During this Christmas season, it is easy to lose sight of the precious little time that we have with our little ones. We get wrapped up in the busyness and forget about the blessings running around underfoot.Last night, I declared "Girls' Night." After supper, Sweet Pea and I headed behind closed doors and spent some quality time together. We hit ...
Games
Rush Hour Jr
Our OT introduced us to the game ThinkFun Rush Hour Jr. Although this game claims to be for ages 6-8, older four year olds should be able to do several of these mind games. The object is to get a car out of a traffic jam. Very fun and self entertaining! Makes a great birthday or Christmas gift for a PK or early elementary age child. One of the ...
Now I Know My 1, 2, 3’s
My Mom found the book Now I Know My 1,2,3's at a garage sale. We have really enjoyed it for the writing and activities to help us learn numbers as well as colors and shapes. Each number contains a poem, a dry erase line to practice writing the number, and then a magnetic board that gives tactile practice for each number. The book comes with a ...
Water Obstacle Course
Your Therapy Source has a video of an example Water Obstacle Course. The obstacle courses include gross and fine motor skills as well as sensory activities! So many possibilities!On the video - One of the activities in the video shows a child running into a mini pool. I would discourage this as the bottom of the pool can be very slippery. Always ...
Guess Who?
Growing up, my cousins had the great game called "Guess Who?" I could not wait for Bubs to get old enough for us to play it together. So at his fifth birthday, I knew this was the gift. I was so excited when so long after, he still begs to play this game. Here is one review off of Amazon: "This is basically a game of elimination. You ask a yes ...