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December Sensory Processing Activities
These December Sensory Processing Activities are designed to provide sensory opportunities, Christmas themed sensory prompts, accommodations to holiday activities, and sensory challenges with a Christmas and winter theme. For more Christmas themed developmental activities for Occupational Therapists, parents, and teachers, grab try this free Christmas Occupational Therapy activities printable calendar. December is a time…
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Christmas Proprioception Activities
This time of year, the hustle and bustle of the season can make all of us feel a little out of sorts. For the child with sensory issues, the holiday season can be a real challenge! Try adding Christmas Proprioception Activities into your child’s day for calming strategies to meet sensory needs. For more ideas,…
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Bear Ornament
Making holiday ornaments like this bear ornament with kids is such a fun way to develop fine motor skills, and then see the work hanging on the Christmas tree. Kids will love this teddy bear ornament but occupational therapists will love it even more for the developmental aspects! Add this bear ornament craft to your occupational therapy Christmas crafts. Bear Ornament Check…
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Handwriting Resources
Handwriting can be a tough struggle to overcome. You might work with a child on line awareness or spatial recognition but the child still neglects these areas. You might see letters that are formed poorly so that legibility is greatly impacted. You might help a child on their written work and they seem…
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The Most Creative Lacing Cards and Fine Motor Skills
Fine motor development is essential for so many tasks. Kids begin their fine motor skills development as soon as they are placed in tummy time as an infant. While the manipulation of small motor muscles in activities like lacing cards and handwriting doesn’t come until much later, the building blocks for success in tool manipulation…
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Surprising DIY Pretend Toys from Bottle Caps
Today, I’m sharing a few fun DIY pretend toys made from bottle caps! These craft ideas that are irresistible for imagination, pretend play, and creative time. In fact, make that super cute bottle cap crafts. These are fun ways to inspire pretend play with toys using recycled materials from around the home to create toys, pretend…
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Everything You Need for Your Minecraft Fan
My son is a Minecraft fan. He is obsessed. From playing the game, to pretending with action figures, to reading the books. He is Minecraft obsessed in a big way. Although this is a different sort of post than I usually share, I wanted to put together a gift guide that has everything Minecraft that…
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Why Do Kids Slouch in Their Seats?
You see it every day in the classroom. Kids slouched down at their desks, legs out in the aisles, head propped up on their hand, and maybe even falling right out of the chair. Why do kids slouch so much in their seats?There are many reasons for the slouched posture that you see when you…
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The Ultimate Guide to Independence with Clothing Fasteners
If you’ve been following the Functional Skills for Kids series this year, then you know the wealth of information that has been shared. Each month, the team of OT and PT bloggers have broken down a functional task into it’s development, necessary components, and strategies for increasing independence. This month brings buttons, snaps, buckles, and…
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Fine Motor Development with Building Toys
I love finding creative ways to develop fine motor skills. From crafts and creative play to recycled materials, there are so many ways that kids can work on fine motor development. We were excited to play with a set of YOXO Build It Kit while boosting hand strength and fine motor development with this building…
