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Additional skills that can be strengthened when using a story with theraputty combined. They can include; memory, proprioception, communication skills and much more. Hand strengthening is always so much fun with putty, but sometimes it is important to give it a new twist to keep things...

With directed drawing, there is a picture or someone breaking down the picture that the client will draw into small increments. With this activity, you may start with drawing the bottom 4 horizontal lines, then keep adding on until the picture is complete. This picture...

We often forget to add smells into the sensory planned activity. If a kid eats a tiny bit, no worries. This can be fun to make or use for fine motor and strengthening for young and old clients. Download the PDF for Cranberry Dough...

This is a wonderful way to incorporate fine motor coordination and tactile pressure as the child presses the painted bubble wrap to the paper then lifts it off in an upward manner (not dragging it along the page). The next step is to color/doodle and cut...

Believe it or not, this is another favorite! Kids love this and it builds so many skills, such as reflex integration, crossing midline, UE strengthening, visual tracking (need to use water for this one-dry mop will not do), and sensory modulation. We used this poster...