DIY Thanksgiving Turkey Craft
26th Nov 2014
This friendly turkey is a quick and easy craft, both for Thanksgiving and beyond. You'll need:
Play dough of your choice (funky colors welcome) Two eyeballs Pasta of your choice
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If you don't have eyeballs, you can substitute for beads, etc. If you don't have the pasta shown, you can substitute for almost anything you do have. There's no "right way" to d
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Halloween Activity for Fine Motor & Language Play
16th Oct 2014
We drew up some "spooktacular" free printables for you all. Introducing: Frankenstein (“Frankie”) and his Bride. Each character is available in both blank and colored in, all of which can be downloaded
here. Read below for ideas on how to use them for Halloween-themed learning activities:
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To encourage speech and language:
Print off the blank character
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How to Make a Puzzle More Therapy-Friendly
Posted by Debra C. Lowsky, MS, CCC-SLP on 14th Jul 2014
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This puzzle wasn't early-intervention-friendly enough for me - the insets were just a boring tan / wooden color! So I colored in the insets to give kids more of a visual cue to complete the puzzle. Now they can match the blue dog puzzle piece to the blue dog picture, the green fish piece to the green fish picture, and so on.
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If the puzz
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Cork Button Castles - DIY Fine Motor Activity
7th Jul 2014
These "Cork Button Castles" are a fun and effective DIY fine motor activity. Not only are the fingers and the fingertips in charge, but the Velcro also provides an added level of resistance to really make their intrinsic muscles work. A big thank you to the amazing blog
No Time for Flashcards for the inspiration!
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What you'll need: Velcro circles, tapered co
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