by Cara | Jun 17, 2021 | Active kids, activities, ADL, ADLs, Aspergers, autism, bilateral integration, both hands, brain body connections, building a child's confidence, buttoning, caregiver tips, caregivers, children, coloring, confidence, consequences, coordination, coordination disorder, crossing midline, development, dominant hand, fine motor, fine motor activities, fine motor coordination, fun activities, games, grasp, grasp development, hand eye coordination, hands, handwriting, helper hand, homeschool, kinesthetic learning, life skills, motor skills, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, OT, play, play to learn, preparation, School OT, school therapy, supporting special needs, switching hands, tactile, therapy, therapy tools, writing
Please share: What are pre-writing skills and why does my child need them?Babies are born with hands that are curled up and only reflexively grasp their caregiver’s finger. Through practice and play they quickly learn that their actions cause their toy to light...
by Cara | Jan 4, 2019 | Active kids, both hands, crafts, fine motor activities, following directions, fun activities, fun ideas, grasp development, hand eye coordination, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, pipe cleaners, Spring break, teachers, therapy tools
Please share: Here’s a fun summer activity that kids will love! The bonus is you can use your alligator to hang drawings up on the refer. If you want to challenge your child, print out the photos and ask kids to place them in order to work on sequencing. Also...
by Cara | Apr 17, 2018 | Active kids, activities, calendar, children, crafts, create, fun activities, fun ideas, holiday, holidays, homeschool, homework, learning disabilities, learning disorders, occupational therapy, OT, play to learn, senses, teaching, therapy
Please share: Earth day is a great opportunity to learn about our planet. We’ve collected 10 awesome activity ideas for your classroom, therapy clinic, home school and everywhere on Earth! Sensory and fine motor are included for multi-system fun. 1. Earth Toast...
by Cara | Mar 14, 2018 | activities, autism, both hands, brain body connections, colors, coordination, craft, crafts, create, following directions, following directions. pencils, fun activities, fun ideas, games, hand eye coordination, memory, motor skills, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, organizing, parents, play, play to learn, Spring break, therapy, together, treatment ideas, Uncategorized, vision games
Please share: Spring break is great for vacations and relaxing, but it can also be a good recipe for cabin-fever! Here’s another colorful activity to keep little hands busy and work on executive function. Most of the materials are easy to find around the...
by Cara | Mar 10, 2017 | bilateral integration, find it jar, hand eye coordination, holiday, holidays, Saint Patricks day, St. Patrick's Day, vision games, word search
Please share: Make Your Own Find-It Jars Hi faithful readers! I’m so excited that we have been creating new fun activities for our clients. Find-It tubes can be quite expensive and we’re always looking for affordable ways to teach our children...
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