Crayon salt dough is such a fun salt dough recipe to make and it uses old crayons to dye the salt dough! Kids love this.| The OT Toolbox
Oh, how we love play dough! This month on the 12 months of Sensory Dough series is scented dough. I can’t wait to see what the other bloggers joining us have to share for scented sensory dough you can make at home. The olfactory sense is a very powerful one. Scents can be calming or alerting to children (and ... Read more| The OT Toolbox
A thumb wrap grasp can look awkward and lead to slow handwriting. But is it functional? Here's what you need to know.| The OT Toolbox
This play dough recipe is a spin on the classic salt dough recipe. Add a few broken crayons and you’ve got a crayon salt dough recipe that is sure to be a hit with the kids! It’s just one of our crayon play dough recipes that are fun in so many ways! Memorial Day, Fourth ... Read more| The OT Toolbox
This salt dough recipe is a spin on the classic play dough made with salt. It’s got a unique coloring agent that adds a bit of “stick” to the dough, making is an awesome sensory material for challenging the tactile sensory system while encouraging fine motor skills. If you love creative and fun dough recipes, ... Read more| The OT Toolbox
Make frozen play dough using this candy play dough recipe...or any dough...to strengthen the hands with a resistive dough.| The OT Toolbox
This month’s sensory dough is Fizzy Dough! This was a fun one for us, because we combined one of our favorite doughs (baking soda dough!) with sensory science AND cursive handwriting….Whaaaa? Yep! We got them all in here on this post for you, and it was a fizzy blast! This is a great hands-on activity that can help with ... Read more| The OT Toolbox
I realized we have a TON of crayon play dough recipes on the blog. Other play dough recipes, too actually… But, over the years, we’ve had more than a few broken crayons. When there are four kids in the house, I guess broken crayons are a given! They end up under the couch cushions, in ... Read more| The OT Toolbox
This free play dough mat is an intrinsic hand strengthening exercise to build strong grasp and pinch strength through play.| The OT Toolbox
This resource covers playdough activities for fine motor skills, including specific activities to do with play dough to develop precision.| The OT Toolbox
This massive collection of fine motor activities includes everything you need to know about fine motor skills in kids.| The OT Toolbox
Hand strengthening is an important part of fine motor skills. This resource covers everything you need to know about hand strength.| The OT Toolbox