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 | Feb 15, 2018 | 4th of July, activities, activity cards, autism, both hands, brain breaks, calendar, coordination, core muscle, costumes, downloads, feeding, fine motor, fine motor activities, fine motor coordination, following directions, for OTs, handouts, homeschool, homework, independence, independence day, motor skills, mouth, movement, Occupational therapists, OT treatment, play to learn, Presidents Day, printables, products for therapists, school, School OT, special education, special needs, teaching, therapy tools, writing
Please share: It’s President’s Day and this year, I’ve found some really fun activities that will fit goals for fine motor, executive function (specifically planning, following directions, and executing), and gross motor goals. Presidents’ Day...
by Cara | Feb 12, 2018 | activities, create, family, feeding, fine motor, fine motor activities, fine motor coordination, fun activities, fun ideas, games, holiday, homeschool, motor skills, mouth, oral-motor, OT, parenting, pediatric, recipes
Please share: Many children with special needs experience co-morbid conditions involving eating. Co-morbid means they ‘come along with’ other disorders. For example, many children with autism experience sensory processing difficulties. I’m often...
by Cara | Feb 2, 2020 | activities, coordination, family, for OTs, fun ideas, holiday, motor skills, OT, play to learn, Uncategorized
Please share: I love crafts that help to build fine motor skills. This is an awesome activity that really builds skills such as following directions, strengthening hand muscles, and works on visual-perception. Supplies Red, pink and white Perler beads Square...
by Cara | Jan 30, 2020 | activities, autism, caregivers, dough, fine motor, fine motor activities, fine motor coordination, fun activities, fun ideas, grasp, hearts, holiday, love, loving, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, OT, pediatric, sensory bins, sensory processing, sensory processing disorder, special education, special needs, teacher, therapy tools, valentine's day, valentines
Please share: It’s almost Valentine’s Day and we know you’re looking for fun and creative ideas. This is the PERFECT idea for teachers, therapists, and gifts for friends. Materials: 1 Container of red glitter glue ¾ and ⅔ cups very warm water...
by Cara | Dec 5, 2017 | bilateral integration, both hands, Christmas, crafts, dominant hand, fine motor activities, fine motor coordination, for OTs, Hanukkah, holiday, holiday break, holidays, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, olfactory, senses, sensory, sensory bins, sensory processing, Uncategorized
Please share: The holidays are here and oh what fun your children will have creating and playing with our list of 24 sensory bins! Christmas Sensory Bin from Still Playing School Sparkly Christmas Sensory Bin from Rubber Boots and Elf Shoes Christmas Lights Water Bead...