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Open-Ended Play and Sensory Materials Gift Guide

admin December 1, 20212021 gift guide, babies, building toys, creativity, fine motor, free play, holiday, imagination, open ended play, sensory play, toddler, visual skills Leave a Comment

I say this a lot and you will read it throughout this post, but how I wish I knew what I know now about open-ended …

Baby and Toddler Holiday Gift Guide 2021

admin November 7, 20212021 gift guide, bilateral coordination, creativity, fine motor, free play, grasp strength, hand eye coordination, holiday, imagination, occupational therapy, open ended play, toddlers Leave a Comment

I haven’t done a toddler specific guide before but I felt like it was really important this year. When you think about it, toddlers are …

2017 Holiday Gift Guide

admin December 1, 2017activity books, arts and crafts, construction, executive functioning, fine motor, gross motor, holiday, motor planning, openended play, plus plus, social skills, strengthening, tegu, visual skills Leave a Comment

It’s the hap-happiest time of the year which means that it’s also time for my annual gift guide. I began this gift guide years ago …

Luck of the Crafty Irish

admin March 15, 2016bilateral coordination, crafts, eye hand coordination, fine motor, graphomotor, grasping, holiday, patterns, sequencing, st. patricks day, tactile defensiveness Leave a Comment

As a child, I grew up being told that there was no day more important for us irish than St. Patrick’s day. There was always …

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 …

All You Need Is Love

admin February 12, 2014bilateral coordination, crafts, cutting, fine motor, grasping, holiday, preschool, school age, sorting, valentines day, visual motor, visual perceptual, zoo sticks Leave a Comment

As a child, Valentine’s Day was just like any other day. As a family, we didn’t do much to celebrate the day. We would make …

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. …