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Hands-On Activities

Children learn by doing. Encouraging independence, really does take one activity at a time. Here are some hands-on activities to get you started!

Christmas Bow Pre-Writing Line Practice + Includes a Free Printable

December 18, 2017 By Heather Greutman

Christmas bow pre-writing line practice for kids. Includes a free printable.

Do you love adding in seasonal and themed activities into your child or student’s day? The Christmas season is one of my favorites to create different themed activities that still practice great developmental skills. Today’s activity is a great way to incorporate those small Christmas gift bows with some pre-writing line practice. Don’t forget to […]

Filed Under: Hands-On Activities Tagged With: Child Development, Fine Motor, For Parents, For Teachers, For Therapists, Free Printables, Preschool 3-5, Tot-School, Writing Activities

Sparkly Christmas 2-Ingredient Play Dough

December 5, 2017 By Heather Greutman

Sparkly Christmas 2-Ingredient Play Dough Recipe for sensory play.

We love making homemade play dough at our house. There are so many great recipes out there, each with a varying list of ingredients and time involved. This sparkly Christmas 2-ingredient play dough is the easiest and softest homemade play dough recipe I have found. Sparkly Christmas 2-Ingredient Play Dough You will need: 1/2 cup […]

Filed Under: Hands-On Activities Tagged With: For Parents, For Teachers, For Therapists, Preschool 3-5, Sensory, Tot-School

Sensory Tool Gift Ideas for Kids + Giveaway!!

November 27, 2017 By Heather Greutman

Sensory tools holiday gift guide from Fun and Function.

I’m excited to team up with Fun and Function today to share some great sensory tool gift ideas for kids of all ages. If you are looking for gift ideas for a child with Autism, sensory processing, or just need a unique gift idea for a special child in your life, these sensory tool gift […]

Filed Under: Hands-On Activities Tagged With: For Parents, gift guides, Holidays, Sensory

Thanksgiving Themed Cutting Practice Pages

November 15, 2017 By Heather Greutman

Thanksgiving themed cutting practice pages for scissor skills.

We’ve been focusing on scissor skills with my 5-year-old daughter lately and I wanted to create some fun themed cutting practice pages for her. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I created these Thanksgiving-themed cutting practice pages as a free printable download and wanted to share them with you today. Importance of Scissor Skills Scissor […]

Filed Under: Hands-On Activities Tagged With: Fine Motor, For Parents, For Teachers, For Therapists, Free Printables, Kindergarten, Preschool 3-5, Visual Motor Activities

Fall Themed Sensory Play

November 2, 2017 By Heather Greutman

Fall themed sensory play ideas for kids.

I want to welcome Jeannie from Planet Teachers Blog to Growing Hands-On Kids today. She is sharing some fun ideas for fall themed sensory play with your kiddos.   Sensory Play Sandbox play is always a big hit with my son and when we have visitors too! Playing in the sand is a great sensory […]

Filed Under: Hands-On Activities Tagged With: For Parents, For Teachers, For Therapists, Preschool 3-5, Sensory

Batman Sensory Bottle for Sensory Play

September 14, 2017 By Heather Greutman

Batman Sensory Bottle for sensory play.

I am so excited to have my friend Kati guest posting today. She is a dear friend in-real-life. Our two daughters are very close in age and love playing together. She has such a cute sensory bottle idea for you all today. As soon as I saw it at her kid’s birthday party, I told […]

Filed Under: Hands-On Activities Tagged With: For Parents, For Teachers, For Therapists, Infants/Toddlers 0-3, Preschool 3-5, Sensory

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Welcome to Growing Hands-On Kids! My name is Heather and I’m a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant with experience in school-based Occupational Therapy. I use my background to share child development tips, tools, and strategies through hands-on activities. You can read more about me by clicking here.

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