Therapy In Action

Cut, paste, create… and so much more going on here 🐛🌈

This simple caterpillar craft is packed with skills:
✂️ Tracing and cutting for hand strength and control
🖐️ Bilateral coordination using both hands together
🎯 Visual motor integration to stay on the line
🧠 Sequencing and planning to build the caterpillar in order
🤏 Finger precision with gluing and placing small pieces
👀 Attention and focus from start to finish

Add a little creativity, and there’s so much self confidence when they see it all come together!

Play-based activities like this are how we build the foundation for so many everyday skills—writing, dressing, feeding, and more!

The Whale swing 🐋 is one of our FAVORITES for many reasons:

• Provides rich sensory input through movement and deep pressure to help kids feel more organized in their bodies
• Supports body awareness by giving clear feedback to muscles and joints
• Builds core strength as kids adjust their position to stay steady
• Improves balance and postural control in a playful way
• Encourages using both sides of the body together for better coordination
• Strengthens motor planning as kids figure out how to move and position themselves
• Offers calming, rhythmic input that can support focus and emotional regulation
• Great for kids who need support with attention, anxiety, or high energy levels
• Can be used in different positions to target specific goals
• Easy to pair with activities like clip transfers or bean bag tosses to work on fine motor skills and crossing midline

We 💙 to play with purpose and have a whole lot of fun!