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Activities, adult, bimanual, child, Crossing Midline, elementary school age, games, gross motor, lower extremity strengthening, Motor Planning, motor planning, OT, preschool, PT, Range Of Motion, Sensory, teenage, toddler, Trunk strengthening, tween - middle school, upper extremity strengthening, visual perceptual

Balloon Volleyball

Balloon Volleyball is such a simple game to play that is fun for young and old. It can be played standing up or sitting down, although when sitting down, someone will need to retrieve the balloon when it is out reach. I don’t think I need…

Activities, Animals, bimanual, child, Craft, elementary school age, felt, fine-motor, Fun Foam, OT, Paper, preschool, Recycled, recycled, toddler, visual perceptual

Feed the Animal Fine Motor Activity

I always love the fine motor activity of putting objects into a hole or slot, and it makes the task more fun and engaging when you are pretending to feed an animal. Plastic deli containers or yogurt containers are perfect to cut a mouth…

Activities, ADL, baby, child, elementary school age, feeding, fine-motor, OT, toddler

Fine Motor Skills For Mealtimes

From the beginning stages of a baby learning to pick up a piece of puffed cereal and feed itself, to an older child cutting vegetables to help prepare food, there are a variety of fine motor skills that are used and needed during meal times.…

Activities, ADL, child, dressing, felt, Materials, OT, preschool, toddler

A Button Snake With Lots of Buttons

Button snakes are a very simple way to practice buttoning. They have a ribbon and a button on the end and you string pieces of fabric onto the string. I made one with different types of fabric, and now have a new one that has multiple buttons…

Activities, child, elementary school age, equipment, equipment, gross motor, lower extremity strengthening, Motor Planning, motor planning, OT, preschool, PT, sensory motor, teenage, toddler, tween - middle school

Making a Crash Pad

A crash pad is a big foam filled squishy mat that you can fall onto and you land on the squishy foam. Crash pads are great fun for kids who like a lot of movement and body input since they can roll around in the big foam nest. Kids need to always…

Activities, child, Crossing Midline, favorite toys, fine-motor, Handwriting, in-hand manipulation, Motor Planning, OT, preschool, Range Of Motion, toddler, upper extremity strengthening, visual perceptual

Car Mat for Pre-Writing

Young pre-school kids love playing with cars, and they are developing a whole slew of skills while they are playing. It is the perfect activity that is simple, can be self-directed or adult influenced, and every part of the activity works on…

child, equipment, home program, OT, preschool, Printable, toddler, Toileting

Modifications for Potty Training

Your sweet toddler has shown all of the signs for being ready to potty train, and you are excited to get started when you realize they are going to fall right off (or in) the toilet. Toileting and potty training is often challenging with typical…

ADL, child, OT, toddler, Toileting

Toddler age Potty Training Tips

Here are some tips that have helped me with potty training both my own kids and some of the kids that I have worked with. Naked Time · Have some “naked time” at home when able to be well supervised. You want your child to feel what…

Activities, ADL, baby, child, feeding, OT, toddler

Ez Pz Bowl

When working with kids on feeding skills, one challenge is keeping the bowl from sliding around. When I saw this ezpz bowl, I saw that it would be a perfect solution to the problem of bowls moving around too much. It really stays in place…

Activities, child, elementary school age, hand strengthening, OT, play dough, preschool, Reach and grasp, Sensory, sensory dough, toddler

Clean Mud

Playing in mud is a great sensory and tactile activity, but it can be very messy. This “clean mud” activity gives a similar sensation to regular mud, but you come away from the activity cleaner than when you started. You need a plastic…

ADL, baby, child, elementary school age, essential oil, OT, preschool, Sensory, teenage, toddler, tween - middle school

Sleep is So Important

Sleep is an incredibly important factor to healthy development, but a large number of kids do not get enough sleep. Sleep deprivation in children can result in hyperactivity, inattention, impulsivity, oppositional behavior, moodiness, irritability,…

Activities, child, elementary school age, OT, preschool, Sensory, toddler, visual perceptual

Sensory Search in Rice and Beans

An activity that uses the tactile and visual motor sensory systems is to search for items in a box of rice and beans. You get a small box (shoe box size or larger) and put in some dry rice and beans so that it is about half way full. Then…

Activities, ADL, child, feeding, OT, Sensory, toddler

Picky Eating and Transitioning to New Foods

In Occupational Therapy, we work with eating, and often work with kids that don't like to eat food. Sometimes the problem is due to muscle difficulties, but every once in a while, I see a client who does not have the underlying muscle weakness,…

Activities, Craft, feeding, fine-motor, oral motor, OT, Paper, preschool, Sensory, toddler

Sensory Painting with Pasta and Edible Paint

When working with a sensory group with food aversions, I needed to make the activities fun as well as give exposure to some of the sensations that go along with food. I wanted to have the food textures, smells and tastes available while making…

Activities, ADL, bimanual, child, cooking, Edible play dough, feeding, fine-motor, hand strengthening, OT, play dough, preschool, Sensory, sensory dough, toddler

Sweet Potato Play Dough

This Summer, I was running a group with kids that avoid food, so we played with all kinds of foods to get some pleasant associations with the smells and tastes. I wanted to make every day food into a fun activity, and one of the things we did…

Activities, ADL, child, cooking, Craft, Edible play dough, elementary school age, feeding, fine-motor, Food, hand strengthening, OT, play dough, preschool, Sensory, sensory dough, toddler

Delicious Sensory Peanut Butter Play Dough

When working with kids who have food aversions, I work on having fun with food items. To make this delicious peanut butter play dough, I put the ingredients in a bowl and let the kids mix it all together. If you have a concern about peanut allergies,…

accessibility, Activities, adult, child, Duck Tape, elementary school age, OT, pool noodle, preschool, Quick Tip, teenage, toddler, tween - middle school

Balloon Volleyball

Feed the Animal Fine Motor Activity

Fine Motor Skills For Mealtimes

A Button Snake With Lots of Buttons

Making a Crash Pad

Car Mat for Pre-Writing

Modifications for Potty Training

Toddler age Potty Training Tips

Ez Pz Bowl

Clean Mud

Sleep is So Important

Sensory Search in Rice and Beans

Picky Eating and Transitioning to New Foods

Sensory Painting with Pasta and Edible Paint

Sweet Potato Play Dough

Delicious Sensory Peanut Butter Play Dough

OT Life Hacks: #OTtips

New Vinyl Munchy Ball for Fine Motor

Favorite Summer Toy: Six Water Play Tools for Fine Motor Skills

The WOW Cup is Really Cool

Honey Bear Cup

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