It’s no secret that we love to play with water around here. Our water table has been in use this summer and fall…so has the dog dish. This past week we added a little fun to our water play. I recently picked up a bunch of Halloween themed spiders, flies, and bugs in the dollar aisle. […]
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I finally had some time to breathe last weekend! The beginning of the school year has been crazy for me. I decided to tackle the task of freezing apples for the year. Honestly, I never even considered freezing apples until last year. My mom mentioned that she had done it and it was easy. So, I
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I’m always looking for ways to motivate my students that I work with in school. There are many different ways to try to encourage kids to walk, but for some of them I needed to be a bit more creative. The kids are working hard and motivation is key! I came across a post about Jingle
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I remember entering the world of school-based physical therapy and looking at books at Barnes and Noble to help prepare me. I also remember ordering equipment magazines to be sent to my house to familiarize myself with different equipment options. That was 8 years ago. Things have changed so much in those 8 years. There
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Who doesn’t love a day on the farm? I know that my son goes crazy over anything related to the farm. Tractors, animals, and the country! In my quest to come up with fun ways to incorporate the farm into motor and sensory play I came across some really great ideas. I can’t wait to
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One thing you can count on with almost any baby is the fact that they put everything in their mouth. Due to this fact, I was on the hunt for fun slimes and paints that would be safe if entering the mouth!
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I’m officially back at work! Prior to going back, I did a little prepping to get back in the swing of things. One thing I wanted to do was freshen up on all of my milestones that occur in the first 5 years of life. I recently wrote a post on gross motor milestones, however I
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As a physical therapist that works in the school systems I always try my best to make my therapy sessions educational. I love the idea of combining movement with learning. What I do, obviously depends on each individual student and their specific needs and goals in the educational setting. In the classroom, I work with
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I was on a mission this year to make my documentation easier. Special Education requires a lot of documentation, so efficient is what I was looking for. I had paper documentation, plus online documentation, plus working folders, and many many copies all the time. If I forgot one of my copies for a meeting I
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School is starting and I’m excited to be back. My year off was great, but I’m ready to be at school again. Honestly, it’s almost a little break. I get to eat lunch sitting down, even if it is in my car between schools! In preparing for the start of the year I refreshed myself
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We had so much fun for C’s first birthday party! I’m thrilled it’s over, but it was a great day! I really had a great time planning it and putting together decorations! I decided on a fishing themed party (my husband is fishing crazy) and did the majority of it DIY. This post may contain post
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I’m so excited to be participating in a blog hop with my fellow therapy bloggers again! This time we are talking about tummy time. Any new parent has heard the word “tummy time” and has been told it’s important for their baby. Several different physical therapy and occupational therapy pediatric bloggers are giving their opinion
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I received an iHide Car Seat Organizer in exchange for a review of the item on my blog. All opinions are my own. We have been on the go this summer! Whether it be around town or traveling we have been busy. This is our first official summer traveling with an infant. We’ve learned
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My little man’s birthday is this week! I successfully kept him alive for a year! I can hardly believe that one year has passed by. Being a first time mom, everything seemed to be a new learning experience. Now that I’ve made it through my first year, there are several things that I’ve learned!
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Have you ever observed little kids throughout the day? One thing that you are bound to notice is how much they move! Kids need to move, it’s no secret. Movement for kids is important! In society in general we are seeing less and less movement. High demands on schools reduce free time to move. Increased
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As a mom I often think it’s easy to get caught up in different “activities” to do with my baby. With the introduction of Pinterest there are so many fabulous ideas right in front of you! However, I think it is important to step back and remember that kids are kids and they don’t always
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This post may contain affiliate links. I only recommend products I personally use or love. We’ve been on the road and traveling the month of July! A good part of our traveling has been spent “up north.” It’s a great place to be in Minnesota during the summer. However, being up north also means
If you ever plan to use ice with your children for any reason please be sure you supervise at all times for safety purposes! Back in my days of working in the orthopedic clinic as a physical therapist I would talk about ice all the time. Patients iced shoulders, knees, hips etc. It was very
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The familiar faces ring has been a project that I have been putting off! Lately, C has really been interested in pictures . He seems to prefer his books that have “real” babies instead of illustrations. I thought now would be a good time to finally get it done! I used Pic Monkey to
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At 11 months old I can finally say C has 2 teeth! Took him long enough! However, getting this two teeth in was no picnic. C experienced the whole gamut of things that come with teething. He had a cold, runny nose, cough, pain, swelling, tears, and food strike. Did I miss anything? The good news
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