Rainbow Brights!

admin August 14, 2013arts and crafts, bilateral coordination, fine motor, focus, friendship skills, grasping, modulation, organization, regulation, school age, social skills, visual motor 8 Comments

If you have a young girl or know any young girls (or young boys for that matter), I am pretty certain you have heard of …

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It’s All About Teamwork

admin August 9, 2013cooperative play, eye hand coordination, fine motor, focus, following directions, frustration, games, gross motor, modulation, motor planning, preschool, regulation, social skills, team work Leave a Comment

As a therapist, I wear many hats.  I do all the 1:1 private practice stuff at two sensory gyms in NYC (Heads Up and SAGE). …

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8-Bit Art Start for Little Hands

admin July 30, 2013arts and crafts, attention, confidence, eye hand coordination, fine motor, focus, grasping, organization, pincer grasp, scanning, school age, self esteem, stickers, travel, visual motor, visual tracking Leave a Comment

With summer in full swing and many people packing up and getting ready for vacations, I have been asked for suggestions for long plane and …

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An App That Has Me All Fingers and Thumbs

admin July 24, 2013apps, attention, dexteria jr, eye hand coordination, fine motor, grasping, iPad, pinching, preschool, scanning, tracing, visual motor, visual tracking 2 Comments

I am sure it is totally obvious how much I love finding good apps.  Ones that will motivate my kids and keep them interested while …

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Building Just Got More Fun!

admin July 19, 2013bilateral coordination, building toys, confidence, fine motor, frustration, grasp, in-hand manipulation, LaQ, organization, school age, self esteem, social skills, sorting, strengthening, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

Recently, I took a trip to the Bronx Zoo with my family to check out their new Dinosaur Safari.  While we were annoyingly shut out …

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I Scream, You Scream, We all Scream for Ice Cream

admin July 17, 2013apps, attention, focus, games, iPad, memory, modulation, organization, preschool, social skills, visual memory, wombi Leave a Comment

Due to the major heat wave we are experiencing here on the east coast, I figured I would try keeping with the summer theme and …

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It’s all in the Pop(sicle)

admin July 11, 2013bilateral coordination, cooking, fine motor, following directions, organization, preschool, school age, sequencing, social skills, summer, visual motor Leave a Comment

With summer and the heat here, I thought it was time to write about an awesome popsicle maker that the whole family could enjoy.  Last …

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Collage Fun for Little Hands

admin June 16, 2013animals, art, arts and crafts, attention, bilateral coordination, djeco, fine motor, focus, friendship skills, grasping, matching, preschool, school age, social skills, visual motor, visual perceptual skills Leave a Comment

I am constantly on the lookout for arts and craft projects that I can do with my preschoolers at work.  Something that can be worked …

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Learning the ABCs Has Never Been SO Much Fun!

admin May 23, 2013alphabet, apps, attention, focus, grasping, imagine machine, iPad, letter recognition, matching, preschool, social skills, visual motor, visual perceptual 1 Comment

There are few things that make me happier than finding a great app to use at work.  It’s such a great feeling to introduce a …

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Fishing Around is Fun!

admin May 18, 2013attention, balance, bilateral coordination, eye hand coordination, focus, game, modulation, norman and jules, preschool, regulation, school age, toys, visual motor 1 Comment

I think all us therapists are familiar with the magnetic fishing puzzle by Melissa and Doug.  I must use mine nearly 1000 times a year …

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