Happy Therapy Thursday everyone! Today, we're going to share a SUPER easy way to target fine motor skills and visual motor skills with kids. By the end of the week, we're ready for some simple, laid back fun in the therapy room and in the classrooms where we work. So, we've come up with a new feature called Therapy Thursday! We'll be giving you a little glimpse of the simple, fun activities we're doing in therapy each week. If you're a therapist, hopefully you'll find a few little tricks to add to your therapy bag. If you're a teacher, parent, grandparent, or anyone who works or lives ... Read More about THERAPY THURSDAY: SUPER EASY FINE MOTOR SKILLS ACTIVITY
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Printable Circus Crafts for Preschoolers: 3D Circus Stars
All kids benefit from fine motor practice with scissors and glue! In today’s circus crafts for preschoolers, your little one will create a 3-dimensional circus star - a clown, a lion, an elephant, or all 3! Your child’s creation is sure to be the star of the circus! Printable Circus Crafts for Preschoolers: 3D Circus Stars What You'll Need: Colored paper, scissors, glue stick, pencil, printable templates What to Do: ClownPrint out the clown circus craft template. What is he missing? His hair! Allow your child to choose a color (or several colors) of paper for the clown’s ... Read More about Printable Circus Crafts for Preschoolers: 3D Circus Stars
Hand Strength: 35 Fun Activities for Kids
There are tons of creative and playful activities for kids that can target hand strength. Some of our favorites fall into 3 categories: weight bearing, pushing and pulling, and squeezing! *This post contains affiliate links. Read more.It’s one of the most common problem areas we as occupational therapists see with the kids in our practices: hand strength. Kids who struggle with hand strength may have difficulty with: grasping a pencil learning to use scissors managing clothing fasteners handwriting We look for a pattern of these red flags when we're trying to determine whether a child ... Read More about Hand Strength: 35 Fun Activities for Kids
Halloween Fine Motor Activities: Vampire Teeth
Looking for fun Halloween fine motor activities? You’ve come to the right place! Try this one during your next OT session or in your classroom! *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. We’re all about using simple Halloween manipulatives to create fun and spooky activities for kiddos. And we’re willing to bet that you’ve never thought of using this old classic Halloween prop for some fine motor fun in the classroom or at your next Halloween party! If you're a teacher, or an occupational therapist - this Halloween-themed activity will be perfect for you during the month of ... Read More about Halloween Fine Motor Activities: Vampire Teeth
The Best Development-Boosting Preschool Toys
These development-boosting preschool toys are the perfect way to promote developmental skills while having fun! Preschool. It’s one of our very favorite ages here at The Inspired Treehouse! Kids at this age are active, imaginative, and ready to play and learn! And, when provided with some fun toys and props, preschoolers can create all kinds of fun play experiences! Here are some of our favorite development-boosting preschool toys.Learn more about the period of development when kids are achieving those all important 3 to 5 year old milestones!Click here to find all of these toys ... Read More about The Best Development-Boosting Preschool Toys
Valentine’s Day Activities: Hearts & Arrows
Sometimes the same old Valentine’s Day activities that seem boring to you in your therapy practice just need a little jazzing up to make them new and exciting for the kids you treat (or your own children at home!). *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. So, I have a hidden talent. Give me a holiday (or any reason for celebration) and I can create a super simple activity from super simple materials that will magically target several skills at one time. As a pediatric physical therapist, it’s a great talent to have! :) Today, I present you with Hearts and Arrows. An ... Read More about Valentine’s Day Activities: Hearts & Arrows
The Ultimate Child Development Gift Guide
We’ve already shared our gross motor gift guide and fine motor gift guide, and we’ve heard from lots of you that it’s also helpful to have gifts for kids broken down by age so you can find exactly what you’re looking for as you fill up your sleigh this holiday season (and beyond)! This post contains affiliate links. Read more. So today we’re coming at you with our super huge Ultimate Child Development Gift Guide - full of awesome toys and products that support healthy development by targeting fine motor skills, gross motor skills, and more! Brace yourself, this gift guide is HUGE. ... Read More about The Ultimate Child Development Gift Guide
Target Dollar Spot Fine Motor Finds for Halloween!
There are some amazing finds in the Target Dollar Spot aisle -- you can get lost in those little bins in the front of the store - it's like a time warp! There is also a ton of potential kids activities just waiting to be discovered in those bins. Since we are all searching for great ideas to entertain kids during the upcoming Halloween season, we thought it would be fun to show you what pediatric therapists can create from those tchotchkes in the Target Dollar section! During a recent trip to Target, I walked out with a huge bag and a head full of fabulous treatment ideas for the ... Read More about Target Dollar Spot Fine Motor Finds for Halloween!
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