Today's children are expected to know more, sit longer, and have rigid testing requirements. This has helped contribute to in increased stress levels and decreased opportunity for physical activity. With the new school year beginning and new routines starting, it's the perfect ...
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Yoga Games for Kids
Yoga games for kids are one of my favorite ways to incorporate yoga. Kids yoga games don't have to be complicated. I love adding a yoga spin to some of my favorite games from the past. Their is no need for extensive equipment to make the games fun! ...
Apple Themed Fine Motor and Gross Motor Planning
Hello back to school season and planning season. It's apple week! We have a big apple tree in our backyard that is FULL of apples this year. They aren't the best for eating, but they work great for cooking. Honestly, I don't even know what kind of apples we have, it came with ...
Back To School Motor Planning
The school year is upon us! It's a busy time with lots of new friends and routines. Physical activity and motor planning skills are still a must even in the first few weeks of school. Combining movement and learning along with fun motor activities can make it easy to fit in ...
Relay Races For Kids
Summer is upon us and it's the perfect time to get outside and move. Relay races for kids is a fun way to do this! Whether you are looking for activities for your own kids, a family get together, camp, or summer school you need to check out these kids relay games! The relay ...
Summer Gross Motor Planning – Printable Summer Activity Calendars
Summer is just around the corner! Hooray! School is out and many therapists and parents are looking for simple and fun activities to do with their kids or to send home with their kids. At Pink Oatmeal, we've put together some summer gross motor planning ideas for you. Pink ...
Free Printable Scavenger Hunts
We are all about making movement fun. One of the most fun ways to move is with a scavenger hunt! That's why we've created several fun free printable scavenger hunts for you to use to make including movement in your day easier. Download one or download them all. Make movement ...
5 Tips For Incorporating Movement into Busy School and Home Routines
I am excited to welcome Sarah Selznick, MS OTR/L from Sarah The O.T. to the blog today. She is an occupational therapist with a background working with children and in the schools. She is sharing with us five tips for incorporating movement into busy school and home ...
May Gross Motor Activities Planning
It's May! For many, the weather is warming up and school will be out just around the corner. It's also a time where there is lots of energy to be burned. Gross motor planning for the month of May includes camping, sports, safari, and cowboy/cowgirl themes. Also, be sure to ...
Garden Themed Fine Motor Activities
Hello spring! It's time to start thinking about what is going to be planted in your garden. At least where I'm from, planting doesn't take place until May, but planning is going on all April. I think gardens are so cool and such a great learning experience as you have a bunch ...
April Gross Motor Activities Planning
Spring is officially here and April is the perfect time to add all the fun spring themes to your gross motor programming. This April Gross Motor plan includes Insects, Bugs, and Creepy Crawlers theme, Garden Theme, Farm Theme, and Zoo theme. It also includes bonus ideas for ...
Spring Fine Motor Activities
Don't you just love the smell of spring? The fresh air and I can finally open my windows again feeling is so much appreciated after a long winter. Although, spring is often a short season where I'm from, it's a season I have great appreciation for. We are celebrating this ...
March Gross Motor Planning
March is here and full of great options for gross motor planning. With St. Patrick's Day, the basketball tournaments, Spring etc. it makes it easy for March gross motor planning. Check out all of the different ideas for March gross motor planning. ...
Basketball Themed Gross Motor Ideas
In March, it's tournament time. If you live in the same type of home that I do, there is no doubt you are aware of this. Our television is flipping from one tournament game to another and even high school basketball tournaments. Every once in a while I'll even get in on a ...
Ocean Themed Gross Motor
The ocean is a great theme for gross motor activities! The ocean life and ocean activities make it fun and easy to incorporate movement into your gross motor planning. Whether you are a teacher, therapist, or parent these ocean themed gross motor planning ideas are for you! ...
Pet Gross Motor Planning Ideas
I love a good theme when it comes to gross motor planning! Most kids love their pets. So why not make it pet gross motor planning? The fact that pets are animals makes pet gross motor planning a breeze. It adds the fun factor for kids too! Check out all the different ways ...
St. Patrick’s Day Fine Motor Activities
It's just about March and that means St. Patrick's Day isn't too far away! Are you ready with fun fine motor activities? It's an easy theme to incorporate with rainbows, leprechauns and gold! At Pink Oatmeal, we've been doing some fun activities already! Check out all of our ...
Transportation Themed Gross Motor Planning
Transportation themed activities are the perfect addition to your gross motor plans. It's fun to move like trucks, cars, and planes. Incorporate everything from yoga to working on vertical surfaces into your transportation themed activities. Check out all the different ideas ...
Valentine’s Day Printables – Flowers Fine Motor
With Valentine's Day around the corner it's the perfect theme to add into motor play. We've added it for gross motor and fine motor activities. One of our favorite fine motor activities was making Valentine's Day Flowers. My preschooler liked it so much that he decided he ...
Valentine’s Day Fine Motor Activities
With Valentine's Day quickly approaching it’s the perfect time to add this theme into your fine motor and gross motor activities. Fine motor with conversation hearts and cupid is the best. At a young age (3-5) I’m not a big fan of tons of worksheets, but instead working on ...