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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…

Halloween Sensory Bin Fun: With Tips for Extending Play

Halloween Sensory Bin Fun: With Tips for Extending Play

Looking to have some Halloween Sensory Bin Fun? Halloween is one of our favorite holidays for sensory play. Check out our bin, the materials we used, and a few WTP Insider Tips on how to extend play. Basic Materials: Black Beans Dyed Rice (here’s how…

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…

Halloween Noodles

Halloween Noodles

This Halloween sensory bin is full of ooey, gooey, slimy FUN! It is super simple (& cheap) to make and brings out the tactile explorer in all with a spooky theme. Directions: Adult – Boil pasta until al dente. Drain and rinse in cold water.…

Spooky Sensory Bin

Spooky Sensory Bin

Here is a fun and simple sensory bin for Halloween! We combined dry black beans and lentils with spider and frog rings. Halloween cupcake liners from the 99cent store added to the holiday theme. Handy Scooper tongs from Learning Resources make digging even more fun.…

Dia Del Los Muertos Skeletons

Dia Del Los Muertos Skeletons

Here in Los Angeles we have lots of diversity to celebrate! Dia de los Muertos inspired us to decorate our Q-tip skeletons with all of the vibrant colors that are a part of this beautiful holiday. Dia de los Muertos is a celebration of life,…