Occupational Therapy In Motion

11/29/2025

With the colder weather upon us here is a friendly reminder about our dress code!
-Jackets must be zippered
-You can wear gloves
-You can wear warmer boots/shoes
-Hats won’t fit unless you have a cap that is specifically made to be worn under the helmets
-Hand warmers/feet warmers are a plus!
Please let us know if you have any questions !

🧤See you out there! 🧤

10/31/2025

10/30/2025

🎃More sensory fun!🎃

Here are some more sensory exploration ideas that are Halloween themed! Sensory exploration uses your five senses (sight, smell, sound, taste and touch) to learn your environment around you! Each of these has different textures, scents, sounds, and even taste! These activities also incorporate the use of fine motor and visual motor skills!

1. Shaving cream: Use your hands to explore any hidden objects that can be hiding throughout. You can also use a spray bottle to wash the shaving cream off the items for extra strengthening and endurance
2. Jell-o: Use a spoon or your hands to explore various objects in the Jell-o. You can also work on strengthening by using your fingers to push the objects in. If possible, you can even eat the Jell-o to involve your taste sense and self-feeding skills!
3. Sensory box: Fill a box with various textures with hard, soft, fuzzy, squishy items. You can hide different items in the box just like the paper next to it so you can find them hidden in the box and match them up!
-to make it harder you can use tongs/tweezers and spoons to pick up objects as well in each box! Have fun!💀👻🎃

10/22/2025

Hope you enjoy this sensory tactile recipe! Tactile recipes are a great way to explore with your child and allow them opportunities to use their senses and fine motor skills together!

09/29/2025

🐎Changing things up!🐎
Changing positions provide extra sensory input to you! Along with a whole new visual and sensory experience, you can also work on strengthening, endurance, and a bunch of other fine motor and visual activities in these positions!!

We love seeing the world in all different ways!🌎
Check out our website for more information!!

09/27/2025

offers opportunities for children to engage with animals, participate in motor and sensory activities, and explore their imagination each session! One activity can work on multiple skills. This activity works on
- gross motor
- fine motor
- visual motor integration
- sensory processing
- range of motion and strength
- balance and coordination
- hand/finger strength
- grasping patterns
- bilateral coordination

09/20/2025

🔨🎨 OT Fun in the Clinic! 🎨🔨

This week, we’re working on pincer grasp and bilateral coordination in a super creative way! 🙌

Kids use wooden shapes and tiny nails to hammer their own pictures into a cork board—either by copying a design (boosting those visual-spatial skills 👀) or making their own masterpiece! 🌟

This hands-on activity is not only fun, but also helps strengthen fine motor skills in a structured, supportive clinic setting. 💪💛

We love turning therapeutic goals into play-based fun! 🧩

09/05/2025

09/02/2025

🌟 Clinic-Based Therapy in Action! 🌟
Did you know we offer clinic-based treatment that engages kids in fun, purposeful movement?
Our sessions utilize a variety of suspended equipment, like this flexion swing, to:
✅ Strengthen the core
✅ Promote bilateral coordination
✅ Enhance sensory processing
✅ Improve eye-hand coordination
✅ Support motor planning
In this simple yet powerful activity, children toss a bean bag into a barrel while swinging — turning play into progress.
At our clinic, movement IS therapy — and every swing, throw, and smile brings growth!
📍 Come see how we turn everyday tasks into powerful therapy tools at OTIM!
📍 Ready to learn more or schedule a visit? Contact us today!

08/24/2025

Hands up if you love OT!!!!🙋‍♀️🙋🙋‍♂️

In this picture, we are working on postural stability, strengthening and endurance! By putting our hands in different areas around your body it challenges us to maintain balance on the horse. We can increase the challenge by walking around the therapy area while our hands are not stabilized on the horse!

08/20/2025

08/20/2025

✨ Fun with Purpose! ✨

We love using colorful clothespins to help our kiddos develop their pincer grasp while exploring all kinds of movement! 🌈 These playful pins encourage midline crossing, bilateral coordination, visual scanning, balance, and core control—all while moving through a natural, dynamic environment. 🌀

And the best part? Our little ones get creative by placing the clothespins on their fingers, adding an extra dose of proprioceptive and tactile input for even more sensory fun! 🤸‍♀️💖

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