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 caterpillar 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 20, 2018 | activities, autism, behavior, caregiver tips, caregivers, children, cognition, daily living, downloads, education, emergency, family, fun activities, handouts, handwriting, homeschool, independence, life skills, play to learn, preparation, School OT, scissors, scissors use, self-care, social skills, special education, supporting special needs, teaching, teaching successfully, therapist, therapy, therapy tools, tips
Please share: Life skills training helps our children with independence. This week, I’d like to talk about fire safety. When thinking about functional skills, knowing when to call 911 or what to do if a fire occurs can make the difference between a minor...
by Cara | Mar 14, 2018 | activities, colors, coordination, craft, crafts, create, dough, Easter, fine motor activities, following directions, FREE, fun activities, fun ideas, grasp development, hand eye coordination, motor skills, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, OT, OT treatment, parenting, parents, play, play to learn, senses, sensory, sensory processing, sensory processing disorder, Slime, Spring, Spring break, switching hands, tactile, therapy, touch
Please share: Spring Time is finally here! The weather may not be ready for all the outdoor fun that summer brings, but there are plenty of fun springtime activities to do inside. Making Unicorn Play Dough is a great way to spend quality time expressing...
by Cara | Feb 28, 2018 | Active kids, bilateral integration, both hands, coordination
Please share: Handwriting is so important to each of us. Our signature marks our unique impression of agreement or approval on a document. There have been many arguments lately on whether to teach our children the skill of cursive handwriting. While many feel...
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...
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