Therapy Fun Zone Where Play is FUNctional 2026-04-08T01:38:56Z https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/feed/atom/ https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/cropped-tfz-icon-copy-copy-32x32.png Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[Cute flower craft for earth day]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=22758 2026-04-08T01:38:56Z 2026-04-08T01:38:54Z This post may contain affiliate links.I love flower crafts, but I have done that so much, and I have done so many rainbow crafts that I was trying to come up with something that I haven’t done before. Most of my kids are working on cutting circles, and a few are working on just snipping....

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[Cute Button Bugs]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=22750 2026-04-03T17:41:43Z 2026-04-03T16:54:29Z This post may contain affiliate links.I love bugs as manipulatives and had to make some cute little bugs to work on buttoning. There are three little bugs that you have to button their heads and wings onto the bodies. I really like dragonflies and bees, so had to make those ones. I made a dragonfly,...

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[spiral christmas tree cutting]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=22738 2025-12-06T16:42:35Z 2025-12-06T16:31:02Z This post may contain affiliate links.I have some kids that really benefit from cutting spirals because it makes them slow down with their cutting and really pay attention to their cutting. I made these great spirals with greenery so that it will look like a christmas tree when it is cut out. It has a...

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[cutting out bats]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=22724 2025-10-26T20:35:51Z 2025-10-26T20:14:18Z This post may contain affiliate links.A couple of weeks ago, I spontaneously needed to run a preschool group center and had to come up with an activity to have at my table, so I quickly drew a spider that the kids could cut out an glue onto a spider web. I did it with my...

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[Fun October Halloween activities]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=21396 2025-10-05T22:23:18Z 2025-10-05T22:23:13Z This post may contain affiliate links.One of my absolute favorite activities, (and the kid’s favorite) is the roll a monster (creature) game. It is also the perfect time of year to play the game as Halloween is right around the corner. We are into October and it is the time of year for fun fall...

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[Munchy Ball Motivation]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=22701 2025-10-22T15:55:47Z 2025-08-24T16:04:28Z This post may contain affiliate links.It happened again this week. I was assessing a student who was not interested in engaging with the items I was giving them. Would not even look at the pencil, markers, paper, blocks, pennies with coin slot, or any of my initial activities. The moment I brought out the Munchy...

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[Current Monthly Specials]]> http://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=8768 2025-07-23T15:01:07Z 2025-07-23T15:01:05Z This post may contain affiliate links.Summer is rushing by and it will be time to start back to school very soon. Given that fact, it is time to stock up on your must-have therapy activities for the school year, and you can find them on sale at therapy fun store. Use code backtoschool25 to get...

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[Jungle rescue game for fine motor]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=22686 2025-06-08T04:49:11Z 2025-06-08T04:37:01Z This post may contain affiliate links.Save the Wildlife Fine Motor Game I found this cute little game that takes an idea that many people have made themselves, and I think makes it even better. It is called the Jungle Rescue game made by Educational Insights.  I love it because the fine motor work starts in...

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[scanning manipulatives]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=22676 2024-09-14T16:27:41Z 2024-09-14T16:27:39Z This post may contain affiliate links.When I am working with a small group of kids, a great way to get them to slow down and listen to follow instructions is to have them scan the manipulatives for a specific one. I will pour out my little bag of manipulatives and make them wait before picking...

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[More ways to use Wikki Stix]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=22667 2024-07-21T23:54:44Z 2024-07-22T11:00:00Z This post may contain affiliate links.Making two dimensional pictures three dimensional is the power and beauty of Wikki Stix. I work with some kids that really struggle with the visual perceptual ability of figuring out where to place lines on the paper, and it helps to use Wikki Stix to physically build those lines. I...

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[In-hand Manipulation Activities]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=21892 2024-07-21T21:57:38Z 2024-07-21T21:57:33Z This post may contain affiliate links.I have found that working on in-hand manipulation is one of the best ways to really improve hand and finger coordination. When working on in-hand manipulation, it is an area that we as Occupational Therapists can show an objective improvement in, which translates well to better use of tools such...

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[Munchy Ball with Garden Food]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=21942 2024-07-04T16:01:42Z 2024-06-02T00:54:12Z This post may contain affiliate links.I have a little bit of a manipulative hoarding problem. I just love a cute manipulative that will motivate kids to work on their hand coordination and strength. I have seen all of these cute little resin garden manipulatives and I put together a few that seem like they would...

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[Valentines day activities]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=21889 2024-07-04T16:01:43Z 2024-02-10T16:32:18Z This post may contain affiliate links.I like valentines day activities because they lend themselves well to coloring, writing, painting, cutting, and gluing. My favorites are the heart butterflies and the heart bugs, but just drawing hearts and coloring and cutting them are great too. Making flowers out of hearts is a really simple way to...

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[A cute button penguin]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=21882 2024-07-04T16:01:44Z 2024-01-15T19:51:57Z This post may contain affiliate links.As the weather is cold, what better animal to work on buttoning than a penguin. I made this cute little felt penguin to have the kids practice their buttoning skills. The kids are always much more willing to practice fastening buttons when there is more interest to it that a...

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[Wriggleworms garden]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=21725 2024-07-04T16:01:45Z 2023-12-10T21:11:45Z This post may contain affiliate links.I found this cute game on Amazon and completely fell in love with it. The little worms are a rubbery texture and are different lengths. It is fairly easy to pull the worms out of their holes in the garden, but requires a bit more fine motor precision to get...

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[Christmas activities]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=21720 2024-07-04T16:01:47Z 2023-12-03T15:59:55Z This post may contain affiliate links.Christmas is rushing up to us, and all of the christmas activities lend themselves so perfectly to all of the therapy stuff. This time of year it is so easy to sit down with a student and pick an activity out of thin air to do. You have christmas trees,...

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[A pencil charms substitute]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=21401 2024-07-04T16:01:48Z 2023-10-15T17:27:39Z This post may contain affiliate links.I’ve discussed before how helpful it is to have kids hold a pom pom or toy in their palm while writing. It gets then to stabilize the pinky side of their hand and frees up their index, middle finger, and thumb for controlling the pencil. One problem is that they...

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[Tack-it in place of velcro]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=21391 2024-07-04T16:01:49Z 2023-10-07T20:29:45Z This post may contain affiliate links.I found a new glue that is great for sticking pieces of laminated paper together. It’s called tack it and it is a great replacement for velcro.  You brush it on the back of a piece of laminated paper and let it dry. You can then stick it on to...

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[Back to school activities]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=19818 2024-07-04T16:01:49Z 2023-08-27T19:40:56Z This post may contain affiliate links.It is time to head back to school and I have been working on getting files organized and figuring out the best way to do notes and activities. I am starting out simple this year and have used the paper tearing crayon to have kids color the crayon, write their...

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]]> 0 Therapy Fun Zone http://www.therapyfunzone.com <![CDATA[connecting the bottom of a zipper]]> https://therapyfunzone.net/blog/?p=19808 2024-07-04T16:01:49Z 2023-07-23T20:01:08Z This post may contain affiliate links.When kids are learning to fasten zippers, they first learn to move the zipper back and forth on items such as a purse or little zippered bag, or the little pig bank that I made. This is an activity that uses two hands and good hand positioning, and is linear...

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