MOTORvate KIDS Occupational Therapy

12/09/2025

12/09/2025

Christmas activities for 2-year-olds and 3-year-olds. These Christmas activities for toddlers are fun and easy to do at home or at preschool.

12/09/2025

🏌️‍♂️✨ Save the Date for a Swing That Makes a Difference! ✨🏌️‍♀️

Join us on March 9, 2026 at The Reserve Golf Club in Pawleys Island for the 2026 SOS Care Charity Golf Tournament—a day of community, compassion, and championship-level fun!

⏰ 11 AM Registration 12 PM Shotgun Start
📍 The Reserve, 18 Reserve Drive, Pawleys Island, SC 29585

Every swing supports adults with autism and intellectual disabilities in the Greater Grand Strand area. All proceeds benefit Oak Tree Farm, a vibrant living community where independence and inclusion thrive.

💚 Whether you're a seasoned golfer or just love a good cause, this is your chance to tee up for inclusion

📲 Scan the QR code or click the link to register online and secure your spot!
www.tinyurl.com/2026golf

Let’s drive change—one hole at a time.

12/09/2025

We will be in the Surfside Christmas Parade again this year on Dec. 13th at 2:00....you don't want to miss it!!!! Look for us on golf carts with pink Santa hats and lots of candy!! We can't wait to see you there!!! : )

12/09/2025

🎬Stay warm & enjoy a short family-friendly movie: Frosty The Snowman! We will show the 25-minute version at 11AM and 1PM

✨ Join us for a magical winter movie day!

Ms. Jayden will have a delicious hot chocolate bar with all of the fixings! ☕️❄️

Bring the whole family for a fun, cozy day at the Children’s Museum!

📅 Date: Saturday, December 13th
⏰ Time: 11AM & 1PM
📍 Location: EdVenture Myrtle Beach 4005 Howard Avenue

12/09/2025

Looking for that perfect gift? Here's a great list that supports EF development: https://www.theottoolbox.com/games-to-help-kids-improve-executive/

12/09/2025

🎄City of Conway Presents: The 3rd Annual Sensory Tree Lighting!🎄

The City of Conway and SOS Care are teaming up to spread holiday magic throughout our community!

🎅Join us for a sensory-friendly holiday celebration!Enjoy an evening filled with music, games, and a visit from Santa—all in a comfortable and inclusive environment designed for individuals with sensory sensitivities.

🎄Thursday, December 11
🎄Starts at 6:00 PM
🎄Riverfront Park, 4 Elm Street, Conway, SC 29526

There will be a sensory table featuring noise-reducing headphones and other helpful items for children to borrow during the event.

All are welcome — join us as we make joyful memories in our community!

For more event details,
Contact Patsy Baker pbaker@conwaysc.gov

12/08/2025

Are you getting into the holiday spirit? Holiday cookies are one of the many traditions during this time. Did you know that baking cookies offers your child to improve upon so many skills! Not only does it address skills such as reading and math but this is a great sensory activity. Let them and your kitchen get a little messy! It will be worth it with all of the smiles and giggles and memories you are creating with your child. And as an OT there's a huge amount of fine motor skills targeted with baking:

Mixing
Scooping
Rolling
Slicing
Decorating
Pouring
Molding

All of these tasks need your hands to work together. Molding and decorating the cookies help strengthen their visual motor skills if they are suppose to copy a specific shape or design.

Most of all, have fun! This can become a yearly tradition.

Blog post: https://missjaimeot.com/holiday-cookies-motor-skills-tricks-of-the-trade-for-your-ot-kid/

12/08/2025

🧠 When emotional regulation is missing, it’s not a discipline issue, it’s a developmental one.

📚 You wouldn’t punish a child for not knowing algebra… so why expect perfect self regulation without teaching it first?

💡 Kids need guidance, not punishment.

Emotional regulation is a skill and just like math or reading, it takes time, practice, and support to learn.

12/08/2025

These simple tips and activities can improve the way kids hold their pencils! ✏️

✍️ Draw, write, or color in prone position

✍️ Use shortened writing utensils like library or gold pencils

✍️ Break crayons into smaller pieces and use for coloring

✍️ Draw, write, or paint on a vertical surface

✍️ Work on core strength! Remember, proximal stability is the foundation for distal mobility.

✍️ Use colored tape to mark where kids should grasp their pencil

✍️ Try tucking a small object like a bead into the child’s 4th and 5th fingers while they grasp a pencil. This will promote the use of the “tripod fingers”.

Want the free pencil grasp handout? Leave a ✍️ in the comments and we’ll send it your way!

12/08/2025

12/08/2025

Persistence is an executive funcitoning skill that requires sustained attention and prioritization. These are skills that we can work on through trial and error, using checklists, and being ok with setbacks. It's ok to realize setbacks are part of the process in developing these skills while filtering out environmental information and distractions. All of these pieces work together.

Here are more ways to support this skill...Focus on sustained attention and divided attention: https://www.theottoolbox.com/attention/
Growth mindset mistakes: https://www.theottoolbox.com/how-to-encourage-growth-mindset-mistakes/