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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 …

How to Make Handwriting Fun….not Work

admin January 28, 2016blue orange, educational insights, graphomotor, grasp, handwriting, iPad, LetterSchool, magnets, originator, shaving cream, spot it, stylus, writing instruments, writing wizard Leave a Comment

I’ve been a mom for almost 6 years now and each and every day has been a learning moment. This year, as she is a …

2015 Holiday Gift Guide

admin November 16, 2015bilateral coordination, educational insights, eye hand coordination, fine motor, holiday, janod, letter recognition, matching, shapes, social skill, strengthening, tiggly, visual attention, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

It honestly feels like it was just yesterday that I was putting together my 2014 Gift Guide. This list is a labor of love but …

More Than Meets The Eye

admin November 11, 2015bilateral coordination, educational insights, eye hand coordination, fine motor, janod, letter recognition, matching, shapes, strengthening, tiggly, visual attention, visual perceptual, visual perceptual skills Leave a Comment

In this portion of my 2015 Holiday Gift Guide, I focus on fun toys that work on building a variety of visual skills. Visual skills, …

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 …