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For The Budding Artist

admin November 22, 2016arts and crafts, bilateral coordination, coloring, confidence, creativity, fine motor, orb factory, pompoms, self esteem, social skills, STEM products, sticky mosaics, strengthening, visual skills Leave a Comment

One of my favorite things to recommend to families for gifts are arts and crafts kits or activity books. Not only are they great for …

Road Trip Fun!

admin July 7, 2016aquadoodle, attention, boogie board, boredom, executive functioning, eye hand coordination, fine motor, focus, games, graphomotor, language, orb factory, organization, social skills, stickers, usbourne Leave a Comment

I’m only a couple of days into summer vacation with my daughter and it’s going really well. I mean, the fact that we don’t have …

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 …

We Are Family!

admin February 22, 2016arts and crafts, baking, blocks, building toys, cooking, games, magnatiles, orb factory, paristanyc, siblings, social skills, sticky mosaics, tegu Leave a Comment

When you work with children, you end up working with their entire family….and that’s pretty fantastic. We all know the importance of family, especially the …

Stick It To Me!

admin January 12, 2016crossing midline, cutting, eye hand coordination, grasping, lee magic, orb factory, stickers, sticky mosaics, strengthening, visual skills, visual tracking, writing Leave a Comment

According to my friends at Red Tricycle today is National Sticker Day which I love to know. I have always loved stickers. As a matter …

Let’s Get Social!

admin December 9, 2015building toys, coloring, crafts, executive functioning, fine motor, games, gross motor, magnatiles, orb factory, puzzles, social skills, sports, visual skills Leave a Comment

The holiday season has always been my favorite but since moving to New York City and having a child of my own, it’s become even …

Screen Free Summer Fun

admin May 27, 2015blue orange, boogie board, executive functioning, eye hand coordination, fine motor, games, graphomotor, grasping, gross motor, ogosports, orb factory, social skills, usborne, visual skills Leave a Comment

Last week, I blogged about a bunch of apps that would be good for kids to use during the summer. I know, and totally respect, …

Let’s Get Crafty!

admin November 28, 2014arts and crafts, bilateral coordination, boogie board, eye hand coordination, fine motor, grasping, orb factory, sticky mosaics, strengthening, visual motor Leave a Comment

I could spend hours looking at the craft section of any toy store. Arts and crafts are a dream for occupational therapists because they can …

Sticky Business-Orb Factory Forest Friends

admin March 24, 2013eye hand coordination, fine motor, grasping, orb factory, preschool, school age, sticky mosaics, strengthening, visual motor Leave a Comment

Just a quick post for any of you looking for a cute Easter present for your preschooler or school age child, I have the perfect …

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