I absolutely love spring. All of the beautiful flowers, warmer weather, and no winter coats. I thought it would be fun to gather some great spring Montessori activities for the kids. There are tons of ideas in all these post, I can’t wait to try some of them. Montessori Inspired Spring Activities Even though this first…
In this month’s Functional Skills for Kids series, we are looking at all aspects of personal hygiene. Hygiene skills can be difficult for many children to master because of sensory processing, fine motor delays, or cognitive delays. Today I want to share some tips and tricks for teaching handwashing with kids. There are also some…
Today I am excited to have a guest interview with Cara Koscinski, OTR/L and co-author of The Weighted Blanket Guide. This post was originally used as part of an hour long live Facebook party in my Growing Hands-On Kids Community Facebook Group. You can join there if you’d like to read the comments/questions and answers throughout…
This post has been brewing in my mind over the last few days. You are probably going to shake your head and say, “well duh!” when you read it. It is typically not what I write, but I felt the need to say it, more to myself than anything. I know that I share a lot…
Summer is here and it means warmer temperatures and kids hopefully being outside and more active. Summer is a great time to work on improving gross motor skills, especially core and strengthening activities that can benefit your child for the coming school months. Today I am going to share some fun and easy ways you…
Handwriting skills are an important developmental task and activity for kids. Through handwriting, they are able to express themselves and communicate with the world around them. Improving their penmanship, legibility, pencil grasp, and working on problem areas are all important things that need to be addressed, whether you are a homeschool parent, teacher, therapist, or…