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Cutting out snowflakes helps with so many skills; parts to whole relationships, asymmetrical bilateral upper extremity skills and so much more. TIPS FOR SUCCESS: Make sure your scissors are sharp enough to cut thru more than 1 sheet of paper and if you want them to...

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...

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...

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...

Fold & Cut tasks are wonderful for helping the brain to see how parts relate to the whole and how to interpret what we see. By breaking down what we see, we can build analytical skills and a variety of other pathways in the brain that...

This simple task is wonderful for cognitive growth as well as helping with fine motor, bilateral integration and visual motor skills. You may like the Fold & Cut Halloween Shapes e-book or the 4 Valentine's Day Fold & Cut Cards. Download the PDF for Fold & Cut...

Rat Pads and other comfort positive tools are important for compliance with any exercise routine. In this case the rat pad was used to provide comfort at the elbow joint. TIP: They are light and easy to use for both upper and lower body. [Heel raises,...