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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “school age”

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 …

Let’s Get the Doodling Started

admin March 23, 2013app, doodlecast, drawing, graphomotor, handwriting, imagination, iPad, play, preschooler, school age, social skills, visual motor, visual perceptual, zinc roe 1 Comment

Until I began working with kids what seems like a lifetime ago, I didn’t realize that not being able to draw was something so many …

Hiho, Hiho, Hiho Batik We Go

admin March 13, 2013art, arts and crafts, attention, batik, crafts, eye hand coordination, fine motor, hiho batik, motor planning, park slope, school age, self esteem, sequencing, social skills, tracing, visual motor, visual perceptual Leave a Comment

I don’t consider myself entirely crafty. I love it and am inspired by crafty moms who spend hours crafting with their children. When I had …

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 …

Square by Square a Mosaic is Made

admin February 19, 2013art, boys, color, eye hand coordination, fine motor, Girls, grasping, matching, mosaic, number identification, orbfactory, school age, social skills, strengthening, toddler, visual motor, visual perceptual skills Leave a Comment

For the last several years, I have compiled a holiday toy suggestion list for the families I work work with; this is my 2012 Holiday …

EZ as 1, 2, 3

admin February 3, 2013bilateral coordination, clothing, following directions, independence, occupational therapy, school age, self care skills, sequencing, toddler, visual motor Leave a Comment

This is mainly a toy blog, but as an occupational therapist, I spend a lot of time helping children in becoming more independent. Not only …

Let’s Face It, This is Fun!

admin January 30, 2013body awareness, copying, fine motor, games, matching, motor planning, occupational therapy, preschool, school age, sequencing, social skills, visual motor, visual perceptual skills 1 Comment

I was at Little Things Toy Store in Brooklyn the other day looking for something for Quinn. Out of the corner of my eye, I …

Question from a Reader

admin January 8, 2013bilateral coordination, children, friendship skills, magformers, magnatiles, occupational therapy, preschool, school age, social skills, team work, toys, visual motor, visual perceptual skills Leave a Comment

What do you think of magformers? Owen played with some at a store on his birthday so we bought some for Christmas. They are pricy, …

Lego Friends-Legos for Girls!

admin March 7, 2012fine motor, following directions, Girls, Legos, school age, strengthening, visual motor 1 Comment

I am not sure what has taken Lego so long to do this, but I love that they have finally introduced Lego sets for girls. …

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