Summer is here and with it means warmer temperatures and kids hopefully being outside and active more. 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 […]
35 Beach and Ocean Themed Sensory Play Ideas
I absolutely LOVE the beach and ocean. Unfortunately, living in southwest Ohio means the beach is at least 12 hours away and we are lucky if we get there once a year. Ellie has yet to experience a real beach or ocean so I wanted to bring the experience to her right here. Today I […]
Summer Developmental Activities for Kids – Printable Included
With many children home from school over the summer, I thought it would be a great idea to give you some summer developmental activity ideas that your kids will love to participate in. Summer Developmental Activities for Kids When I was working as an Occupational Therapy Assistant in the public school system, I put together […]
Y is for Yard Work Sensory Play
I am thrilled to have my dear blogging friend Colleen of Raising Lifelong Learners sharing with us as part of the A-Z’s of Sensory Play for Kids series. She has a great post on using yard work as sensory play! Kids that need proprioceptive input will love helping out in the yard during all […]
W is for Wheels Sensory Play
I am very excited to have Claire and Lauren from The Inspired Treehouse sharing with you all today as part of the A-Z’s of Sensory Play for Kids series. Claire and Lauren are fellow therapy bloggers and they have some ideas for wheels sensory play for you. W is for Wheels Bikes, scooters, roller blades, […]