to fit any age and developmental level, so it can grow along with your child.

DIY craft that teaches kids handwriting, letters, shapes, colors, and numbers by using a baby wipes box as an X-Ray Man.

 

The premise of this game is that you use chalk to draw an X-Ray on the X-Ray Man’s body (chalkboard contact paper) after you feed him food, so you can see what’s inside…. just like a real X-Ray!  To make this game more educational, have your child feed the X-Ray Man “learning food” (pieces of foam/paper with shapes, letters, numbers, or words written on it) and then draw those concepts on X-Ray Man’s belly.

Materials Needed 

1 empty baby wipes box

2 wiggly eyes

Scrap pieces of foam or paper

Chalkboard contact paper

How to Construct

1. Cut and stick the chalkboard contact paper to fit around the sides of the baby wipes box (it lay flat if you cut 4 separate pieces rather than curving around all the corners)

2. Glue or tape on the wiggly eyes

3. Decorate hair and nose with foam pieces or paper

4. Cut out several pieces of foam or paper for the X-Ray Man food

5. Draw shapes, numbers, letters, or words on the X-Ray food pieces (coordinate with the learning concepts you are teaching your child)

x ray box bright

How to Play

Once your X-Ray Man is assembled, have your child identify the learning concept a piece of food (for example, it may be a number, shape, letter, or word).’

x ray box

Have your child then drop some food into the X-Ray Man’s mouth.

 

xray box in

 

Have your child use the chalk to draw the learning concept that was on the “food” onto the X-Ray Man’s belly

 

x ray box writing

 

Repeat until the X-Ray Man has eaten all of it’s food (you can erase as needed).

 

x ray box erase

 

Have an eXcellent time with this X-Ray Man Game!


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Filed Under: Fine Motor Activities, Handwriting Help Tagged With: handwriting, learning activities, preschool

Disclaimer

Kids Play Smarter is a blog about general ideas, theories, and concepts related to the field of occupational therapy and the growth and development of all children. The information presented on this blog is not intended to serve as or replace occupational therapy services for your child. The information on this blog is for entertainment, informational, and educational purposes only. This blog is not meant to replace formal professional consultation or evaluation from a qualified clinician. All children need to have the approval of a physician to participate in physical activities, including those described on this blog. In addition, children need to be supervised by a responsible adult at ALL times when completing activities that are illustrated and described on this blog. The author of this blog is NOT responsible or liable for any damage, injury, accident, illness, death, or adverse reaction due to participation in the activities described on the website.

Welcome to Kids Play Smarter

Amy Smith I am an occupational therapist with over 10 years of experience working with children. I created this website to offer parents, teachers, and therapists FREE ideas, strategies, and activities that they can do with their children to improve their fine and gross motor skills, handwriting, academic learning, and regulate their sensory system all while "playing" (just playing smarter)! Read More…

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