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Ten OT Tools For Under $10

admin September 13, 2017attention, bilateral coordination, fine motor, focus, grasp, hand eye coordination, hogwild, lee magic, manipulation skills, strengthening, toys, visual skills, wikki stix Leave a Comment

Often times, parents of the kids I work with are looking for activities that they can do at home to carryover the work we do …

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Supplies!

admin September 6, 2017back to school, calendars, executive functioning, handwriting, ooly, organization, school supplies, writing instruments, yoobi Leave a Comment

I have been procrastinating getting myself and daughter ready for the new school year. For some reason, no summer seems to have gone by quicker …

The Plus of Plus Plus Blocks!

admin July 21, 2017bilateral coordination, building toys, creativity, fine motor, grasping, hand eye coordination, manipulation skills, openended play, plus plus, social skills Leave a Comment

As I mentioned in my last blog post, I am spending the summer learning as much about open ended play and how I could incorporate …

A Popping Good Time!

admin July 5, 2017bilateral coordination, creativity, executive functioning, fine motor, imagination, manipulation skills, openended play, organizational skills, planning, popoids, social skills, strengthening Leave a Comment

There are a few toys/tools that pretty much every occupational therapist and therapeutic gym has. One of those are wrapper snappers or pop tubes. This …

Sum..Sum…Summertime Writing!

admin June 21, 2017confidence, creativity, discovery putty, drawing, executive functioning, fun and function, graphomotor, handwriting, Legos, organizational skills, self esteem, social skills, summer activities Leave a Comment

For some kids, summer vacation is well under way. For others, like my daughter, there are still a handful of days left. We are so …

More Than Meets the Eye

admin May 4, 2017attention, color recognition, executive functioning, focus, hand eye coordination, matching, organizational skills, social skills, speech and language, strength, visual attention, visual skills Leave a Comment

As the end of the school year approaches, I am trying hard to make these last few months of therapy as fun and motivating as …

Spring Into Action!

admin March 28, 2017cooperative play, endurance, executive functioning, fine motor, gross motor, motor planning, obstacle course, organizational skills, scavenger hunt, social skills, strength Leave a Comment

Here on the east coast, there are little glimmers of hope that Spring is actually on its way. Between the rainy days, there is warmer …

Big Kid Finger Fun!

admin March 20, 2017attention, executive functioning, fine motor, focus, grasping, hand eye coordination, manipulation skills, organization, school age, social skills, visual skills Leave a Comment

When kids are younger, I find it is easier to get them to do their strengthening work during our therapy sessions. Oftentimes, you can hide …

New Year, New Toys

admin January 30, 2017bilateral coordination, color recognition, educational insights, fat brain toys, fine motor, games, grasping skills, hand eye coordination, lakeshore, peaceable kingdom, social skills, squigz, visual skills Leave a Comment

One of the things that tends to happen to me during holiday shopping for my daughter and other kids is that I end up getting …

Snow Day Fun!

admin January 10, 2017arts and crafts, bilateral coordination, cutting, fine motor, graphomotor, hand eye coordination, play, snow day, social skills, strengthening, tactile defensiveness, visual skills Leave a Comment

I spent most of this past weekend playing outside in the snow. I’m not sure who enjoys the snowy weather more: me or my 6 …

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