September 2, 2015April 17, 2016Creativity, dexterity, Fine Motor Skills, Finger strength, Planning Zoob. That’s right. Zoob. This fantastic creation is fun for everyone. Zoob. Most people haven’t heard of it… but if they have, they rave about it. […]
June 17, 2015Creativity, dexterity, Fine Motor Skills, hypermobility, sensory Magic-Kinetic-Moon Sand. Courtesy of spiders Kinetic Sand. Sand in Motion. Sands alive. Magic sand. Moon sand. Many names for the AMAZING creation that […]
March 3, 2015Activities of Daily Living, dexterity, Fine motor ADL, Fine Motor Skills, hypermobility, Motor planning Teachers and Parents Pet Peeve What is one thing teachers and parents both hate? Shoe laces. Teachers hate having to say 20 times per day “Sally, your […]
February 22, 2015dexterity, Fine Motor Skills, Motor planning Make drawing & writing more fun Got a child who doesn’t really like handwriting? Or a child who doesn’t really take to drawing & colouring? This could be […]
February 8, 2015Creativity, dexterity, Fine Motor Skills, Motor planning Wikki Stix I think Wikki Stix are a paediatric occupational therapist’s best kept secret. We LOVE Wikki Stix, and so will your children. In my experience, most […]
January 22, 2015May 28, 2016Activities of Daily Living, dexterity, Fine motor ADL, Fine Motor Skills, hypermobility, Motor planning, Planning Dressing my “Ownself” How do children actually learn to dress themselves? If you think about it, how do we learn anything? We are taught. The people […]
January 16, 2015May 28, 2016Creativity, dexterity, Fine Motor Skills, Planning Old-school fun Technology definitely has its benefits (I really do love technology) however, there is nothing like the old school pen and paper to […]