Now, don’t just sit there, ask away🙂 !! I am a Pediatric Occupational therapist who specializes in early childhood occupational therapy. In my daily work, parents, teachers, and other service providers approach me with many questions, ranging from, ” how …
MarvelsourceOT Tip of the day: “upside-down clothes-pin method”
I know what you’re thinking. You’re probably wondering , “what on earth is the upside down clothes-pin method 🤷!? Simply put, it’s the MarvelsourceOT way of using clothespins for OT! Most people use it this way…. However if you encourage …
MarvelsourceOT “Tip of The Day” : carry light, but carry smart!🙂
A great strategy for how to carry lighter is to use multipurposeful tools. In other words, tools with dual purposes. Here in this video you see the MarvelsourceOT 2 in 1 tunnel being packed. 2 in 1 because it is …
MarvelsourceOT Tip of the day: “just use tape”
If you walk through your local dollar store and come across some masking tape, I bet the first thing on your mind is not, “hey cool fine motor tool”. But whether you believe or not, masking tape can serve more …
MarvelsourceOT Activity of the day: “Play doh sculptures” with….ice trays!!!
What Benefits? Fine motor strengthening (ripping apart the play doh) Index finger isolation (using your fingers to push down) Bilateral coordination( involving both hands during the activity) Sensory proprioceptive input (via deep pressure upon muscles while ripping play doh) Tactile …
MarvelsourceOT: Tip of the day… “Use Bubbles!”
As an OT that works with children in pre-K settings, I often find that one of my most handy tools to carry is, not my crayons, scissors, or construction paper, buy yes, my bubble wand!! Those other things are important …
MarvelsourceOT-New Worksheet- “trace and cut the bananas”
Have fun tracing over all the bananas and cutting them for “Mr. monkey” 🙂 Skills worked on: -visual motor : tracing, cutting with scissors -Fine motor : using writing utensil to complete
MarvelsourceOT Activity of the day: With Hair rollers?? !:)
Tape the ends of your flexible hair rollers, and you now have resitive flexible, colorful, creative, DIY tools! They can be used for -forming simple shapes and letters -providing resitive sensory input to promote self regulation -hand strengthening -bilateral coordination …
MarvelsourceOT New worksheet: “Find the hidden rainbow trail”
looking for an activity to target visual motor skills? click below. other skills benefited: visual perceptual (figure ground), cognitive (patterns and sequencing), sustained attention 🙂
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Welcome to MarvelsourceOT DIY. Here we share creative activities, tips, resources, and tools that support early childhood development and school based functioning. As an occupational therapist, I specialize in early childhood services . I have great passion for my work, …