Turn these awesome board games into handwriting games to increase interest and entice reluctant writers! *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. We all know kids who hate handwriting with a passion. The minute those pencils and paper come out, you start to hear the murmurs, groans, and complaints. Some kids hate handwriting because they’re fidgety or have difficulty focusing on the task and staying in their seats. Others struggle with using a functional pencil grasp and may fatigue easily or even experience pain in their hands/fingers because of the way they hold their ... Read More about 10 Board Games to Turn into Handwriting Games
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Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers
Fine motor activities for preschoolers are so much fun because kids have slightly longer attention spans and can be more independent than our younger toddler friends. This post contains affiliate links. Read more. The preschool years are jam-packed with fine motor skill development as kids refine their grasping skills, develop more precise coordination, and get ready for “big kid” activities like handwriting. I love to bring fun fine motor activities like the ones below into the preschool classrooms where I work, introducing them during my OT ... Read More about Fine Motor Activities for Preschoolers
12 Fine Motor Activities for Toddlers
These fine motor activities for toddlers are the perfect way to strengthen fine motor skills, getting little hands and fingers ready for later-developing skills like holding a pencil and completing clothing fasteners. *This post contains affiliate links. Learn more. We’ve already talked about how toddlers love to move and explore. Kids this age are learning so much about the world and a big part of this involves fine motor skills: being able to grasp and manipulate the objects that interest them. Simply showing an object to a 1 or 2-year-old isn’t enough. They want to hold it and see ... Read More about 12 Fine Motor Activities for Toddlers
30 Development-Boosting Infant Activities: 0 to 12 Months
These fun development-boosting infant activities will keep little ones entertained while also boosting crucial developmental skills. *This post contains affiliate links. Read more.*These activities should be closely supervised by an adult at all times.Babies should have exposure to play and exploration in a variety of different positions beginning from the time they first come home from the hospital. Play and movement in different positions helps to build strength and coordination, integrate primitive reflexes, and provide important input to the sensory systems.As moms, we know that it ... Read More about 30 Development-Boosting Infant Activities: 0 to 12 Months
Childhood Milestones: Between the Milestones
It's fun and exciting to watch childhood milestones unfold right before your very eyes! But paying attention to the smaller pieces and patterns of development that happen between the milestones can be equally interesting! Look! He rolled over! Aw, she’s sitting up by herself now! He’s on the move! Look how fast he can crawl! Look out - someone’s starting to walk! As new parents and as therapists and teachers, we take developmental milestones very seriously - and with good reason. These childhood milestones can be signs that a child is on the path toward healthy, typical childhood ... Read More about Childhood Milestones: Between the Milestones
Teach Kids How to Button
Teach kids how to button by using this fun and simple button kit! *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. So many kids struggle with learning how to complete clothing fasteners, including zippers, belt buckles, hook fasteners, and...often the most challenging of all...buttons! Today, I’m sharing my favorite activities and tools for teaching kids how to button. For some kids, I’ve even put some of these activities together in a box, sending them home as a button kit for extra practice! DIY Button Kit: 10 Activities to Teach Kids to Button 1 || Buttons or coins and an empty ... Read More about Teach Kids How to Button
How to Help Kids With Self-Regulation: 30 Games and Activities
How can you support the development of self-regulation in your child? Check out some of our best activities and ideas here! This post contains affiliate links. Read more. What is Self-Regulation? When we talk about self-regulation in kids, we’re referring to the ability to maintain an arousal level that is appropriate for any given situation. Self-regulation also involves having the ability to generate appropriate behavioral and sensory responses to the input in different situations and daily routines and the ability to demonstrate self control: to monitor and ... Read More about How to Help Kids With Self-Regulation: 30 Games and Activities
50 Sensory Ideas for Small Spaces
Check out some of our best sensory ideas for small spaces! From movement activities, to tactile activities, to visual activities, and more! *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. If you’re reading this post, you may be a school-based therapist working in a cramped storage closet or a tiny corner of the hallway.Or maybe you’re a teacher who knows how important it is to get those kiddos up and moving...but you have no space to do it.Maybe you’re a parent whose little one craves movement and other sensory input, but you just don’t have the room for lots of equipment ... Read More about 50 Sensory Ideas for Small Spaces
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