School Ideas

Gross motor resources are essential tools for helping kids build strength, balance, coordination, and confidence through movement. But did you know these resources can be used in so many more ways than originally intended? At Pink Oatmeal, our gross motor and fine motor resources are designed to be fun, effective, and—most importantly—flexible. Whether you’re a […]

As school-based occupational and physical therapists, we wear a lot of hats—and often juggle more than one caseload across multiple buildings. We’re tasked with supporting students, collaborating with staff, problem-solving, documenting, and… oh yes, keeping track of the mountains of adapted equipment that support our students every day.

When it’s the season of March Madness, there is nothing better than setting up basketball themed motor stations. In these stations you will have basketball themed fine motor, basketball themed gross motor, and basketball themed visual motor activities. They are fantastic for a March Madness themed motor room.

Election day happens every November on the Tuesday that occurs between November 2nd and November 8th. At Pink Oatmeal we’ve put together gross motor, visual motor, and fine motor activities to go along with election day.

February is Black History Month! To celebrate this, I’ve put together several gross motor and fine motor ideas that you can use throughout the month to celebrate contributions of Black Americans to the United States.

It’s the holiday season and celebrating holidays around the world is a fantastic way to work on motor skills. In this blog post we are going to give you ideas for holiday gross motor activities and holiday fine motor activities! You will have fantastic ways to celebrate Christmas around the world and holidays around the

  What is the difference between the educational vs. medical physical therapy? This question is common and in this blog post we are going to try to break it down for you! All therapists whether they are working in the educational or medical model work to adhere to licensure laws and professional standards. They all

It’s the holiday season! This means it’s the perfect time to whip out those holiday sweaters or Christmas sweaters. At Pink Oatmeal, we are all about making the holiday season fun and that includes holiday sweater gross motor and fine motor skills. Here are a list of several ideas to get you started making motor

When warmer weather approaches, it’s not surprising to see lots of people on the roads with their tents and campers ready for camping season! The camping theme is a great theme to use during the spring and summer months, but can really be used any time of the year. Camping themed gross motor activities and