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2018 Holiday Gift Guide-This and That

admin November 28, 2018bilateral coordination, executive functioning, family games, fine motor, gift guide 2018, gross motor, hand eye coordination, ooly, sensory play, vertical surface, visual skills Leave a Comment

In this installment of the 2018 Holiday Gift Guide, I share a bunch of my favorite toys, games and craft sets. I have also included …

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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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Crazy for OOLY

admin September 17, 2018attention, bilateral coordination, crafts, executive functioning, fine motor, focus, grasping, hand eye coordination, handwriting, ooly, visual skills Leave a Comment

I’ll be the first to admit that I might have a bit of an obsession when it comes to buying supplies for work. It’s pretty …

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Back to School Essentials

admin September 4, 2018back to school, calendars, executive functioning, fine motor, independence, ooly, organization, planning, school supplies, visual motor, writing instruments, yoobi Leave a Comment

I am in complete denial that we are in our final moments of summer vacation. However, it’s hard to be in denial when so many …

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Summer Crafting With Your Bigs!

admin July 25, 2018aquabeads, art, arts and crafts, beads, bilateral coordination, bracelets, executive functioning, fine motor, friendship, grasping skills, hand eye coordination, kid made modern, norman and jules, putty Leave a Comment

Today’s blog post was inspired by all the summer camp posts I have been seeing all over Facebook and Instagram. I have an 8 year …

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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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On The Go Fun!

admin May 15, 2018arts and crafts, executive functioning, fine motor, graphomotor, grasping skills, kid made modern, Legos, on the go, ooly, visual motor, visual perceptual, wikki stix Leave a Comment

It’s hard to believe that the end of another school year is quickly approaching.  Being the mother of a second grader, the countdown to the …

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The Write Stuff!

admin March 29, 2018bilateral coordination, crayola, fine motor, grasping, handwriting, ooly, preschool, school age, stylus, tripod grasp, twee, vertical surface, writing instruments Leave a Comment

There are several reasons children are referred to occupational therapy but one of the most common, especially for school age children, is because of difficulties …

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What’s App?

admin March 6, 2018apps, attention, executive functioning, fine motor, focus, graphomotor, grasping skills, hand eye coordination, LetterSchool, originator, pepiplay, preschool, sago mini, school age, visual skills Leave a Comment

One of the most asked questions I get is what is on my iPad?  While parents want to limit the amount of time their kids …

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Boom Yah!

admin February 2, 2018bilateral coordination, eye hand coordination, fine motor, games, grasp strength, modulation, moose toys, regulation, sportsmanship, visual motor Leave a Comment

One of the things I love about the holiday season is that it often means the discovery of new toys to bring into work.  I …

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