Pediatric Physical, Speech, and Occupational Therapists Inspiring Play

Fine Motor Skills

Toilet Paper Craft Monsters

Toilet Paper Craft Monsters

Happiness is fall crafts with your recycled TP rolls!   Fall is always my favorite time for crafts. I love all things leaves, pumpkins, and Halloween! So pour yourself a coffee and let’s make some toilet paper craft monsters! Materials: TP Rolls or Paper Towel rolls…

Mr. Potato Head Pretend Play Sensory Bin

Mr. Potato Head Pretend Play Sensory Bin

We had so much fun combining sensory play, fine motor skills and pretend play with this Mr. Potato Head “Operation”-inspired sensory bin. We used tongs and grabbers to retrieve Mr. Potato parts to put him together and followed up with a doctor check up. Materials:…

DIY Projector with Flashlight

DIY Projector with Flashlight

We love any opportunity to reuse and utilize household items. This flashlight craft requires: toilet paper rolls, cling wrap, rubberbands, foam stickers, a small flashlight Tear a small piece of cling wrap and place over one end of the toilet paper roll, minding the sharp…

Donut People

Donut People

Make cute little donut people with craft supplies you may have lying around the house! Materials: Scissors Paper Paint QTips Jewels Glue Googly Eyes Pipe Cleaners Cut out donuts from available paper. Bigger kids can work on their circle cutting skills. Let your kiddo(s) decorate…

Soothing Rain Bottles

Soothing Rain Bottles

Rainsticks make the best soothing noise! For our kid friendly version, all you need is: A water bottle Straws for cutting Dry rice! Straws are a great early practice for cutting because they just take one big SNIP! Warning, they may go flying when snipping,…

Sensory Bin with Buttons | Button Monsters

Sensory Bin with Buttons | Button Monsters

Get your kiddo scooping, sifting, and sorting with this adorable sensory bin! Gather some colorful buttons and draw some simple silly monsters. Glue your monsters to cardboard and cut slits for mouths. Place cornmeal mixture and buttons of assorted colors in a bin. Check out…

Make Your Own Mason Jar Lantern

Make Your Own Mason Jar Lantern

These lanterns are super simple and turn out so beautiful! You can use a glass  jar or a plastic container, such as a water bottle with the top cut off to make an opening. For younger kiddos, pre-cut strips or shapes from different colors of…

Wine Cork Fireworks

Wine Cork Fireworks

We love a good “Up-Cycle” craft! Especially when it involves wine corks! Try out this simple firework craft we did with wine corks, rubber bands, paint, and glitter. Put a piece of paper in a shallow container (bucket, casserole pan, foil pan, etc.) with a…

Bubble Snakes

Bubble Snakes

We got some bubble inspo from Emily Marie, MOT, OTR/L (@emilymarie_ot) on Instagram and made our own bubble snakes with the help of our friend Lainey. Re-use those empty water bottles, get outside and have some sudsy fun! Materials: Empty Water Bottle Scissors Bowl/Container Soapy…