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Simple Mazes

March 27, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist 0

I offer a fine motor area as one of the stations in my therapy gym, in the form of a whiteboard with something casually drawn on it that the kids can interact with or not. […]

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“Touched-Out” Roughhousing

March 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on “Touched-Out” Roughhousing

Here’s an unconventional tip for parents who are sensory-sensitive or get “touched out”. First of all — there’s nothing wrong with you if your preferred level of touching, snuggling, hugging, wrestling etc in a day […]

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Ultra-Washable Paint

March 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Ultra-Washable Paint

Ultra-washable paint: 50% washable tempera paint 50% dish soap or bubble bath or old shampoo that you have left over after switching brands That’s it. Mix those two together. It will create an extremely washable […]

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Painting with Brushes

March 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Painting with Brushes

When I introduced watercolors to my children for the first time (back when they were 3 and 2), I thought that the concept of dipping the paintbrush in the paint, wetting the paint, cleaning the […]

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Beanbag Bunny Rescue

February 13, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Beanbag Bunny Rescue

Okay, it might look like a hostage situation, but I promise that my game of “rescue the beanbag animals using scissors to cut the tape and string” was more fun than it looks visually and […]

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Time Travel

February 13, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Time Travel

I have this one kid I work with who is an utter delight to witness inventing things. It’s a talent, seriously. Whereas I often work with kids who don’t necessarily know how to direct play […]

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Following A Child’s Interest…

February 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Following A Child’s Interest…

Sometimes “following a child’s interest” means taking 5 minutes before the session starts to use the beanbag animals that they’re extremely passionate about and set up a diorama of bunnies participating in fine motor activities. […]

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Low Table Prompts

February 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Low Table Prompts

[Image description: A picture of a table that is low to the ground, only about 1 foot high. On top of it are Plus Plus blocks, separated into piles according to color. Taped to the […]

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Puzzle Shuttle Run

February 9, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Puzzle Shuttle Run

The physical therapist who I work with told me that she had done a “shuttle run” with one of her kids — a timed activity or race where you must grab an object from one […]

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Painting With The Ballooniverse

February 9, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Painting With The Ballooniverse

I’m a part of a group devoted to process art ideas for classrooms, daycares, homes, etc, called Process Art by Maryann Kohl. In that group, I saw a fantastic idea of dipping balloons in paint […]

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