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Feelings Go Fish
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.
Fall Cotton Swab Tree
Use household items and art supplies for some fall fun you can craft at home.
Gross Motor Apple Tree Activity
Make a fun and simple indoor activity for kids to develop gross motor skills and more.
Hand and Footprint Turkey Craft
Get your hands and feet messy with this fun thanksgiving craft.
Holiday Recipe: Cranberry Pinwheels
We recently featured some helpful tips for making mealtimes go smoothly during the holidays. Every child can benefit from our mindfulness this time of year, and one way to help your kids is to include them in the meal preparation!
Sensory Sensation Sorting Game
Our Sensory Sensation Sorting Game is a hands-on activity designed for kids to organize items into sensory bins based on the type of sensory input it has. This game helps children improve sensory processing and fine motor skills while having fun!
Festive Fall Tree Craft
Enhance your child’s bilateral integration, motor planning, and intrinsic hand strength for scissor manipulation skills through this fun and festive seasonal craft. You can use items you normally have at home!
Make a Turkey Apple
A craft you can eat! This activity is great for promotion of spatial reasoning, motor planning, pincer grasp, body awareness and play with various textures.
How to Make a Calm Down Toolbox
Creation of the calm down toolbox provides social-emotional skill development and connection with your child.
Create Your Own Creepy Character
Build your own monster while engaging in developmental activities!
Check Your Engine
Make it a habit to check in with your engine to identify how your child is feeling and help them understand how others are feeling.
Halloween Workout
Work on gross motor skills, balance, coordination, endurance, stamina, and core strength with this spooky exercise!
Candy Corn Craft
Use tissue paper for this easy and festive fall craft! Download a free copy of this Candy Corn Craft.
Monster Toss Game
Get creative with your stack of monsters to practice visual motor skills.
Spooky Noodle Sensory Bin
Get into the Halloween spirit with this slimy DIY sensory bin!
This sensory bin helps kids work on fine motor skills with pinching, pouring and scooping. Develop language skills by describing the items in the bin.
Giant Spiderweb Painting
Set up a spooky canvas for your kids to make their own Halloween art!
This craft focuses on developing gross motor skills like crossing the midline, shoulder and elbow strength and stability, and wrist and pencil grasp.
Calming Cards
Make these cards to add to your toolbox and aid your child’s emotional regulation. You can ask your child’s therapy professionals about any methods similar to this that might be in practice at school or in sessions.
Color Feelings
Make these cards to aid in your child’s emotional regulation and development.