An Occupational Therapist's Wish List!

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 Kylie Enders is an OT at Reaching New Heights who loves "craftivities" and figuring out activities to meet a kiddo's sensory needs! Kylie is offering free screenings to see if your kiddo would benefit from OT!  Questions about fine motor, sensory, handwriting, feeding? Contact Kylie at kylie@reachingnewhts.com 

Feeling like the holiday season crept on you this year? Don’t worry. It did for me too. And if you’re anything like me, you’re still looking to finish up your shopping. Here are some great ideas for gifts for children of any age that will encourage sensory play and exploration, as well as important developmental skills. Plus, all of these toy ideas are screen free! I’ve linked an Amazon list at the bottom of this blog post which includes some of the toys listed below for easy shopping and even more ideas.

Babies
- Ball ramp or ball popper
- Ring stacker
- Play table
- Play cubes
- Sit to stand walkers
- Poppin’ Pals
- Push and spin toys

Toddlers
- Shape sorters
- Mega blocks
- Mr. Potato Head
- Stack and Sort boards
- SpinAgain stacker
- Laugh and Learn Piggy Bank

Preschoolers
- Inset puzzles with knobs
- Art supplies & easel (paints, markers, crayons, dry erase, etc.)
- Pretend play sets (kitchen, tool bench, doll house, dressup,)
- Games! There are so many, but here are a few examples
         o Chutes and Ladders, Ants in the Pants, Candy Land, Let’s Go Fishin’, Zingo
- Play Doh
- Duplo blocks
- Magna-Tiles

Elementary
- Lego’s
- Game Suggestions:
         o Any games listed in the preschoolers category, Kerplunk, Guess Who, Don’t Break the Ice, Uno, Blink, Twister, Trouble, Sorry, Perfection, Connect 4, Perfection, Spot It

All Ages
- Play tunnel
- Mini trampoline
- Floam
- Slime kits
- Kinetic Sand (turn this into a super fun sensory bin!)
- Books

Amazon Link:   http://a.co/0alA2Ez
Happy holidays and happy shopping!