Best of 2021 Your Kids OT!

As 2021 draws to a close and we welcome in a new year, I'm taking a few minutes to look back at some of the highlights of YKOT!  

For those of you who may be new here at Your Kids OT, my week is usually busy with working directly with children as a mobile occupational therapist.  This means that I visit children and their families at home, in their child care, preschool or school setting.  Part of 2021 (and 2020), this was moved to online Telehealth services. I work part time so that I can also manage life as a mum of two children of my own.  

I also write articles for this blog, run this website, create new resources and offer them to you via the YKOT shop or Teachers Pay Teachers Store. I have found that the easiest way to bring you content a little each day is over on Instagram.  This year saw me post 300 Instagram posts! A mixture of videos, reels, quotations and photos.  

Each year I hope to be more organised with regular blog posts and product releases but I know realistically this is hard for me to maintain. So, thanks for sticking with me and for your ongoing support even when you journey with me when I am able!

Here are some of the highlights of 2021.  Make sure you click through to read more or watch the videos! Did you miss any of these? 
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Top Ten Instagram Videos and Reels
Videos and reels were a big hit this year, especially the top video where we used "Spot it" on the back of a chair to work on reach "behind and under" for toiletting! 

1.  Behind and Under with SPOT it (corresponding blog LINK)
2. Weighted bag Infinity Motor Pattern
3. Core Strength and Letters on Rocker Board
4. Visual Motor Planning with Earth Paper
5.  Behind and under with scarves pull  (corresponding blog LINK)
6. Pre-writing roads on TP rolls (corresponding blog LINK)
7. Dice Stamping in Playdough 
8. Finger Soccer
9. Putty hand exercises
10. Pom Pom and Cookie cutter Fine Motor

Top Ten Instagram Photos and Posts 
1. Worry Wall with wooden chalk blocks (Sorry, I promised in the comments that I would publish a lesson plan and haven't dont it yet! On the 2022 "things to do" list").
2. Therapy tools vs Therapy at home tools (corresponding blog LINK)
3. Pop it - Tool vs Toy? 
4. Upside Down
​5. Fine Motor Skills and Letter Formation
6. Size of the Problem Hats (I think people like my sense of humour ...lol)
7. Five Fat Sausages Printable (corresponding printable LINK)
8. OT Storage Home Edit Style  
9. Play according to age (corresponding blog LINK)
10. OTs are NOT  (corresponding blog LINK)

Most Popular Printables
1. Lowercase Letter Formation Program
2. Animal themed 10 week Preschool OT Program

Most Popular Freebies
1. Pencil Warm Ups (with corresponding blog and video)
2. Sensory Obstacle Course (with corresponding blog) 
3. Christmas 2021

It's been an amazing year here at Your Kids OT.  I have loved sharing with you my journey, my thoughts, my ideas, my life as an OT. It is through a lens; so you mostly see the good bits…but I remain as honest and approachable as I can be on this sort of platform.

My ideas and resources are for my own practice as an occupational therapist first…I share what I use. I share what I do.  Each year my content shifts and adapts to the individual children I see for direct services.  I bring back "tried and tested" activities and ideas.  I'm always thinking about novel ways to help children to achieve their goals. 

I love creating resources whether that be via a DIY project, a printable worksheet or writing a book. (Or even an OT planner which is coming next week)

I’m honoured that you have joined me in this corner of the internet and I hope to keep bringing you content that is informative, useful and maybe a little fun!

​HAPPY NEW YEAR and see you in 2022! 

Cindy is a registered occupational therapist practising in Sydney, Australia.  She has two growing children who are a constant source of inspiration and learning.  Cindy loves working creatively to help children to reach their potential, finding opportunities in everyday living and making learning fun. She is also addicted to making printables (even when they take a long time to complete).  Cindy is the author of the Occupational Therapy blog Your Kids OT.  Read more articles from Your Kids OT at https://www.yourkidsot.com/blog

Cindy is a member of the Functional Skills for Kids Therapy Team.  They have together published THE HANDWRITING BOOK, THE SCISSORS SKILLS BOOK and THE TOILETING BOOK.

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