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Game Time!

admin November 13, 2017board games, collaboration, executive functioning, fat brain toys, fine motor, grasp, lakeshore, peaceable kingdom, social skills, strengthening, team work, visual skills, zoo sticks Leave a Comment

This part of my Holiday Gift Guide focuses on games. Some of these games make my list each and every year but many are new …

Ten OT Tools For Under $10

admin September 13, 2017attention, bilateral coordination, fine motor, focus, grasp, hand eye coordination, hogwild, lee magic, manipulation skills, strengthening, toys, visual skills, wikki stix Leave a Comment

Often times, parents of the kids I work with are looking for activities that they can do at home to carryover the work we do …

My Top 10 OT Tools

admin April 8, 2016cutting, discovery putty, eye hand coordination, fun and function, games, grasp, orb factory, scissors, sticky mosaics, strengthening, usborne, visual skills, zoom ball Leave a Comment

For those of you who aren’t occupational therapists, you may not realize that April is Occupational Therapy Month. It began in 1980 and was scheduled …

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 …

Let’s Boogie…Again!

admin October 21, 2015bilateral coordination, fine motor, graphomotor, grasp, grasping, handwriting, letter recognition, preschool, school age, visual perceptual skills Leave a Comment

In February, I wrote a post all about the Boogie Board writing tablet. I was obsessed with it back then and still am. So when I was in Mary Arnold …

Eggcellent Crafting!

admin March 30, 2015bilateral coordination, chopsticks, color recognition, crafts, easter, eye hand coordination, grasp, handwriting, matching, preschool, school age, sorting, spring, strengthening, visual perceptual skills Leave a Comment

Easter is less than a week away. I love Easter. I’m not sure if it is knowing that Spring really has to be close if …

I Love Love!

admin February 6, 2015attention, bilateral coordination, confidence, crafts, creativity, executive functioning, eye hand coordination, focus, grasp, self esteem, valentines day, visual motor, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

Growing up, my family didn’t do much to celebrate Valentine’s Day. My mom would pick up cupcakes or cookies with hearts on them and we …

The Name of the Game is Fun!

admin November 21, 2014bilateral coordination, blue orange, executive functioning, eye hand coordination, fine motor, games, grasp, social skills, visual motor, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

My final sneak peak to this year’s Holiday Gift Guide before I publish it in its entirety features some of my favorite games that can …

Ready…Set…Draw

admin November 5, 2013arts and crafts, attention, drawing, focus, grasp, motor planning, organization, peter pauper press, preschool, school age, visual motor, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

Sorry for the hiatus. Getting into the swing of things this school year has proven to be a bit tricky. Lots of new things going …

Building Just Got More Fun!

admin July 19, 2013bilateral coordination, building toys, confidence, fine motor, frustration, grasp, in-hand manipulation, LaQ, organization, school age, self esteem, social skills, sorting, strengthening, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

Recently, I took a trip to the Bronx Zoo with my family to check out their new Dinosaur Safari. While we were annoyingly shut out …

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