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Train Themed Sensory Ideas
Kids with sensory needs can benefit from a themed intervention. The child that craves sensory input can benefit from a set of sensory activities that are designed around their special interests. The same holds true for the child who pulls back from sensations. A set of sensory activities with a special theme can be motivating…
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Mindfulness for Kids YouTube Videos
Mindfulness is an important part of self-regulation and the ability to regulate our senses, feelings, and body. It’s a skill that allows us to be aware of our body without responding rashly. Mindfulness for kids is important in the ability to pay attention and responding to input from the world around us, including emotionally and…
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Slime Hand Strength Exercises
If your house is like mine, you have homemade slime filling containers and plastic baggies everywhere! The slime craze is very much still oozing over here! With all of the slime sitting around, I thought it might be fun to put it to work and use it to work those hand muscles. Here are creative…
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3 Handwriting Activities Using Colored Pencils
Handwriting practice doesn’t need to be boring! This handwriting activity uses colored pencils with bright and vivid colors to make a colorful activity that seems more like a game than working on handwriting skills like letter formation and pencil pressure. If you’ve been following The OT Toolbox for long, then you know that creative handwriting…
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Tips for Getting Sensory Kids to Wear Winter Clothes
You’ve probably seen the kids that wear shorts all winter long. Or those that go out into 20 degree weather with only a hoodie to keep them warm. What gives? In this article, we’re talking about sensory friendly winter clothing and tips for getting sensory kids to wear winter clothing. I know I can not…
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Easy Handwriting Accommodation Strategies for the Classroom
Many times kids who struggle with handwriting problems or challenges need some handwriting accommodations in order to complete written work with legible handwriting and efficient manner. The handwriting strategies listed below are handwriting accommodations that can be used in a variety of classroom settings or in the home. The compilation of instructional ideas and handwriting…
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How to Teach Tow Rope Cursive Letter Connection
In this blog post, we’re covering how to teach cursive letter connections for the tow rope letters, or those cursive letters that connect at the middle line. Most letters connect to the next letter on the baseline, but these set of letters throw things off a bit! Let’s explore this set of cursive letters. Tow…
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Christmas Fine Motor Activities
If you work with kids, you might be thinking about Christmas activity ideas that promote the development of fine motor skills. These Christmas Fine Motor Activities are creative ideas that boost dexterity, build fine motor strength, promote precision of grasp, enhance separation of the two sides of the hand, and enhance tripod grasp with a…
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Strategies to Address Visual Perception Needs and Handwriting
When visual perceptual skills interfere with handwriting, students can be limited in copying skills, placing letters and words on lines, and in given spaces on worksheets. There are other red flags related to visual processing and handwriting. These challenges really impact legibility, letter reversals, letter size, and overall neatness of handwriting. While parents and teachers…
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Fine Motor Strength Piper Cleaner Activity
This pipe cleaner activity is a quick and easy hand strengthening activity that can be beneficial for developing the muscles of the hands needed for small motor tasks like manipulating objects, clothing fasteners, and pencil grasp. Activities like this one can help with fine motor skills that are necessary for so many tasks. Use this fine motor…
