This simple DIY advent calendar is a great way to work on fine motor skills with kids and can encourage cognitive skills and language skills too! *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. If you live or work with kids, one of the most fun things about the holiday season is finding creative ways to count down to the big day! As therapists, we wanted to make a DIY advent calendar that would target a whole range of developmental skills. [Continue Reading]
Therapy Bolster Ideas for Kids
Check out some of our favorite therapy bolster ideas for kids! *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. Okay all of you therapy brains out there, here’s a riddle… What is one of the only pieces of equipment you could have in your tiny little therapy “office” (you know the one…under the stairs, in the darkest hallway of the school) that can provide vestibular and proprioceptive input, opportunities for gross motor skill building, practice with balance and core strengthening benefits? [Continue Reading]
The Best Therapy Toys and Tools for Kids
Here are our top therapy toys and tools for kids, along with tons of ideas for how to play with each of them to build developmental skills! One of the best things about our job as therapists is finding creative ways to use basic therapy toys and materials to promote developmental skills for the kids in our therapy practice. And then, we get the added perk of being able to share all of our favorite ways to play with these therapy [Continue Reading]
FREE Printable Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt
In the spirit of the season, we thought it would be fun to put together a gratitude Thanksgiving scavenger hunt. This one is great for working on handwriting and sensorimotor skills! There is always talk of gratitude and thoughtful reflection at this time of year. Social media feeds are flooded with reminders to slow down and actually look around for things that bring you joy. But how many of us actually do that? How many of us really think about how thankful [Continue Reading]
Move to the Menu: Thanksgiving Games for Kids
These Thanksgiving games for kids take all the best parts of a turkey dinner and put them to movement! We’ve all done it…regretted eating that huge Thanksgiving dinner the second we stopped stuffing our faces and got up from the table. And, if your house is as noisy as mine, the nap you’re desperate for is just not going to happen. So, how about a little exercise to get that digestion process started? These gross motor activities for kids take [Continue Reading]
Kids Movement Activities Using Tape
Check out these fun kids movement activities using tape! Tape is the perfect addition to your therapy bag or classroom because it’s easy to store and quick to use! *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. Tape. It’s one of the most underrated tools in a therapist’s bag. It’s cheap. It’s colorful. It’s compact and light and easy to carry. And, it’s so much fun! Check out these fun ways to encourage gross motor movement with a simple roll of [Continue Reading]
The Best Floor Seats for Kids
Check out these floor seats for kids who struggle with core muscle weakness or sensory concerns! *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. If you are a classroom teacher, especially for elementary, middle or high school kiddos, you probably spend a good percentage of your day struggling to keep kids from fidgeting their way across the room so that they can actually keep their bodies alert and attentive to what you are trying to teach. But what about those toddlers [Continue Reading]
A Surprising Cause of Attention Problems in Kids
It’s more and more common these days to hear about kids with attention problems – kids who can’t sit still, kids who can’t focus on their school work, and kids who are too distracted to carry out simple everyday tasks. We talk a lot here at The Inspired Treehouse about sensory processing needs and how they can impact kids’ ability to attend and function at school and at home. And there are also many children whose attention problems fall [Continue Reading]