I have been in denial all summer that we would be providing our Occupational Therapy virtually rather than going back to school in person. I live in California, so we were told that we would be starting school virtual, so now I have been scrambling to figure out what I am doing. I haven’t posted[Read More]
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Summer feels like it is rushing to a close, and I haven’t really focused on the blog or the store, and have been focusing on my house this summer. Never the less, it is time for a summer sale. Get 20% off with code summer2020. You can can also find Munchy Balls on sale, because[Read More]
Making button letters and names
I love working on skills while working on skills, so using letters and buttons together is a perfect combination. We can work on fine motor and motor planning skills while talking about letters and the letters of the child’s name. First you make a strip with buttons about 1 1/2 to 2 inches apart. The[Read More]
Finding your letters on a keyboard
I have several kids who are working on being able to write their personal information, and are struggling to find the letters on the keyboard. I wanted them to work on finding the letters of their name, but wanted to start off of the keyboard, so I made a paper and velcro keyboard for them.[Read More]
Prickly Animals for Fine Motor
I wanted to work on in-hand manipulation along with pushing objects into playdoh to really target those fine motor skills. I made some little prickly animals that I can put playdoh or kinetic sand into in order to make a resistive activity for poking. I made a porcupine, hedgehog, puffer fish, peacock, dinosaur, and lion.[Read More]