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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 …

Building Blocks of Play

admin November 23, 2016bilateral coordination, confidence, construction, creativity, executive functioning, fine motor, hape, hope learning toys, imagination, magnatiles, STEM products, tegu, visual skills, waldorf Leave a Comment

Building/Construction ToysThis is one of my favorite sections to complete each year. While there are several items that are always on there, I have included …

For The Budding Artist

admin November 22, 2016arts and crafts, bilateral coordination, coloring, confidence, creativity, fine motor, orb factory, pompoms, self esteem, social skills, STEM products, sticky mosaics, strengthening, visual skills Leave a Comment

One of my favorite things to recommend to families for gifts are arts and crafts kits or activity books. Not only are they great for …

Game On!

admin November 18, 2016blue orange, confidence, eye hand coordination, family, fine motor, games, graphomotor, gross motor, peaceable kingdom, self esteem, social skills, visual skills Leave a Comment

Games make a great gift, especially if you are looking for gifts that will be good for the whole family. In a day and age …

It’s All About the Self-Care Skills

admin October 4, 2016adls, chopsticks, confidence, ez sox, fine motor, hogwild, independence, reflo smart cup, self esteem, skip hop, soft clothing, u-lace, zoo sticks Leave a Comment

Whenever I tell people what I do as an occupational therapist, I tell them I get to play with some of New York City’s coolest …

This Is Just The Beginning of Your Story

admin August 29, 2016confidence, creativity, drawing, executive functioning, focus, graphomotor, handwriting, imagination, live inspired, school age, self esteem, speech and language, story starters Leave a Comment

As my daughter gets older, I find that she has become much more interested in stories. Not only listening to stories, but creating her own. …

Just The Two of Us!

admin June 27, 2016activity books, attention, bilateral coordination, coloring, confidence, creativity, executive functioning, eye hand coordination, focus, graphomotor, imagination, self esteem, social skills Leave a Comment

One of my favorite things to do is color. Now this shouldn’t come as a surprise since I blog about coloring books all the time. …

Sometimes It’s Good To Manipulate

admin April 22, 2016bilateral coordination, confidence, creativity, eye hand coordination, fine motor, grasping, organization, planning, self esteem, social skill, strengthening, visual skills Leave a Comment

One of the most common goals I have to work on is improving hand strength with the kids I work with. Decreased grasp strength leads …

Goody Goody Gumdrops! Drawing Made Easy and Fun!

admin February 8, 2016activity book, confidence, doodling, drawing, ed emberley, graphomotor, grasping, self esteem, visual skills Leave a Comment

For those of you who are regular readers, you will know that I am always on the lookout for new activity and drawing books. Yesterday, …

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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