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Write On! Summer Writing Ideas

admin June 3, 2019creativity, graphic novel, hand eye coordination, handwriting, imagination, rebel girl journal, scholastic, school age, summer activities, visual skills, visual tracking, wimpy kid Leave a Comment

The end of the school year is just around the corner and there is a level of excitement in the kids that I work with …

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The Best of January

admin January 24, 2019bilateral coordination, creativity, fine motor, grasping skills, hand eye coordination, imagination, norman and jules, ooly, open ended play, rose and rex, self esteem, social emotional learning, social skills Leave a Comment

It’s been a bit rough getting back into the swing of things at work. January is historically a tricky month because of all the paperwork …

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The Small Stuff-Stocking Stuffers and Small Gifts

admin December 7, 2018arts and crafts, creativity, fine motor, games, gift guide 2018, grasping skills, holidays, imagination, sensory play, small gifts, stocking stuffers, strengthening, visual skills Leave a Comment

There are lots of times when you just need a small gift for people on your list or you are looking for some new and …

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2018 Holiday Gift Guide-Open Ended Toy Edition

admin November 8, 2018building toys, confidence, creativity, fine motor, gift guide 2018, hand eye coordination, imagination, magnatiles, open ended play, problem solving, rose and rex, self esteem, social emotional, social skills, tegu Leave a Comment

I can’t believe the time to work on my gift guide is already here! With Hanukkah less than a month away and Christmas just about …

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Awesome Activity Books for All Ages!

admin July 12, 2018attention, confidence, creativity, drawing, executive functioning, focus, graphomotor, grasping, imagination, journals, lazoo, mrs. grossman's, prewriting, stickers, usbourne, visual skills, wee society, writing Leave a Comment

This is one of my favorite posts to write all year long.  I spend a kind of ridiculous amount of time in bookstores.  Now that  …

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Stick It To Me!

admin June 10, 2018alex toys, arts and crafts, attention, creativity, executive functioning, fine motor, focus, grasping, melissa and doug, mrs. grossman's, on the go, pipsticks, stickers, usbourne, visual motor, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

For any of you who follow me regularly, you may know my love for the Orb Factory Sticky Mosaics.  Unfortunately, it seems like they are …

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Book of the Week-The Dot

admin February 14, 2018children's books, confidence, crafts, creativity, peter h. reynolds, self esteem, social emotional, the dot Leave a Comment

For the last several weeks at The Meeting House our theme has been not having to be perfect.  We have read several wonderful books about …

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Bits and Pieces FTW!

admin October 16, 2017bilateral coordination, creativity, executive functioning, fat brain toys, fine motor, frustration, manipulation skills, social skills, strengthening, The Offbits, visual attention, visual motor Leave a Comment

I am sure we all have that website that just sucks you in and you can be hypnotized to buy just about anything.  For me, …

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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 …

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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 …

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