Make Your Own: Visual-Perceptual, Hand Strengthening Activity

Advertisements Updated on April 13, 2025 The “Manipulation Box” shown in the below post may have one side created with…

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Inserting Balls to Play “Cannon Ball”

Advertisements The following pictures are from slides I took over 35 years ago when I was working at an institution…

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Motivate with Dropping Balls Down Tube Activities

Advertisements The following screenshots are from my book The Recycling Occupational Therapist…. The following is an early prototype that was…

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How “Success-Only” Activities Promote Learning

Advertisements Updated March 21, 2025 Many years ago, I worked at a day program training adults with developmental disabilities and…

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Why Vertical or Angled Surfaces Promote Fine-Motor Skills

Advertisements Updated March 17, 2025 There are several advantages to attaching toys, creating games, and even writing on vertical or…

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How to Make a Paper Lantern

Advertisements When my son was four years old, he made hundreds of paper lanterns and they hung everywhere- from ceilings,…

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How to Promote Finger Isolation and Dexterity

Advertisements The link below shares a blog post that I wrote for my former publisher, Therapro, Inc. They no longer…

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