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This Game is Nut-Tastic!

admin March 5, 2013attention, color recognition, educational insights, focus, following directions, games, grasping, occupational therapy, preschool, social skills, visual motor, visual perceptual, visual tracking Leave a Comment

I tend to have a hard time finding board games that are good for younger children. As an occupational therapist, I am constantly on the …

Endless fun learning your alphabet

admin March 1, 2013alphabet, apps, grasping, iPad, matching, occupational therapy, sequencing, speech therapy, visual motor, visual perceptual, visual tracking 1 Comment

Every once in a while I find out about a new app and have to share it with everyone. Endless Alphabet is one of those …

It’s All in the Wrist

admin February 26, 2013attention, fine motor, focus, games, manipulation skills, occupational therapy, organization, regulation, social skills, strengthening, tenzi, visual motor, visual perceptual, visual tracking Leave a Comment

One of my many occupational therapy jobs is that I am a founding member of The Meeting House, an after school program for school age …

They Did it Again-Bugs and Bubbles

admin February 22, 2013alphabet, apps, attention, bugs and bubbles, bugs and buttons, eye hand coordination, focus, grasping, iPad, little bit studio, occupational therapy, pinching, preschool, school age, visual tracking Leave a Comment

Months back, I wrote this blog about Bugs and Buttons. Recently, I discovered another great app from Little Bit Studio, creators of Bugs and Buttons. Bugs and …

Square by Square a Mosaic is Made

admin February 19, 2013art, boys, color, eye hand coordination, fine motor, Girls, grasping, matching, mosaic, number identification, orbfactory, school age, social skills, strengthening, toddler, visual motor, visual perceptual skills Leave a Comment

For the last several years, I have compiled a holiday toy suggestion list for the families I work work with; this is my 2012 Holiday …

The Writing is on the pad…the iPad

admin February 15, 2013alphabet, fizzbrain apps, graphomotor, handwriting, handwriting without tears, iPad, iPhone, LetterSchool, visual motor, visual perceptual skills Leave a Comment

I am always looking for great handwriting apps. One of the things I work on with most of my children is handwriting and encouraging them …

EZ as 1, 2, 3

admin February 3, 2013bilateral coordination, clothing, following directions, independence, occupational therapy, school age, self care skills, sequencing, toddler, visual motor Leave a Comment

This is mainly a toy blog, but as an occupational therapist, I spend a lot of time helping children in becoming more independent. Not only …

Let’s Face It, This is Fun!

admin January 30, 2013body awareness, copying, fine motor, games, matching, motor planning, occupational therapy, preschool, school age, sequencing, social skills, visual motor, visual perceptual skills 1 Comment

I was at Little Things Toy Store in Brooklyn the other day looking for something for Quinn. Out of the corner of my eye, I …

Question from a Reader

admin January 8, 2013bilateral coordination, children, friendship skills, magformers, magnatiles, occupational therapy, preschool, school age, social skills, team work, toys, visual motor, visual perceptual skills Leave a Comment

What do you think of magformers? Owen played with some at a store on his birthday so we bought some for Christmas. They are pricy, …

Oh Go, OgoSports!

admin January 4, 2013fine motor, following directions, grasping, manipulation skills, motor planning, occupational therapy, ogosports, patterns, sequencing, strengthening, toys, visual motor, visual perceptual 1 Comment

Happy New Year to you all. I hope that the holiday season treated you all well and that the new year brings you much health …

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