Pediatric Physical, Speech, and Occupational Therapists Inspiring Play

Fine Motor Skills

Water Dropper Art

Water Dropper Art

Our Water Dropper Art is a fun, artsy activity that gets your little one jumping, squatting, climbing, working hand muscles, talking, and creating! Take a paper towel and use a sharpie to draw something fun and motivating or have your little one draw pictures and…

Wine Cork Boats

Wine Cork Boats

Yesterday we made boats out of pool noodles, and today we used something we had (and we know you have) around the house.  Materials: Wine Corks Rubber Bands Toothpicks Foam Paper Scissors Steps Tie 3 wine corks together with rubber bands to make base of…

Caterpillar Craft

Caterpillar Craft

Want a quick easy way to repurpose your egg cartons to make a caterpillar? Cut the egg carton in half. Then, have you kiddo paint the caterpillar. Glue on googly eggs and insert pipe cleaners for the antennas. Perform activities recommended by Walk, Talk, Play…

Wine Cork Stampers

Wine Cork Stampers

Upcycle your wine corks by making stampers with your kiddo. Just add foam stickers to the tops of the corks and use paint or a stamp pad for an easy art creation. Corks are a great size for little ?? to hold to focus on…

Button Puzzle

Button Puzzle

Have puzzles with missing or chewed up pieces? Don’t toss them! Repurpose inset puzzles by sorting small items like buttons by color. It’s also very useful when these puzzles are no longer exciting or challenging for your little one.  Tactile play Sensory play

Rainbow Floor Puzzle

Rainbow Floor Puzzle

We made a cardboard rainbow floor puzzle! This activity will keep you busy and focuses on all of our favorite components: Walk (PT), Talk (SLP), Play (OT)!! Walk: Assemble this rainbow as a floor puzzle. Floor puzzles promote squats and time on the floor which…

Cereal Necklaces

Cereal Necklaces

Cereal necklaces are both an activity and a snack all in one! String a few, eat a few. String a few, eat a few. All you need is your favorite “O” cereal and some lace/string. String works on both fine motor and visual motor skills.IIf…

Valentines Day Crayon Hearts

Valentines Day Crayon Hearts

February is all about the heart shape! Homemade heart crayons are a fun holiday activity to celebrate Valentine’s Day with your littles! And, they make great, non-food classroom gift ideas! What you need: Heart shaped silicone mold (ours is from Amazon) Crayons (we bought 4…

Heart Stamps

Heart Stamps

We love a good holiday art group project! For this Valentine’s Day activity, all you need some sponges cut into hearts and paint to dip and dab. We added glitter, because glitter makes everything more fun. We laid down craft paper on the table and…