I want to welcome and thank my mother-in-law, Debbie, a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant, for all of her research and for sharing lots of great ideas on the topic of activities and ideas for dealing with sensitivities with Sensory Processing Disorder. Before we get started, if you have concerns that your child may have sensory […]
Sparkly Christmas 2-Ingredient Play Dough
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 […]
Sensory Tool Gift Ideas for Kids + Giveaway!!
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 […]
Fall Themed Sensory Play
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 […]
What is Interoception? The 8th Sensory System
Until a couple of years ago, I had never heard about interoception. When I attended a continuing education class about behavior and sensory processing, interoception was mentioned. It intrigued me and I decided to research more. The problem is, not a lot of research has been done on interoception. So today I want to help answer […]