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Collage Fun for Little Hands

admin June 16, 2013animals, art, arts and crafts, attention, bilateral coordination, djeco, fine motor, focus, friendship skills, grasping, matching, preschool, school age, social skills, visual motor, visual perceptual skills Leave a Comment

I am constantly on the lookout for arts and craft projects that I can do with my preschoolers at work. Something that can be worked …

Learning the ABCs Has Never Been SO Much Fun!

admin May 23, 2013alphabet, apps, attention, focus, grasping, imagine machine, iPad, letter recognition, matching, preschool, social skills, visual motor, visual perceptual 1 Comment

There are few things that make me happier than finding a great app to use at work. It’s such a great feeling to introduce a …

Fishing Around is Fun!

admin May 18, 2013attention, balance, bilateral coordination, eye hand coordination, focus, game, modulation, norman and jules, preschool, regulation, school age, toys, visual motor 1 Comment

I think all us therapists are familiar with the magnetic fishing puzzle by Melissa and Doug. I must use mine nearly 1000 times a year …

The OgoDisk is Oh So Much Fun

admin April 17, 2013attention, eye hand coordination, focus, games, gross motor, modulation, ogosports, regulation, school age, social skills, toys Leave a Comment

Now that it is starting to really feel like Spring, I thought I would write about one of the toys that I use at the …

Don’t Let the Pigeon Run This Blog

admin April 10, 2013app, attention, focus, following directions, imagination, iPad, language, listening, modulation, preschool, processing, regulation, school age, social skills Leave a Comment

Mo Willems writes some of my favorite children’s books so when I heard that there was an app featuring the Pigeon from his books, I …

Just Spot It!

admin March 26, 2013attention, blue orange, focus, following directions, games, matching, occupational therapy, preschool, school age, sensory processing, social skills, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

Sometimes the simpler the game, the better. I can’t tell you how many games I have purchased because they looked awesome and I thought the …

Pep, Pepi Hooray!

admin March 8, 2013apps, attention, focus, iPad, matching, modulation, occupational therapy, pepi play, preschool, regulation, visual motor, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

I love the iPad. Love it a lot. I love it for all the things I can do with it personally (write emails, check the …

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 …

It’s All in the Wrist

admin February 26, 2013attention, fine motor, focus, games, manipulation skills, occupational therapy, organization, regulation, social skills, strengthening, tenzi, visual motor, visual perceptual, visual tracking Leave a Comment

One of my many occupational therapy jobs is that I am a founding member of The Meeting House, an after school program for school age …

They Did it Again-Bugs and Bubbles

admin February 22, 2013alphabet, apps, attention, bugs and bubbles, bugs and buttons, eye hand coordination, focus, grasping, iPad, little bit studio, occupational therapy, pinching, preschool, school age, visual tracking Leave a Comment

Months back, I wrote this blog about Bugs and Buttons. Recently, I discovered another great app from Little Bit Studio, creators of Bugs and Buttons. Bugs and …

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