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Baking Soda + Vinegar = Empowerment

October 30, 2024 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Baking Soda + Vinegar = Empowerment

We have been using the park after school as a good strategy for getting/staying regulated. Just going and camping out with a meal for a few hours, til it’s close to bedtime. But on this […]

At Home

Violent Themes in Play

September 10, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Violent Themes in Play

Some adults get alarmed when they hear children using language that sounds “violent” or involves themes of morality, such as “good guys” and “bad guys”. They may want to explain to the child that morality […]

Activities

Nature Soup

July 24, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Nature Soup

I set up an invitation at camp* to make “nature soup”. If we had had the access, I would’ve loved for the kids to be able to pick whatever flowers and leaves and weeds and […]

Activities

Make Your Own Potions

July 19, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Make Your Own Potions

The single play invitation that I was most excited for in all of Camp Creativity* was set for Thursday: the “make your own potion” station. This could totally have been anywhere from really simple to […]

At Home

Pretend Babies

April 21, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on Pretend Babies

I sometimes see people ask things like “How can I increase connection with my child?” so I wanted to share one simple game/example that has meant a lot to me and my kids: I pretend […]

Elementary

The Difference Between Play & Fun

March 27, 2023 The Occuplaytional Therapist Comments Off on The Difference Between Play & Fun

This little piece of art by Lynda Barry stopped me in my tracks the first time I saw it: It’s so true! And it’s also true that it’s easy to forget as adults and classify […]

Activities

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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