Can you believe it’s almost that time again? Whether you’re prepping your classroom, therapy space, or home activities—starting the school year with a fun, fresh back to school theme can set the tone for a fantastic year of learning, growth, and motor skill development! Here are a bunch of back to school themes with physical […]
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Tips and tricks for planning your physical therapy or occupational therapy sessions for kids.
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School-based occupational and physical therapists have been dipping their toes into all of the value that technology can bring to working more efficiently. With large caseloads, and often times multiple buildings, therapists understand how important efficiency is! One solution to improving efficiency is the establishment of digital online folders and files. Moving folders and files
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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
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Scooter boards are a great tool for promoting gross motor skills and encouraging physical activity in children. They can be used in a variety of ways, and here are a few fun scooter board activities to get you started.
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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
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A full list of locomotor activities for kids. These are creative and engaging ways to work on locomotor skills.
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Jumping is a pretty amazing milestone. Two footed jumping generally happens around the age of two years old. You can check out all of the different jumping milestones including two footed, single leg and more. Below are jumping activities for kids whether you are working on getting a kiddo jumping, or looking for fun activities
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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
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Nothing is better than the beach during the summer (or vacation)! It’s also a fantastic way to work on motor skills. Today we are talking about beach themed gross motor and beach themed fine motor skills ideas. Use these ideas along with the ocean themed gross motor and fine motor activities or on it’s own.
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Animal walks are a fantastic for a wide variety of skills including gross motor, fine motor, and bilateral coordination. The best part is that you can put a spin on these animal walks to make them even more fun. Pink Oatmeal also has several different animal walk printables for kids that you can get your
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Today is all about Easter gross motor ideas. Many of these ideas would also go well with the different spring themed gross motor ideas from Pink Oatmeal. Get out your plastic eggs and get excited for the Easter gross motor activities from Pink Oatmeal.
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February is dental health month. Often times, this means education and activities about taking care of your teeth. At Pink Oatmeal we are going to add some dental health gross motor skills to the mix. These ideas and games can easily be incorporated into a dental health lesson or to use during the month of
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Gross motor activities with pool rings. These are perfect for Winter Olympics gross motor or Summer Olympics gross motor activities.
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