This holiday season we decided to turn it over to a music expert, our friend Daria from World Music for Children, for some great kids music activities. We’re excited to take a peek at Daria’s Jingle Bells e-book, which features 4 jingly DIY instruments that can be made from recycled materials. The best news? The Jingle Bells book is a FREE download for the month of December! We pretty much love everything about this little holiday book. From fine motor skills to gross motor skills to auditory processing to accessibility for kids with special needs – Daria’s got you covered. The pages are ... Read More about DIY INSTRUMENTS AND KIDS MUSIC ACTIVITIES
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Gross Motor Digital Interactive Games for Kids
These digital interactive games for kids are the perfect way to get kids engaged with gross motor skills like core strength, balance, coordination and more! One of the things we love most about teachers and pediatric therapists is our ability to adapt and modify our approach no matter what situation is thrown at us.There was been no better test of our problem-solving skills than the transition to virtual therapy, distance learning, home programs, and/or hybrid learning during COVID. Therapists and teachers around the world had to quickly create new resources, adapt lessons, and ... Read More about Gross Motor Digital Interactive Games for Kids
Strength-Building Superhero Activities for Kids
These superhero activities for kids are a fun way to get kids engaged and excited about strengthening their core and their whole body! Kids are always looking for ways to unleash their inner superhero and therapists are always looking for fun and engaging activities to infuse into their planning. These superhero activities will satisfy both and are perfect for a classroom or birthday party superhero theme!The Superman pose is one of the most classic superhero exercises for strengthening the core muscles, particularly the lower back and glutes. Practicing this simple pose can improve ... Read More about Strength-Building Superhero Activities for Kids
Child Development Terms from A to Z
There are a whole slew of child development terms that you might hear from your pediatrician or from your child's therapists or teachers. This page is a great one-stop-shop to find all of the definitions you need to understand child development! At The Inspired Treehouse, we believe that information about developmental milestones and child development should be accessible to everyone, not just medical professionals. You won’t find a lot of complicated lingo here - we prefer breaking things down into terms that are a little less intimidating.We've written blog posts on all of ... Read More about Child Development Terms from A to Z
Hearts Jumping Activity for Kids
This jumping activity for kids offers the opportunity to practice motor planning, body control, and more! Once kids figure out how to jump, they are hard to stop! This important developmental milestone is not only fun, it is important. Here are some of the benefits of jumping: Strengthening Coordination Motor planning Cardiovascular Learning How to Jump Kids typically learn to jump around the age of two with this skill progressing from being able to jump up a few inches to forward, down and over. Check out our blog post about Creative Ideas for Learning How to ... Read More about Hearts Jumping Activity for Kids
Crazy Legs Movement Game
This fun movement game is a great way to keep kids active and engaged during waiting times or other down times throughout the day! At The Treehouse, we’re always looking for fun ways to get kids moving and for ways to keep kids occupied and engaged during waiting times or down times. We don’t like to waste a single minute, so in addition to being fun, we like these games to address motor skills too! One day, during our pickup time, one of our little preschoolers and I invented this fun game called Crazy Legs! This movement game is great for working on coordination, motor planning, ... Read More about Crazy Legs Movement Game
Physical Therapy Supplies: Your PT To-Go Kit
Use these basic physical therapy supplies to create your own Physical Therapy To-Go Kit! This post contains affiliate links. Read more. Have you ever thought about what the staple pieces of physical therapy equipment in your therapist tool-kit really are? I have spent years with a trunk full of physical therapy products and gear and have only recently started scaling it back to a few key items that I seem to use all the time. As I transitioned into virtual therapy, I realized that if my students had just a few simple items at home with them, we could address a ton of developmental ... Read More about Physical Therapy Supplies: Your PT To-Go Kit
11 Things to Do With Yarn to Promote Developmental Skills!
If you’re looking for fun and easy activity ideas for kids, check out these 10 things to do with yarn to promote developmental skills! * This post contains affiliate links. Read more. It can be hard to find inspiration for fresh, new ideas every day that will keep kids interested and engaged while also targeting specific skills. We find that often, the most fun and effective treatment activities are the ones that use the simplest materials. Today, we’re excited to share some of our favorite activities to try with one of the simplest pieces of “equipment” we can think of… A piece of ... Read More about 11 Things to Do With Yarn to Promote Developmental Skills!
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