Play is a huge part of the developmental process for our little ones. It’s easy spend a lot of time, money, and energy thinking about different items to purchase. I don’t know about you, but around here the best part of getting gifts for my toddler is the box. I’ve found that some of the best
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I was recently chatting with one of my friends who is having her first baby. We were talking about her baby registry, and discussing the actual baby must haves that she should focus on. I had a few things that I absolutely loved, and consider my baby must haves. Some of these things surprised me how much
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An Oball (affiliate) is a fabulous toy for baby. It’s easy to hold and manipulate and is a perfect size ball to roll to baby right from the beginning. I also talked about it as a great product to promote crawling. Some even come with built in rattles and in different sizes. When your baby
It’s so hard to believe that my baby isn’t a baby anymore, he’s a toddler! This past weekend I was putting away the last of the baby stuff. It got me thinking about all the baby stuff out there. It would be easy to drop a few grand on baby stuff. My list contains items from
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This week we tried out a Halloween themed sensory bag. I used it at home and school! I made it exactly like I made my previous sensory bags. You can see how they were made in this post. Instead of adding sequins, sparkles or poms I decided to add Halloween themed critters to the bags.
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I love shape sorters (affiliate link). I’ve tried a DIY shape sorter for C and I’ve received one as a gift. They both are great, however C plays with them for about two seconds. He just wants to move, especially now that he is walking. As a physical therapist I’m always thinking “big” since I work to enhance
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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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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 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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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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C is pulling to stand on everything lately! His favorite place to pull to stand seems to be on our sliding glass door . Then he proceeds to pound on it! I’m sure he loves the feedback from the sound and all the things he can see outside. It made me think of one of my
Playing in the water is fun, but all water activities must be supervised! I love summer and I love the water! My little guy really seems to be quite taken by the water too. Since we don’t live on the lake or have a pool we have found found ways to play in the water
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I love all the great sensory activities out there! I literally have a list of ideas that I plan to do, however I have a baby. My baby like most babies puts everything in his mouth! So most of my list is on hold for now for safety purposes. Instead, I’ve had to be creative
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My little man has started pulling up and cruising along on EVERYTHING and I mean everything (the poor dog)! In an attempt to hold his attention and stimulate him at the same time, I came up with the sensory cruise!
One of the absolute best purchases you can make for your baby is that of a play yard! A play yard is a great option for your baby to safely play in a contained area and gives you that minute that you need. In previous posts, (Are Jumper’s Bad For Baby? and Dangers and Limitations of the Baby
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I’m so lucky to be participating in a blog hop with other therapy bloggers about our favorite summer toys! Along with that we are offering a giveaway for a $50 Amazon gift card so you can go buy some great summer toys!
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We’ve finally put together a playroom for C. Now that he is on the move this playroom has been wonderful! We are fortunate that we have a “bonus room” in our house. Prior to turning it into a play space we had a couch, chairs, TV and exercise bike (which was rarely used) up there.
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Pulling to stand is a developmental skill that takes place in baby at approximately 9 months of age. Here are 5 fast and easy ways to play with your baby that will promote pulling to stand.
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Here is a quick and easy activity that I have been doing with my little guy for strengthening and gross motor play. I tend to be a person that likes things that are very simple. When they are simple I seem to be more willing to do the activity or set-up the activity. That’s why
There are so many simple ways you can play with your baby and promote motor development at the same time! As a physical therapist, I am always looking for different ways that I can promote motor development with play. Here is a list of over 20 great ideas for motor play with baby. Tummy Time
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