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 | May 3, 2018 | Active kids, activities, autism, caregiver tips, caregivers, caring, daily living, downloads, family, following directions, FREE, freebies, function, handouts, helping caregivers, homeschool, life skills, organizing, parenting, parents, play to learn, printables, Spring, supporting special needs, tips
Please share: No one likes cleaning but when families complete activities together, fun memories can be made. Kids need to learn life skills and our free printable gives a visual checklist of what needs to be done. Building proprioceptive activities into cleaning...
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 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
Please share: 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...
by Cara | Apr 9, 2017 | Active kids, activities, ADD, ADHD, autism, children, development, gross motor, occupational therapy, OT, play, playdates, sensory, sensory processing disorder, SPD, Spring break
Please share: Spring break is almost here and our children are going to be looking for fun activities to keep them busy and get the wiggles out. Our spring break activities are Pocket Occupational Therapist approved. Join in with the kids and have fun because our list...
by Cara | Sep 9, 2019 | ADL, ASD, autism, building a child's confidence, occupational therapy, parenting, processing emotions, sensory processing disorder, special needs, supporting special needs, teaching successfully
Please share: While most families look forward to the warm spring weather, there are some of us who look at the transition in weather with anxiety. Similarly, many kids love the cold weather and can’t wait for snow! Other children prefer not to wear any...