These free printable lacing cards are the perfect way for kids to practice beginning letter sounds in a fun, hands-on way that targets fine motor skills too! Lacing cards are one of the most quintessential occupational therapy supplies out there. They're great for promoting coordination, bilateral hand skills, and more! But...if you work with kids who are really struggling with fine motor skills, it doesn't take long for a lacing card to become a giant tangled mess. Or, if you use lacing cards during a group session, you might spend your whole session scrambling to help each kid ... Read More about Letter Sounds Modified Lacing Cards
The Best Movement Books for Kids
These movement books are the perfect way to inspire playful and creative movement activities in your home, classroom, or therapy practice! *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. When we’re planning our developmental play groups or therapy sessions, we typically plan the activities around a kid-friendly theme. Our themes inspire creative new ideas, keep us organized, and give kids some context for why we're doing what we're doing. Sometimes our themes are seasonal (Snow, Valentine's Day, Christmas) , sometimes they appeal to kids' interests (Transportation, Superheroes, ... Read More about The Best Movement Books for Kids
Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Building Motor Skills
Looking for fun stocking stuffer ideas for building fine motor and gross motor skills? Look no further! Here's a roundup of our favorites! *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. We've all done it. Finished all of our holiday shopping only to realize at the last minute that we forgot the stockings!! Sound familiar? No problem - we've got you covered! This roundup of fun stocking stuffer ideas is full of toy and game ideas that are not only fun - they also target a wide range of fine motor and gross motor skills! Whether you have a kiddo who needs some inspiration to get ... Read More about Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Building Motor Skills
Top Motor Skills Toys & Games for Kids
These awesome motor skills toys and games for kids are perfect for targeting fine motor and gross motor skills through play! *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. Every year since we started The Inspired Treehouse, we have put together our recommendations for our top therapist-approved toys and games for kids around the holidays so parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and friends would be “in the know” when they started their holiday shopping. But this year, we’ve decided to do our gift guides a little differently… This time around, we’re sharing YOUR favorite motor ... Read More about Top Motor Skills Toys & Games for Kids
8 Awesome Movement Games for Kids
Sick of all the screen time? Ready to get kids motivated and inspired to get up and MOVE? These are the games for you! *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. If you feel like your kids at home...or the kids in your therapy practice...are sitting in front of a screen more than they should be - you're not alone! With virtual school and with so many of us trying to stay healthy by staying close to home, kids end up in front of tablets, TVs, and video games way more than we'd like. That's why it's more important than ever to get creative with motivating kids to move! These fun ... Read More about 8 Awesome Movement Games for Kids
10 New Toys for Kids to Promote Development
Scroll down to find our top 10 picks for new toys for kids and great games to boost developmental skills! *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. No doubt about it, this year has served up plenty of challenges and uncertainty. That’s why - now more than ever - we think it’s so important to search for the bright spots and find the joy wherever we can with our families at home and with the kids in our therapy practices and play groups. One of the best ways to instantly find a connection and share some laughs is by introducing new toys for kids or fun games into the mix! While ... Read More about 10 New Toys for Kids to Promote Development
Building a Strong Core: The Halloween Edition
These fun and creative movement ideas will help kids build a strong core while getting in the spirit of this spooky season! Finding creative ways to incorporate core strengthening and movement into virtual or in-person sessions can be a challenge. No kid wants to be asked to do crunches or hold a plank. BUT…if you make it fun, almost any kid will jump on board in a second! We have already snuck in some creative core exercises with our QR codes in our Core Strengthening Exercise Program that give kids a sense of control and a little taste of technology. We’ve also made some ... Read More about Building a Strong Core: The Halloween Edition
20 Life Skills Activities for at Home
These life skills activities are the perfect way to target skills like strengthening, coordination, balance and more! If you work with a child with significant cognitive impairments who is ambulatory, you know it can be challenging to tackle specific therapeutic goal areas virtually with more traditional therapeutic interventions. Being forced to provide distance therapy has taught me many things but, probably the most important is creativity! I have a few high school students on my caseload who have goals and objectives that focus on overall strengthening for functional life skills ... Read More about 20 Life Skills Activities for at Home
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