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Cool Whip Brownie Pops
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cool Whip. All opinions are 100% mine. Have your kids ever had a case of the blahs? You know the blahs, right? The kids mope home from the school bus, tired and snapping at their siblings. (It happens too often!) They’ve been sitting in…
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Core Strengthening with Music and Movement
Kids love to move and wiggle. They also need the strengthening that occurs as a result of all of that moving and wiggling. Today, I’ve got fun ways to build the core body strength using music and movement songs and rhymes. These are childhood classics that are fun to pass on to kids! When children…
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Super Simple Recycled Sensory Jar
There are so many ways to make sensory bottles. Today I wanted to share a super simple sensory bottle idea that is perfect for those calm-down moments we all crave. You know the times we all have when a child (or mom!) is just needs to refocus and calm down. It’s a time when many…
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Ultimate Guide to Teaching Kids to Get Dressed
Kids grow up fast. They are snugly newborns one day and before you know it, they are heading off to preschool (I don’t want to think about those older years!). Those first few years of childhood are loaded with learning and growth. One area of independence is when kids learn to dress themselves. Many parents…
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Easy Omelet Recipe
When you are cooking with kids, easy and healthy recipes are key. We’ve covered a bunch of recipes here but it seems like there is always a household favorite. This Easy Omelet Recipe is one that my kids request for breakfast (and Breakfast for Dinner!) all the time. They are kind of big egg recipe…
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Fine Motor Precision Math Engineering Activity
This fine motor activity is one that works on the super small motor skills of the hands. We’ve shared tips and ideas for building precision of grasp and release before, and this is one more way to build those skills, with a math and engineering twist. This is a fine motor math activity with major…
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Calming Nature Sensory Bottle
We love to share creative ideas for sensory bottles. They are an easy way to explore the senses with so many different themes. This month’s sensory bottle is Nature themed and it’s a calming sensory tool that kids will love. We made our calming nature sensory bottle with items we had in our backyard but…
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Recycled Materials STEM Lever and Fulcrum
I love reusing recyclables in crafts and activities. One thing my kids might love even more is science and STEM activities. We decided to use some materials we had in the recycle bin to make a lever and fulcrum. This is a perfect STEM activity to do with the kids over the summer to promote…
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Independence with Dressing Skills
Here we are covering dressing skills as an ADL that are used in occupational therapy dressing interventions, as well as dressing skills for preschoolers and all ages, specifically the underlying fine motor skills needed for dressing skills. These self-dressing skills are typically initiated in the toddler years, however if a toddler has little to no…
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Tangrams and Visual Perception in Handwriting
I kind of love to share tricks for improving handwriting. There are so many “parts” to written work. There’s fine motor dexterity, pencil grasp, strength, endurance, visual perceptual skills, cognitive skills among other parts to handwriting. You can see more about these topics on our Handwriting page. One big way to develop the skills needed…
