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Clay Writing Board

Therapy Fun Zone — Wed, 17 Apr 2019 20:25:27 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links. Have you ever wanted to add resistance for strengthening the writing muscles of the hands? Writing in clay is a perfect way to do this. This week we made letters out of clay/playdoh, and had the kids write letters on a clay tracing board. I used a little chalkboard...

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Save the Dinosaurs fine motor game

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 13 Nov 2017 05:08:55 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.When I see kids for therapy, I like to make it a fun and motivating time to work on underlying skills and practice class skills (such as writing) in an interesting way. If we make it fun and interesting, then the kids are more likely to participate to the best...

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Making Letters With Playdoh

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 04:49:05 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.I have a couple little guys that always try to make the tail of the lower case g come down from the middle of the g. We practice it, we talk about it, and they are doing it right, then next time I see them, they are back to doing...

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Play Doh Connect Four

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 28 Dec 2015 14:07:49 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.Play Doh Connect Four is a fun activity that was created by Marie Logan, an Occupational Therapist with UAB Pediatric Neuromotor Clinic. This activity is a great way to combine the benefits of using play doh, and the fun of playing connect four while working on hand, wrist, and forearm skills. ...

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Clean Mud

Therapy Fun Zone — Sun, 05 Jul 2015 19:00:00 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.Playing in mud is a great sensory and tactile activity, but it can be very messy. This “clean mud” activity gives a similar sensation to regular mud, but you come away from the activity cleaner than when you started. You need a plastic tub or bucket with a couple of...

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Delicious Strawberry Play Dough

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 08:00:26 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.When working with kids who have food aversions, I like to do some fun activities with food that provide some of the sensory experience of food, but in a fun atmosphere without the required eating of the food. I want the fun item to be edible though in case we...

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Citrus Orchard Play Dough with Printable

Therapy Fun Zone — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 09:00:09 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.Winter in Southern California is orange season, and the smell of citrus is just wonderful. I made an orchard play dough mat and made some orange and lemon play dough to go along with it. To make the experience even better, I added lemon essential oil to the yellow play...

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Rubbery Marshmallow Play Dough

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 09:00:49 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.I have joined some other bloggers to share recipes and posts about sensory dough called the Twelve Months of Sensory Dough, and this month’s play dough is snow dough. When I think of snow, I think of white, and since marshmallow fluff worked so well in the sweet potato play...

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Fun Fine Motor Turkey Activities

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 09:00:11 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.Thanksgiving is right around the corner, so it is a great time to use turkey crafts in your therapy sessions. Most of these turkey crafts/activities work on fine motor skills, and some incorporate writing into the activity in the form of writing about what you are thankful for. Mama OT...

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Sweet Potato Play Dough

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 08 Sep 2014 08:00:34 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.This Summer, I was running a group with kids that avoid food, so we played with all kinds of foods to get some pleasant associations with the smells and tastes. I wanted to make every day food into a fun activity, and one of the things we did was make...

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Delicious Sensory Peanut Butter Play Dough

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 08:00:27 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.When working with kids who have food aversions, I work on having fun with food items. To make this delicious peanut butter play dough, I put the ingredients in a bowl and let the kids mix it all together. If you have a concern about peanut allergies, you can use...

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Therapy Product History Lesson

Therapy Fun Zone — Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:00:00 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.Before WWII in the U.S., most people used coal to heat their homes. Coal heating resulted in dirty walls. Noah McVicker, who worked at a soap manufacturer named Kutol Products, produced a moldable cleaning product that people used to press against their walls to remove coal dust and coal smoke...

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Kinetic Sand

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 06 May 2013 08:00:00 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.I went to an Occupational Therapy Conference last week and found a cool new product while I was there. It is called Kinetic Sand, and it is seriously the coolest stuff. It is sand, but it does not act like sand, and it is a wonderful sensory experience to run...

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Cloud Dough

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 11:00:00 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.I have seen cloud dough posted about on the internet, so I decided to give it a try and see what it was like. It is a mix of flour and oil. The amount of oil is small enough that the dough does not feel wet, but it is enough...

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Home Made Play Doh

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:00:00 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.Play doh is such a great tool to use to work on fine motor skills, so I decided to make some from scratch. Since the best recipe involves cooking, I anticipated it being difficult, but it was surprisingly easy. I made three small batches of 3 different colors. The recipe...

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Peanut Butter Playdough Recipe:

Therapy Fun Zone — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 13:34:09 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.Playing with playdoh is fun, and if you can eat the playdoh when you are done, it can be even more fun. It is also a good way to play with food for kids that have problems with eating. Ingredients: 1 cup of smooth/creamy peanut butter 2 cups of powdered...

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