Occupational Therapy Week of May 24-May 30

Water Bottle Planters!

It's officially spring and time to plant! Let's make our own planter to hold those seeds. 

Step 1:

Gather your materials. Get creative with what you find around your home to use. Some examples of what you can use are shown in the photo below: recycled bottles of any kind, paint, construction paper, glue, markers, scissors, tape, googly eyes, ribbons/ string, glitter. 

Get creative! Anything and everything works!

Step 2:

Cut the bottles to any shape you like and choose what you want to make your recycled bottle planter into.

Step 3:

You are now going to add color to your bottle. This can be done by painting the bottle or gluing construction paper around it. In the photo below, I chose to make a bunny and a lobster so I painted my bottles red and white. If you use paint, you will want to wait for the paint to dry before gluing or taping anything to it. 

Step 4 (Bunny): 

You are now going to make the other parts of the animal. For the bunny, draw ears on white construction paper and smaller ones on pink construction paper.

 Cut both of them out.

 Glue the pink ears onto the white ears. 

Step 4 (Lobster): 

You are now going to make the other parts of the animal. Draw claws on red construction paper. 

Cut them out. 

Step 5: 

Glue the ears, claws and other parts you made onto your pot. The bunny ears are glued to the inside of the bottle at the top and the lobster claws are glued to the outside on the sides. 

Step 6: 

Add a face to your animal. This may include eyes, nose, or a mouth. For the bunny: Paint, draw, or glue on eyes. You can also add a pink triangle nose and whiskers. 

For the lobster: Paint, draw, or glue on eyes. You can also add eyelashes and a mouth. 

Step 7:

You’re now ready to add soil and a plant to your pot. Put the pot somewhere where your plant will get plenty of sun. Don’t forget to water your plant. 

What other creatures could you make?

Don't forget to email me your pictures at bissone@westbrookschools.org! I can't wait to see them!

Occupational Therapy Goals targeted: Fine motor, following directions, cutting, visual perceptual