Activity ideas for helping your child develop attention skills

Puzzles- put the pieces into a bag, take them out and name, offer choice of two
Posting- give choice of two pieces and name before posting
Threading- thread a particular number of reels
Colour matching into trays
Picture lotto games
Post balls into a tube
Sorting for type, size and colour
Peg boards
Flatten some playdough, press marbles into it
Mr Potato Head
Make a car from a construction material (eg: duplo)- give child same pieces and ask them to copy it
Collage with particular number of pieces to stick
Scissors- snip along, or make consecutive cuts along given line
Use items to count and numerals- count the items and find the correct numeral to match total