These fun Valentine paper crafts are a great way to get in the spirit of the season - and they're perfect for crafty kids! Today, we're rounding up a few of our favorite Valentine's Day paper crafts and activities for kids - staying true to our mission to provide you with ways to work with your child on developmental skills through creative play!I am a super crafty person...one who stalks Pinterest for the latest and greatest decoration to make for my house or craft to whip up with my kids. Sometimes I wish I had chosen occupational therapy for my career path. OTs incorporate all kinds ... Read More about The Best Valentine Paper Crafts
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Free Printable Snowflake Tape Templates
Check out these free printable snowflake templates - perfect for using with tape to promote fine motor strength and coordination! This post contains affiliate links. Read more.Winter brings icy landscapes and endless opportunities for fun skill-building activities. Check out our collection of free printable snowflake templates, designed to infuse the frosty season with creativity while promoting fine motor skills and hand strength in kids. These free printable snowflake templates pair perfectly with craft tape or washi tape, offering a fun and hands-on way to explore a snowflake ... Read More about Free Printable Snowflake Tape Templates
Fun Valentines Day Activities for Kids
Today, we're sharing some of our favorite fun Valentines Day activities for kids, including movement activities, fine motor games, free printables, crafts, and more! Are you a teacher looking for fun Valentine's Day activities for the kids in your classroom? Or, are you a parent or other volunteer who helps to plan class holiday parties? If so, this post is for you!Thinking up fun Valentines activities, games and crafts can be tough. But we put on our therapist thinking caps and came up with the most creative, hands-on, movement-based ideas we could think of to keep kids active and ... Read More about Fun Valentines Day Activities for Kids
Best Writing Tools for Kids
*This post contains affiliate links. Read more. Practicing handwriting with reluctant writers can be a huge challenge. Today, we'll be sharing a couple of secret tools that will help you transform writing from a chore into a fun adventure!Incorporating novel and interesting writing tools can not only capture the attention of hesitant writers but also instill a sense of excitement. If you've worked with kids who hate handwriting, you know how important this can be!Two of the best writing tools we've tried with kids are these awesome erasable highlighters and this awesome set of invisible ... Read More about Best Writing Tools for Kids
Christmas Gross Motor Activities: Silly Santa Cards
Step into the most wonderful season with these fun Christmas gross motor activities!Today, we're unwrapping a delightfully silly (and free printable!) Santa Body Awareness Activity that will add a playful twist to your holiday gross motor sessions. These fun printable cards turn Santa Claus into a tool for promoting body awareness in a way that's fun and engaging for kids. They're the perfect Christmas gross motor activities for preschoolers!We like to make planning and prepping easy for therapists, teachers, and parents - especially during the busy holiday season. And these free printable ... Read More about Christmas Gross Motor Activities: Silly Santa Cards
Dry Erase Pouches for Occupational Therapy & The Classroom
*This post contains affiliate links. Read more.Whether you're a therapist or a teacher, it's always great when a new tool comes along that makes planning and preparation a little easier. Among our most recent favorites is this set of awesome dry erase pouches.We know, it doesn't seem like such an unassuming accessory could be that exciting or interesting. But trust us. These pouches do more than just hold worksheets. They can transform your therapy bag by becoming the foundation for tons of interactive and reusable activities. Why Use Dry Erase Pouches? First off, dry erase pouches ... Read More about Dry Erase Pouches for Occupational Therapy & The Classroom
Hand Strengthening: Red Flags for Kids
Use these red flags to help identify kids who need to work on hand strengthening, and then you can introduce fun and playful activities geared toward building hand strength! When I first meet a student in my school-based OT practice, the first thing I ask the child is if they know what OT is. Most often, the answer is no, so over the years, I’ve developed a super simple way to explain what an occupational therapist does in the school setting: I ask the child to name all of the things they can think of that they use their hands for during the school day. And then, like magic, ... Read More about Hand Strengthening: Red Flags for Kids
Amazon’s Best Occupational Therapy Toys
Amazon is a beast with anything and everything you could ever want for your therapy practice. I could spend hours browsing, chasing Instagram links and filling my cart.Since I am already doing the research, I thought it would be fun to share my favorite occupational therapy toys from Amazon to save you some time! This list includes the 15 best Amazon products that I have found that I think OTs should know about! These toys for occupational therapists are the perfect way to promote tons of different developmental skills through play - including visual motor skills, fine motor skills, hand ... Read More about Amazon’s Best Occupational Therapy Toys
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