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Spring is here! For many of you this means warmer weather, rain, blooming of flowers and the budding of leaves! Tools to Grow is excited to share our NEW Spring Resources. Families and therapists can enjoy the following Spring themed activities with the special children in their liv...
Read MoreThe Winter Olympic Games are almost here and we have the perfect activities and games kids of all ages will love to play! The Winter Olympics Games: Gross Motor Challenges are a great way to encourage gross motor skill development! Great for use in groups or individually. Through the u...
Read MoreWe are very pleased to present a guest blog from Hannah Field, a registered and licensed occupational therapist. She is also an approved Radiant Child Yoga teacher and is in the process of becoming a certified handwriting specialist through the Learning Without Tears curriculum. She is very en...
Read MoreWe thought this was a wonderful time of the year to blog about dental care. Why is that? We assume most children enjoyed Halloween candy and we are about to enter the Holiday season and all those yummy treats! Say no more. We know that some parents really struggle with their children of all abili...
Read MoreIt’s October, a month of cool evenings, fall leaves, and Halloween activities! We have a fun Halloween Mummy Themed craft that the children in your life will love! This Halloween craft includes a FREE template! Materials Required: Mummy Pattern/Template Find FREE Printab...
Read MoreSelf-Care and Daily Life Skills include some of the most important occupations children learn as they grow. These skills are encompassed in the child's Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). This blog will focus on ADLs and provide strategies to hel...
Read MoreA new school year will soon be starting, and we have just what you need to conquer the year …. the Ultimate Therapy Planner! Personalize Your Therapy Planner with the Following Tools! Monthly Calendars: Includes August 2017 through August 2018. Each Month incl...
Read MoreWe think Ice Cream should be enjoyed throughout the year, but we know children really love it in the summer! Here are many new and creative activities to use with children of all ages that have a fun ice cream theme! 1. Puffy Paint Ice Cream - Tactile Craft This Ice Cream Puffy Paint Craf...
Read MoreSummer 2017 is nearly here and most children will be on an extended break from school. While every child deserves a break from the rigor of school, summer vacation offers exceptional opportunities for children to learn and develop outside the structure of formal school. Tools to Grow is pl...
Read MoreApril is almost here, which means it is almost OT Month! This is Occupational Therapy’s Centennial, marking 100 years as a profession. This is an important time to celebrate as Occupational Therapists! Tools To Grow is happy to share lots of great OT Month resources and activities wit...
Read MoreWinter is here! For many of you that means cold weather, hats, mittens, boots, snow, and ice! Tools to Grow is excited to highlight 30 fun-filled winter themed resources and activities. Some of these activities are meant for the chilly outdoors. For those of you without snowy weather, many of...
Read MoreStaying true to our mission to provide valuable resources that children will find engaging, Tools To Grow is happy to offer Tactile Holiday Ornaments! Using a motivating Holiday theme, this FREE and effective resource targets a variety of performance challenges children may encounter. If...
Read MoreThe holiday season is here and we have a fun fine motor Reindeer themed game that kids of all ages will love to play! Reindeer Games is a great way to encourage fine motor skill development! Great for use in groups or individually. Through the use of these Fine Motor Challenges, the foll...
Read MoreWe are so excited to announce a guest blog by Chewigem USA. Chewigem offers discreet, yet FUNctional chewelry for those with the need to chew and fidget. All children have a need to chew. It is a part of their natural development. Chewing is one of the ways we learn about the ...
Read MoreThanksgiving is almost here and we have a great Turkey Handwriting Craft that kids will love to make that addresses a variety of fine motor, bilateral integration, visual motor coordination, praxis, and handwriting skills. We have included a FREE Printable template/pattern for this turkey craft. ...
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