Creativity Coloring Kit as an OT Tool

It’s time for an update on the Creativity Coloring Kit from PopArt Toaster. This time, I let my son pick out which stencils he wanted to use. He chose I LOV U and the Birthday Cake. With a little help, he was able to get the stencils into the toaster. My goal is to get him to the point that he can do it completely independently. He was able to push down the lever on his own.

I am so proud of him. To many, these may not seem like major accomplishments. For us, it is huge. When we sat down to do the coloring, he resisted. We used the blue food coloring pen on the birthday cake. He didn’t want to do anything, but did attempt to put a little color on the toast. He was a little upset after putting the first mark on the Birthday Cake piece of toast. He tried to rub it off with his fingers. When that didn’t work, he then put a mark on his finger and attempted to lick it off.

I am not sure what the point of that was. Maybe he wanted to taste it, and figure out why it was ok to write on his food with it. The second piece, the I LOV U, was easier. We used orange and he scribbled on it quickly. He also used more pressure than I have seen him use before.

Working with my son is sometimes like putting together a puzzle. At first, I may not understand what is going on, why he does or doesn’t do things. In time, I am able to put together the pieces for a clear picture of what is going on. We are at the beginning of this puzzle. He is trying to figure out what this new activity is all about. He is trying to figure out what the point of it is and why it is suddenly alright to color his food? I believe that last night he was trying to figure out what the difference is between the coloring pen he was using and regular markers. I am glad he didn’t put it into his mouth and I hope he doesn’t try to put ink markers in his mouth or write on himself with them.

I am looking forward to more discoveries as we continue to use the Creativity Coloring Kit. Be sure to keep up with my weekly updates. I would love to hear from you any suggestions for future uses with this. I would also love to hear from others that are using this as an OT tool, too.