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Avocado Black Bean Lettuce Wrap with Orange Zest
My kids are hungry all the time. So, when we made this Avocado Black Bean and Orange Zest Lettuce wrap, and they were actually full for more than an hour, I was a happy mama. We made this easy lunch recipe using a fun ingredient: Orange zest. It is part of our Cooking with Kids…
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Functional Skills for Kids Series by OT and PT Bloggers
Welcome to the Functional Skills for Kids series! The Functional Skills for Kids series is a year-long project by top Occupational and Physical Therapist bloggers where we’ll be creating blog posts based on 12 functions of childhood. From Play to Toileting and School Functions to Mealtime, this is a comprehensive compilation of posts that will…
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Irregular Verb Activity with LEGOS for Second Grade
“MOM! I BUILT an Irregular Verb! Get it?? BUILT??” Yep, hands-on learning is a good thing. This LEGO activity is on the tails of our LEGO manipulatives post we shared the other day where we built words. Today, we matched up past and present tense irregular verbs. This was an activity that my…
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Super Simple Snowflake Frisbee Indoor Play
Is it cold where you are? We had our first snow of the year and it is cooooold out there. When the temps drop, there is more time or indoor play. This Vestibular activity is super simple and a great way to incorporate movement and sensory input into play. We’ve been sharing a bunch of…
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Frozen Play Dough with Candy Play Dough
This candy play dough recipe is a fun homemade play dough to use in fine motor activities, and we love to use this recipe to freeze the play dough for more resistance in manipulating the homemade dough. While we love this particular candy play dough, you can use any dough recipe in the freezer to…
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Word Building with LEGOS
So, this week in the learning with manipulatives series, we’re covering LEGOS. These classic blocks have been used to build just about everything you can imagine. They’ve been used in many learning activities, too. We shared creative ways to learn with LEGOS before and as an Occupational Therapist, I love them for their fine motor…
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Rainbow Chain Toddler activity
This rainbow color sorting activity is one of the oldest ones we have on this website, because we love using this classic occupational therapy activity. It’s a great tool for supporting color recognition skills in kids, fine motor skills, eye hand coordination, and more. Chain Link Activity in Occupational Therapy This rainbow chain can be…
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Banana Greek Yogurt Protein Muffins Recipe
We are nearing the end of our Cooking With Kids A-Z series! I can’t believe that my daughter and I have cooked our way through the alphabet for the past year. She loves cooking with me and I love the bonding time, so it’s been a fun year of creating new recipes together. We’re up…
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Snowball Shot Put Sensory Play for Kids this Winter
Today we have a fun snowball game indoor activity. This throwing activity offers vestibular input and is a fun shot put activity for kids, too. You’ll also love our other indoor snowball fight activity. I’ve got four kids. The weather is starting to get really cold and the illnesses are being passed from kid to…
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Make a Wobble Balance Ice Disc for Proprioception and Vestibular Sensory Play
This ice wobble disk is another one of our favorite ice play activities. My kids LOVED this sensory activity. While we did this one outside on a winter day, it would be fun during the hot Summer, too. You know how there are just some things you show your kids that are instant hits? A…
