Two Thumbs Up!

admin April 10, 2015attention, color recognition, executive functioning, eye hand coordination, focus, matching, number identification, numbers, organization, social skills, visual motor, visual perception, visual tracking Leave a Comment

Good, simple and fun games are surprisingly hard to come by these days.  Too many games require batteries, make lots of loud sounds and can …

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Eggcellent Crafting!

admin March 30, 2015bilateral coordination, chopsticks, color recognition, crafts, easter, eye hand coordination, grasp, handwriting, matching, preschool, school age, sorting, spring, strengthening, visual perceptual skills Leave a Comment

Easter is less than a week away.  I love Easter.  I’m not sure if it is knowing that Spring really has to be close if …

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Avokiddo Apps=A+ Apps

admin March 27, 2015alphabet, apps, attention, avokiddo, executive functioning, focus, iPad, preschool, problem solving, school age, social skills, visual motor, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

One of things I love most is finding a good app. Even better is when the design studio who created that app has several wonderful …

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Game On!

admin March 6, 2015attention, bilateral coordination, executive functioning, eye hand coordination, fine motor, focus, games, gross motor, motor planning, preschool, problem solving, school age, social skills Leave a Comment

Last week I talked about how I was pretty much bored of all of the apps and toys I have been using since September.  It’s …

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App Happy

admin February 28, 2015alphabet, apps, executive functioning, eye hand coordination, grasping, handwriting, iPad, preschool, puzzle, school age, stylus, visual motor, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

I have had a really hard time keeping up with my blog these last few months.  Between the holidays and being buried with paperwork and …

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Let’s Boogie

admin February 18, 2015art, bilateral coordination, boogie board, creativity, eye hand coordination, grasping, handwriting, preschool, school age Leave a Comment

A couple of years ago, my daughter received a Boogie Board as a birthday gift.  She was a little young and totally uninterested in drawing …

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I Love Love!

admin February 6, 2015attention, bilateral coordination, confidence, crafts, creativity, executive functioning, eye hand coordination, focus, grasp, self esteem, valentines day, visual motor, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

Growing up, my family didn’t do much to celebrate Valentine’s Day.  My mom would pick up cupcakes or cookies with hearts on them and we …

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Launch Into This

admin January 16, 2015attention, eye hand coordination, focus, games, hasbro, organization, school age, social skills, visual attention Leave a Comment

My daughter is at an age where games are really fun for her, especially those that we can play together as a family.  This summer, …

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All Lit Up!

admin December 29, 2014bilateral coordination, color recognition, creativity, executive functioning, eye hand coordination, fine motor, grasping, imagination, matching, pincer grasp, shapes Leave a Comment

So Santa was really good to my girl this year.  He not only brought her all of the crazy things she asked for (he failed …

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Big Kids Still Like Toys!

admin December 20, 2014balance board, bilateral coordination, crafts, executive functioning, focus, graphomotor, grasping, gross motor, self esteem, tweens Leave a Comment

As I finish up my holiday shopping this weekend, I realize that many of the kids that I give to have gotten older and require …

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