by Cara | May 31, 2018 | Active kids, activities, Uncategorized
I’m always looking for fun activities to add color to my kids’ lives. This week, I found a great way to let them not only use color but to create new colors all on their own! Mixing the colors with the rice is a fun way to let kids explore their tactile...
by Cara | Apr 22, 2018 | activities, activity cards, anxiety, ASD, Aspergers, autism, behavior, brain body connections, brain breaks, caregiver tips, caregivers, childhood stress, classroom movement, clinic, communication, Down Syndrome, downloads, emotion, executive function, fidgets, fight or flight, for OTs, function, gross motor, hearts, helping caregivers, homeschool, interoception, LD, learning disabilities, learning disorders, life skills, loud noises, mindfulness, movement, movement breaks, Occupational therapists, occupational therapy, organizing, OT, OT treatment, parenting, pediatric, preparation, printables, processing emotions, products for therapists, PT, PT. COTA, resources, school, School OT, school therapy, self-care, senses, sensory, sensory bins, sensory processing, sensory processing disorder, social, social skills, SPD, SPD 101, special education, supporting special needs, teacher, teachers, teaching, teaching successfully, therapist, therapist information, therapy, therapy tools, treatment ideas, weighted, weighted blankets
Children show behavior when they are trying to communicate but either cannot find the words or do not understand the appropriate way to calm themselves. Simply saying, ‘Calm Down!’ is not helpful. I encourage you to consider how you might feel if...
by Cara | Mar 9, 2018 | Active kids, activities, Easter, family, fine motor activities, for OTs, fun activities, fun ideas, holiday, holiday break, Occupational therapists, play to learn, seasons, sensory, sensory bins, sensory processing, Spring, Uncategorized
I love spring and eating Peeps candy. The best thing about today’s sensory activity is that you can play with this fun dough that engages multiple senses including tactile, smell, and taste. Easter Peeps Sensory Play Dough is also awesome because it’s...
by Cara | Feb 16, 2018 | Active kids, activity cards, ADHD, behavior, brain body connections, brain breaks, caregiver tips, caregivers, childhood stress, clinic, cognition, continuing education, development, eight senses, emotion, for OTs, FREE, freebies, helping caregivers, interoception, life skills, movement breaks, Occupational therapists, OT, parenting, resources, self-stimulation, senses, sensory, sensory processing, shopping, special needs, supporting special needs, teacher, Trauma
One of the biggest questions I receive as a pediatric OT is, ‘how can I tell the difference between sensory and behavior?’ Identifying whether it is sensory or behavior is much more complicated than you might think. In fact, my two-hour course is packed...
by Cara | Dec 11, 2017 | Active kids, freebies, fun activities, pediatric, sensory processing, sensory processing disorder, Star Wars
Activities, have I! Wait? I think Yoda got into my computer keyboard! I can remember seeing the Star Wars films with my parents when I was a kid. Since then, I’ve had the pleasure of taking my own kids to see Star Wars movies! We are big Star Wars fans in our...
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
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 Sensory Bin...
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