Have you made your own squishy stress ball? You use a balloon (actually several) and fill them with different materials to squish and squeeze. You can fill them with flour, play dough, beans, beads, rice, and many other materials. They are great to use as fidgets, stress balls, or play a guessing game to figure[Read More]
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Adapting With Sugru
Have you heard of Sugru? It is an Occupational Therapist’s dream come true – really it is. These are the things that we dream about. Sugru is a mold-able rubber that dries in 24hrs, and is then very strong. It sticks to practically everything while you are molding it, so it is great for adapting[Read More]
OT Life Hacks: #OTtips
In Occupational Therapy, our whole job is centered on making life a little easier and making sure that people can be successful. Most of what I post about are activities to work on specific problem areas, but I have posted a few things that could be considered general life hacks. Most of my tips are[Read More]
Can we practice handwriting without a pencil, please?
Let me start by saying that I’m probably one of the few pediatric occupational therapists who needs help with arts and crafts! No, seriously! I am so thankful for the many wonderful websites and blogs whose authors share some of the most incredible activity ideas with me! And, Pinterest? Well, I’m not really sure what[Read More]
Sensory Bird Feeders
A fun way to incorporate different sensory experiences, including food experiences, is to make pine cone bird feeders. I have three different types to make that each utilize a slightly different sensory experience. To start with, you attach a pipe cleaner to the top of the pine cone in order to hang the pine cone[Read More]