St. Patrick's Day Cloud Dough
Looking for an activity for those tactile seekers? Cloud Dough can be easily adapted for lots of different activities.
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Julie Johnson OT, OTR/L MO
- Feb 22, 2021
Family Support Model
Does your child struggle at times with daily tasks, eating, sleeping, or completing homework? If this causes a disruption in your family...
Emily Galvan
- Feb 20, 2021
Dinosaur Dig
Have a dinosaur fan? Use this activity to work on fine motor and visual skills!
Emily Galvan
- Feb 8, 2021
Valentine's Word Search
Here's a fun Valentine activity to work on sight words!
Emily Galvan
- Jan 4, 2021
Sparkle Snow Sensory Bin
This recipe can be used for a calming strategy or adapted for fine motor.
Emily Galvan
- Dec 7, 2020
Peppermint Sparkle Snow
Peppermint Sparkle Snow Sensory Bin Ingredients: Plastic bin 2 16oz. boxes of corn starch 1 can of shaving cream Peppermint extract...
Lisa Cooseman, OTR/L, MS
- Jul 9, 2020
15 Years of Growing Opportunities
We started Leaps and Bounds 15 years ago with lots of hopes, excitement and energy as we poured every ounce of ourselves into this dream....
Lisa Cooseman, OTR/L, MS
- Apr 20, 2020
COVID-19: Helping Our Kids AND Ourselves
By now we have been managing this pandemic for several weeks. We are each handling it in our own way and every family has different...
Lisa Cooseman, OTR/L, MS
- Nov 19, 2019
Thanksgiving and Picky Eaters
Thanksgiving is a time when we think of gathering with family and friends, enjoying time together and sharing meals. It can be difficult...
Autumn Foster, M.S., CCC-SLP
- Aug 19, 2019
Understanding Dyslexia
The word “Dyslexia” is becoming a hot topic. Reading and writing are complex tasks. Rightfully so, Dyslexia is a complex condition. Have...
Lisa Cooseman, OTR/L, MS
- Feb 19, 2019
Emotional Regulation
Being able to regulate our emotions is not something we are born with. Parents of toddlers’ experience this on a daily basis. A child is...
Emily Galvan
- Feb 1, 2019
Sensory Tool: Weighted Sock Buddy
Why the Weighted Sock Buddy? The weighted sock buddy can be placed on your child’s lap to provide deep touch pressure . Deep touch...
Carrie Salyer, MS, OTR/L
- Jan 22, 2019
How We Are Different
What makes Leaps and Bounds different from other therapy providers? Leaps and Bounds was created to provide a unique therapy experience...
Emily Galvan
- Jan 21, 2019
Arctic Penguin Sensory Bin
Ingredients: Rice (we used 10 lbs.) Food dye Vinegar Sugar cubes Styrofoam half circles and flat circles Arctic animals--we got ours from...
Julie Johnson OT, OTR/L MO
- Jan 10, 2019
Executive Function: Skills for Success
As adults, we don’t talk back to our boss when we disagree and we refrain from honking the horn when someone cuts us off on the road,...
Carrie Salyer, MS, OTR/L
- Jan 2, 2019
Will They Grow Out of It?
They say, “Wait and see. She’ll grow out of it.” But I still have concerns. What should I do? When it comes to your child…you are the...
Emily Galvan
- Dec 10, 2018
Hot Chocolate Play-Doh Sensory Bin
Play-Doh Ingredients: 1 cup of hot chocolate mix 1 cup of baking soda 2 cups of flour 1 cup of salt 1/2 cup of water 3 Tbsp. oil Sensory...
Lisa Cooseman, OTR/L, MS
- Nov 6, 2018
Trauma and Stress
We all experience different levels of stress in our days. Stress experiences can occur in utero, shortly after birth, and/or throughout...
Carissa Speelman, M.A. CCC-SLP
- Oct 22, 2018
Therapy Spotlight: Communication with AAC
Meet Evan... Evan came to Leaps and Bounds with extremely limited ability to communicate. He was able to do some sign language and...
Emily Galvan
- Sep 25, 2018
Alphabet Sensory Bin
This activity can be used with any materials around the house (cotton balls, rice, noodles, buttons, etc). Just put them in a bin with...
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