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 Pumpkin Activities for Kids
Looking for fun pumpkin activities for kids? This fun activity is great for building fine motor skills with a fun fall theme! This post contains affiliate links. Read more. Pumpkin Activities: Pick a Pumpkin! Lately I’ve been looking around for new pumpkin activities to try with my kids at school to work on developing their fine motor skills. So many of the kids I see for occupational therapy struggle with fine motor coordination, grasping skills, and in hand manipulation skills, so I have to be quick on the draw with fun, creative fine motor ideas that will get (and keep) their ... Read More about Printable Pumpkin Activities for Kids
Halloween Fine Motor Activities: Vampire Teeth
Looking for fun Halloween fine motor activities? You’ve come to the right place! *This post contains affiliate links. Read more. We're all about using simple Halloween manipulatives to create fun and spooky activities for kids. And we're willing to bet that you've never thought of using this old classic Halloween prop for some Halloween fine motor fun! WHAT YOU’LL NEED: -Plastic vampire fangs -Halloween sensory bin (e.g. dried black beans and plastic spiders) or craft items (spider rings, skeletons, etc.) -Bowls or other containers WHAT TO DO: This one is super simple. Set your ... 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. The Best Gross Motor Preschool Toys 1 || Yo Baby Kick Flipper - Like a skateboard without wheels, Kick Flipper is an excellent way to learn the balance, ... 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!
Fish Themed Sensory Motor Lesson Plan
Claire had a genius moment last week and busted out a sensory motor lesson plan for a group of preschoolers that I thought was SO AMAZING!! I think you will, too! The kids loved pretending to be fish flopping all over the dock, feeding the fish after using their super fingers to collect food, and catching flying fish with every ounce of bilateral coordination and hand-eye coordination that they could muster. Check out what we did! This would be the perfect push-in lesson plan for therapists who are interested in providing integrative services in the classroom. Fish Themed ... Read More about Fish Themed Sensory Motor Lesson Plan
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