Pediatric Physical, Speech, and Occupational Therapists Inspiring Play

Tag: Fine Motor Skills

Pre-Writing Fun with Nature Unit by KidsPlayTricks

Pre-Writing Fun with Nature Unit by KidsPlayTricks

When it comes to teaching pre-writing skills, our biggest tip is to keep it light and fun! This week we had some pre-writing fun with nature, using our preschool curriculum by KidsPlayTricks. The Nature Unit in this preschool curriculum provides the printables you see in…

Wild Dough Co Play Dough | WTP All-Star Toy of the Month

Wild Dough Co Play Dough | WTP All-Star Toy of the Month

Play dough is one of the ultimate Walk Talk Play All Star toys! It has endless possibilities for play and naturally builds imagination and attention, all while preparing little hands for more complex skills, like pre-writing! This month we are bringing you our favorite ways…

Halloween Activities with Squigz | 3 Spooky Ideas

Halloween Activities with Squigz | 3 Spooky Ideas

It’s no secret that therapists love Squigz! They are versatile, colorful, motivating, and the perfect size for small busy hands. We came up with 3 Halloween Activities with Squigz your child might enjoy that also provide opportunities to work on balance, strength, and gross and…

Activities and Crafts for October

Activities and Crafts for October

We love ourself some fall crafts, especially in October when things get spooky! We hope you enjoy this compilation of activities and crafts for October! Toilet Paper Craft Monsters Toilet Paper Craft Monsters Spooky Halloween Noodles These Spooky Halloween Noodles are full of ooey, gooey,…

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…

Preschool Cotton Ball Craft  |Doggy

Preschool Cotton Ball Craft |Doggy

To celebrate International Dog Day, we decided to do a little something to celebrate our Doggy Boba. This Cotton Ball Craft is perfect for Preschool aged kiddos (2-5), and can be adapted easily to be anything you’d like. You can make a sheep, a cloud,…

Make Your Own Popsicles with Kids

Make Your Own Popsicles with Kids

As the temperature rises ? we are always looking for sweet and healthy treats! Hudson and his mom made these homemade popsicles by blending fruit with water. We ? the colorful layers!! ⠀⠀Have your kiddos use a kid-friendly knife to help chop fruit ? ???…

Flower Crafts for Preschoolers Crazy About Princesses

Flower Crafts for Preschoolers Crazy About Princesses

At Walk, Talk, Play we get really excited about activities that incorporate all of our areas of development (gross motor skills, speech and language, and fine motor skills). These easy flower crafts for preschoolers are definitely an “All-Star Activity”. Materials: Paper Plates Sharpie Crayola MultiCultural…

Disney Princess Cupcake Game

Disney Princess Cupcake Game

We love the Disney Princess Enchanted Cupcake Party Game by Wonder Forge. This game involves yummy looking cupcake combinations and recipe cards to correspond with different Disney princesses. The pieces are teeny and perfect for working on fine motor skills! Set up an assembly line! Your…