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Motor skills involve movements and the development of muscles. Let’s take a look at how sensory play helps motor development in children.

September 6, 2022 - by

Motor skills involve movements and the development of muscles. Let's take a look at how sensory play helps motor development in children. Sensory activities for kids

Sensory

Sensory activities for kids are almost always a no-fail activity. It opens the door for free play, lets the kids explore a material, and it’s just fun!

June 3, 2022 - by

Sensory activities for kids are almost always a no-fail activity. It opens the door for free play, lets the kids explore a material, and it's just fun! Sensory activities for …

Fine Motor

Types of fine motor skills Fine motor skills are made up of various motor components. These sub-areas impact mobility, tool use, manipulation of objects, strength, and endurance. These examples of fine motor skills are needed for everyday tasks like cutting with scissors, tying shoes, fastening buttons and zippers, coloring, and holding a pencil. Let’s cover all of these fine motor areas in more detail:

February 15, 2022 - by

Types of fine motor skills Fine motor skills are made up of various motor components. These sub-areas impact mobility, tool use, manipulation of objects, strength, and endurance. These examples of …

Fine Motor

Working on fine motor skills through play is natural. Here, you’ll find the very best fine motor toys designed to promote and support a variety of therapy skills. Let’s talk Fine Motor Toys! FINE MOTOR TOY IDEAS 😍

February 10, 2022 - by

Working on fine motor skills through play is natural. Here, you’ll find the very best fine motor toys designed to promote and support a variety of therapy skills. Let’s talk …

Fine Motor

Did you know you can tear paper to improve fine motor skills using materials you already have in your home? When kids tear paper, they are developing fine motor skills like grasp, hand strength, eye-hand coordination, bilateral coordination, and more. So often, parents are looking for easy ways to help kids develop fine motor skills, and the very material that can improve all of these areas is found right in the home. Let’s break down tearing paper as an amazing fine motor activity for kids.

August 31, 2021 - by

Did you know you can tear paper to improve fine motor skills using materials you already have in your home? When kids tear paper, they are developing fine motor skills …

Fine Motor

This eye hand coordination activity is an easy one to set up and can use the materials you have in your home. We used a flower ice cube tray and some craft materials, as well as a recycled scoop to work on eye-hand coordination skills, but the motor activity is very open ended. Let’s discuss hand eye coordination and a few ways to work on this skill area. Development of hand-eye coordination is an important place to begin.

March 28, 2021 - by

This eye hand coordination activity is an easy one to set up and can use the materials you have in your home. We used a flower ice cube tray and …

Fine Motor

This eye hand coordination activity is an easy one to set up and can use the materials you have in your home. We used a flower ice cube tray and some craft materials, as well as a recycled scoop to work on eye-hand coordination skills, but the motor activity is very open ended. Let’s discuss hand eye coordination and a few ways to work on this skill area. Development of hand-eye coordination is an important place to begin.

March 27, 2021 - by

This eye hand coordination activity is an easy one to set up and can use the materials you have in your home. We used a flower ice cube tray and …

Fine Motor

This eye hand coordination activity is an easy one to set up and can use the materials you have in your home. We used a flower ice cube tray and some craft materials, as well as a recycled scoop to work on eye-hand coordination skills, but the motor activity is very open ended. Let’s discuss hand eye coordination and a few ways to work on this skill area. Development of hand-eye coordination is an important place to begin.

March 24, 2021 - by

This eye hand coordination activity is an easy one to set up and can use the materials you have in your home. We used a flower ice cube tray and …

Visual Motor Perception

This week’s free therapy slide decks are all about the shamrock theme! This visual perception slide deck covers all things shamrocks and is a fun way to help kids work on skills such as visual discrimination, figure ground, form constancy, visual memory, and visual spatial skills. So, grab this free slide deck and let’s get started!

March 8, 2021 - by

This week’s free therapy slide decks are all about the shamrock theme! This visual perception slide deck covers all things shamrocks and is a fun way to help kids work …

Sensory

These beauties are used as portable, no-mess, safe, sensory play. They’re perfect for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners. The bottles can be used as a time-out and as a way to calm a child. And they’re a great toy for curious learners. Let’s make some sensory bottles together!

February 12, 2021 - by

These beauties are used as portable, no-mess, safe, sensory play. They're perfect for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners. The bottles can be used as a time-out and as a way …