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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “fine motor”

These Blocks are Golden!

admin November 20, 2013bilateral coordination, building toys, confidence, construction, fine motor, Girls, goldie blox, preschool, school age, self esteem, social skills, spatial skills, visual motor Leave a Comment

I don’t really blog about things that I haven’t personally tried but with the holidays about a week away and people looking for gifts, I …

2013 Holiday Gift Guide

admin November 14, 2013activity books, apps, arts and crafts, fine motor, gross motor, holiday, sensory processing, social skills, toy stores, toys 1 Comment

I honestly can’t believe it’s that time of year already. It seems like it was just yesterday when I put together last year’s gift guide. …

Un-bee-lievably Fun Word Game!

admin September 30, 2013blue orange, executive functioning, fine motor, games, group games, handwriting, organization, school age, speech therapy, visual motor Leave a Comment

Since most of the kids I work with are between the ages of 3 and 6, I tend to blog about items appropriate for that …

Pinch It To Believe How Great It Is

admin September 16, 2013apps, attention, eye hand coordination, fine motor, focus, iPad, motor planning, organization, pincer grasp, pinching, problem solving, school age, visual motor, visual tracking 1 Comment

When I think about how much has changed since I became an occupational therapist over ten years ago, I think about the iPad and how …

Just Scratching the Surface

admin September 13, 2013arts and crafts, attention, bilateral coordination, coloring, fine motor, focus, grasping, handwriting, melissa and doug, regulation, scratch art, visual motor, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

In general, I have been a big fan of scratch art for as long as I can remember. I have memories of making my own …

What’s in Your (OT) Closet??

admin August 27, 2013fine motor, games, grasping, handwriting, kumon, pencils, pincer grasp, preschool, school age, scissors, strengthening, toys, visual motor, workbooks 3 Comments

I may be in a bit of denial about summer ending and school beginning in the next couple of weeks. I love the quietness of …

Rainbow Brights!

admin August 14, 2013arts and crafts, bilateral coordination, fine motor, focus, friendship skills, grasping, modulation, organization, regulation, school age, social skills, visual motor 8 Comments

If you have a young girl or know any young girls (or young boys for that matter), I am pretty certain you have heard of …

It’s All About Teamwork

admin August 9, 2013cooperative play, eye hand coordination, fine motor, focus, following directions, frustration, games, gross motor, modulation, motor planning, preschool, regulation, social skills, team work Leave a Comment

As a therapist, I wear many hats. I do all the 1:1 private practice stuff at two sensory gyms in NYC (Heads Up and SAGE). …

8-Bit Art Start for Little Hands

admin July 30, 2013arts and crafts, attention, confidence, eye hand coordination, fine motor, focus, grasping, organization, pincer grasp, scanning, school age, self esteem, stickers, travel, visual motor, visual tracking Leave a Comment

With summer in full swing and many people packing up and getting ready for vacations, I have been asked for suggestions for long plane and …

An App That Has Me All Fingers and Thumbs

admin July 24, 2013apps, attention, dexteria jr, eye hand coordination, fine motor, grasping, iPad, pinching, preschool, scanning, tracing, visual motor, visual tracking 2 Comments

I am sure it is totally obvious how much I love finding good apps. Ones that will motivate my kids and keep them interested while …

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