In this interactive craft, kids will practice a variety of developmental skills by building their own snowman from printable pieces.

This craft aids in fine motor dexterity and strength, pincer grasp development, line awareness, scissor skills, problem solving, and executive functioning to follow directions and sequencing.

Learning letters is a great way to prepare for school and increase auditory processing, language development and associations, as well as visual motor integration to identify and appropriately draw letters.

This activity focuses on articulation, language processing, and following directions. These activities include a visual motor component to throw the snowball and attempt to knock over cups or hit the target.

Get active at home during the holidays. Download these free templates to make your own ornament numbers.

Fun and Functional Snowman Name Chain! Learning letters, how to spell your name, and the letter formation to write each letter are all functional benefits of this fun activity!

Decorative and Developmental! Click the button on the image to download a printable page of instructions to do this fun festive craft at home! Making these gingerbread men or snowmen can help enhance imaginative play through pretend!

Playful Practice: This activity is great for visual-motor integration and fine motor grasp to hold the writing utensil for appropriately tracing both hands. Additionally, cutting requires the use of the intrinsic hand musculature and builds strength. Click the image to download a printable version to do at home!

Santa Says Printable holiday game: This game not only aids in gross motor development but so much more! Download this game and learn about all the different ways this fun and festive game can help your child’s development.

Print the digital download of snowflake cut-outs, each featuring a different word related to Christmas or winter, and the winter wonderland scene (option: open this scene on a tablet, TV, or computer screen).

Share the love this season and ensure everyone you know has an opportunity to be mindful.

You can experiment with your sensory balloon like putting it in the freezer for a change in temperature and sensation! Make this quick and easy stress tool for the season.

Sensory bottles are very helpful in training children how to calm their body down. Make a special holiday version together this year!

Some people are familiar with the term kinesiology, but may not be familiar with what proprioception involves. Proprioception is also called kinesthesia, which refers to the ability your body has to sense it’s spatial relationship to your surroundings while moving or in action.

Childhood development involves so many different variables. One thing that occurs throughout the lifespan is the development of our executive functions. We continually shape our executive functions from infancy into adulthood.

The holidays can be stressful for everyone, even for those of us without special needs or sensory processing differences. There are plenty of ways we can be mindful of ourselves, as well as help others in our lives be mindful when gathering together.

Motor skills help us explore the world around us, and begin developing as soon as we’re born. Providing a variety of toys that pique their interest with bright, fun colors and interesting shapes will help develop their minds, coordination, and curiosity, preparing them to grow into confident and capable individuals.

The holiday season is the perfect time to implement new, fun, therapeutic activities into your child’s routine. Since there are so many activities to be done during the season, you can aid your child’s development by simply being conscious of the different ways you can positively affect their growth.

The holidays can be a stressful time for everyone, especially for the little ones! Kids might be tired and more likely to have a meltdown, but sometimes they might be experiencing a sensory overload.

Players take turns asking others for cards with specific emotions (e.g., "Do you have any 'happy' cards?"). If the asked player has the card, they must give it up. If not, they say "Go fish!" and the asker draws from the pond. When a player gets a pair of matching emotion cards, they place it face up and describe a situation that might cause that feeling.