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Letter Formation Rhymes
letter rhymes packet on green and white background with text that says “Free Letter Rhymes”
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Baking Soda Dough Snowman
This post on baking soda cornstarch dough was originally written January 22, 2014 and updated November 18, 2023. Many years ago, we made this baking soda dough cornstarch recipe to make baking soda dough snowmen. It was a fun sensory play activity for Christmas, and one of the many Christmas occupational therapy activities that we…
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Dinosaur Game Kids Love
If you have kids, you probably have heard of the dinosaur game on Google where a click of a button sends a T-Rex running across the screen. However, we have a dinosaur game that challenged active movement, balance, and gross motor skills. This dinosaur game is a huge hit among kids. It’s a movement-based dinosaur…
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Easy No-Sew Felt Christmas Cookies
This holiday season, why not incorporate no sew felt crafts with a set of felt Christmas cookies? Many years ago, we created these felt Christmas cookies as a holiday dramatic play activity with pretend Christmas cookies. Not only is this a fun Christmas dramatic play idea, it’s also a way to build skills this time…
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Wikki Stix Activities
Are you doing any Wikki Stix activities to support fine motor skills, visual motor skills, letter formation, and other underlying skill areas? If you are an occupational therapist, you have most likely heard of, or used Wikki Stix® (Amazon affiliate link). After being prompted to write about these neat little sticks, I started to do some…
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Thanksgiving Tree
This blog on about how to make a Thanksgiving tree was originally published 11-13-2012 and was updated 11-9-2023. Today we have a Thanksgiving occupational therapy activity that kids and adults love…a Thanksgiving Tree! This gratitude activity is a powerful and meaningful way to express thanks and gratitude this time of year. What is a Thanksgiving…
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Christmas Mindfulness
If Christmas mindfulness is something you would like to achieve this holiday season, we’ve got a seasonal strategy for you. This deep breaths Christmas tree is a deep breathing exercise that is sure to be a go-to Christmas season mindfulness activity that supports self-regulation needs for kids and families. Use this holiday sensory tool along…
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Christmas Tree Hole Punch Activity
This hole punch Christmas tree craft was originally published 11-19-2015 and was updated 11-8-2023. This Christmas Tree Hole Punch activity is an OLD fine motor activity on our site, but it’s one you’ll want to add to your Christmas occupational therapy activity line up. Why? Because the simple Christmas tree activity is easy to set…
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Sensory Benefits of Oobleck
This blog post on the sensory benefits of oobleck was originally published 9-12-2015 and updated on 11-8-2023. There are many sensory benefits of oobleck and playing with this sensory material is a powerful therapy tool! In this blog post, we’re sharing why we love to use oobleck as a sensory tool for building skills. Plus,…
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Oobleck Activities
Today we’re covering oobleck activities as a fun sensory material to challenge tactile sensory input and inspire messy sensory play. Oobleck is the non-Newtonian fluid that shifts from liquid to solid and back again, all at a person’s fingertips, just by the pressure applied to it, and it’s a great sensory material! Let’s cover some…
