YOUR KIDS OT: 10TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS BEGIN!

Happy Birthday to me!

Your Kids OT is celebrating it's 10th Birthday! Hip hip Hooray for 10 years!

As I look back on the last 10 years there are so many reflections that I want to make.  The first blog article was written was published on January 31st, 2014.  I was so nervous hitting the first "publish" button (even though I don't know how many other people outside my friends and family read it)!

When I read back on the first blog (you can find it HERE), I outline the goals of the blog and why I wanted to start it! I think that I've pretty much achieved what I set out to achieve with Your Kids OT so that makes me incredibly proud.  I'm also pleased to say that my photo quality and images (not always my own) have improved, as well as the printables that I have created! 

So on with the celebrations! 

To celebrate 10 years of Your Kids OT, I have created 10 new resources! 

There is something here for everyone with the first printable being FREE! 

It's a birthday-themed printable which includes a range of worksheets suitable for all ages. It includes drawing, pre-writing shapes, pre-writing lines, cutting, hidden pictures, mazes, writing words, writing stories and persuasive writing activities.

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YKOT BIRTHDAY-THEMED GIFT

The YKOT 10th Birthday Bundle is a huge bundle of nine NEW resources created with all my current clients in mind. There is something for every age group and a broad range of referrals.  You can start using them straight away !

The YKOT 10th Birthday Bundle includes: 

1) Mix and Match Occupational Therapy Activities
Mix and match fine motor, gross motor, oral motor, pencil control, writing and printable writing activities.  There are over 130 activity ideas in this one printable alone! 

2) The Wheels on the Bus Preschool Printable
This printable includes visual prompts for the song which I have been using with my toddlers, preschools and other older children who have developmental delays. It is a fantastic way to bring groups of children together in a preschool setting for inclusion and participation.  There are also pre-writing pages, shape drawing and hidden picture pages in this printable.

3) Search and Find Grids 
I love grids and this printable is all about building visual spatial skills.  Help your children to work on spatial awareness, visual discrimination, visual form constancy, eye-hand coordination, figure ground and memory skills.  There are search and find pictures, map reading and hidden message grids.  Ps. The hidden messages are all positive affirmations, which makes them perfect to use for emotional regulation as well as handwriting goals!

4)Story Creation Grids
Thos printable includes story arc visual pages, writing planning worksheets and 15 story writing themes.  Some of these themes include the circus, the beach, school and the farm.  Children can seelct from who, what, when, where and why to create multiple stories with the one theme. 

5) Story Board Picture Prompts
This printable assists early writers to sequence 3 part narratives.  There are pictures for 12 stories and 6 partial stories to fill in the gaps.  Some sentence starters are included with writing templates.

6) Solve the Mystery "Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?" 
Do you have difficulty engaging your child with handwriting? This printable includes handwriting, however it is not lengthy.  Children love to solve the clues and work out the answer to this mystery.  This was a huge hit with the children I trialled this out with last year! 

7) Self Awareness for Children and Teens
This printable was created for multiple reasons.  Some children find it difficult to answer a straight question regarding their thoughts, feelings and preferences.  Most of the questions in this printable allow children to select from a choice or rank their preferences.  Children can build body and self awareness through answering questions about their relationships, routines, environment, sensory and activities.  There are also pages which look at emotions and body signals. I've used this printable with children from 8 to 14 years. 

8) Coding Challenge Game and Worksheets
This printable also builds on grids and working on visual spatial skills.  Cut out the game pieces and choose from two different boards.  Children use arrows and numbers to guide characters to reach the chosen destination.  They can also watch out for obstables.  The printable worksheets encourage children to draw arrows from the characters to the chosen destination. 

9) Handwriting True or False Game
This game is in the form of a powerpoint presentation.  Children answer true or false to 50 handwriting related questions.  Questions cover handwriting legibility (spacing, sizing, writing on the line, punctuation, use of capital letters), letter formation, the purpose of writing and posture in a fun way!  Choose the questions that are suited to your child.  You could also use this game as a pre/post therapy intervention activity. I have made a physical prompt (paper plate with true on one side and false on the other) to use together with this game! An interactive way to have a pop quiz!

The YKOT 10th Birthday Bundle is available for 10 days only at $19.95 ($Aust). That is a little over $2 per item (less if you are converting $US)! Offer ends Sat 10th February at 12:00 midnight (Sydney Time). Don't miss it! 

This is just the beginning of the 10 days of birthday celebrations so make sure you check your inboxes to see what else is happening!  Head over to instagram too where I will be dropping much more including a birthday suprise that you don't want to miss! 

Don't forget your party favour on your way out! 

YKOT BIRTHDAY-THEMED GIFT