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Cooking with Kids

Cooking with Kids: A very important developmental house-activity.

A recent survey by Uncle Ben’s Beginners noticed that 90% of parents believe it’s important for their children to cook. Still, only 1/3 actually cook with their children on a weekly basis. Parents said that they would cook with their children more frequently if:

-They had more time.

-Their children were more interested.

-They had better gastronomic skills.

-It hadn’t made such a mess.

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Swipe Left to see awesomeness! . . The Visual motor and Attention Activity that needs solid Execution and Planning skills! A great task to work on cognitive skills all in one game! . . . • Trial 1: we (Myself and my daughter) made one line of tiles and then smashed one to get all down. • Trial 2: she loved it so much and we made a wiggle pattern to get it smashed. And she participated to make that wiggle as she was so motivated to Touch the first one and see all tiles to get down without touching them all. 🙌🏻😃 (even I wanted to do that. I love Play!) . ••••••• ••••••• #otpark #otparkbox #otparkblog @connetix_tiles #occupationaltherapy #otmom #momot #playathomemummy #playathome #playathometoday #connetixtiles #sensory #visualplay #visualmotor #finemotor #execution #planning #quarantine #quarantinelife #homesweethome #toddler #toddlerlife #toddlersofinstagram #preschooler #preschoolersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B_2ZI7tlbBN/?igshid=1dv6yblrzo6ox

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The Visual motor and Attention Activity that needs solid Execution and Planning skills! A great task to work on cognitive skills all in one game! . . . • Trial 1: we (Myself and my daughter) made one line of tiles and then smashed one to get all down. • Trial 2: she loved it so much and we made a wiggle pattern to get it smashed. And she participated to make that wiggle as she was so motivated to Touch the first one and see all tiles to get down without touching them all. 🙌🏻😃 (even I wanted to do that. I love Play!) . ••••••• ••••••• #otpark #otparkbox #otparkblog @connetix_tiles #occupationaltherapy #otmom #momot #playathomemummy #playathome #playathometoday #connetixtiles #sensory #visualplay #visualmotor #finemotor #execution #planning #quarantine #quarantinelife #homesweethome #toddler #toddlerlife #toddlersofinstagram #preschooler #preschoolersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B_2ZI7tlbBN/?igshid=i2u7x9yr8ibg

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Happy Earth Day! We made Bird-food today to show our love for Mother earth. Birds and other living creatures have same right to live on the planet 🌏 just like us. We made one for our house birds 🦜 and one for backyard for -open for all birds. 😃 It was quite fun. . . How? Take paper napkin (emty) roll (cardboard roll). Spread peanut butter on it and sprinkle bird-food. Then pass a twine and fix it in bird’s cage or backyard. . . She was happy to do this activity on earth day to show her love for nature. . . #otpark #otparkbox #otparkactivities #ot #otmom #momlife #otmumma #pedsot #otmonth #occupationaltherapy #playathome #playathomemom #playathomemummy #happyearthday🌎 #earthday2020 #earthday #birdslover #toddlersofinstagram #toddleractivitiesathome #toddlerlife #toddleractivityidea #funtimes #quarentine #quarentinelife #backyardfun #instagood #instagram #mychild #mydaughter #otpassion https://www.instagram.com/p/B_S-1chlYS3/?igshid=beg8ssgybqkf

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A very Happy Independence Day India! . . #otpark #otparkbox #otpark #occupationaltherapy #otmom #occupationaltherapist #occupationaltherapylife #ota #otd #otpassion #hiralot #occupationaltherapyassistant #ota #playathomemom #playathomemommy #playathomeideas #toddlermom #momlife #toddlerlife #kidsactivities #targetclearance #targetkids #crafts #handstrengthening #physicalactivitiesforkids #occupationaltherapist #proudot https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MMvzVgL11/?igshid=gqt97gusaas1

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Digital Pronator Grip aka look (Swipe left 👈🏻 for video) at how she is holding the brush with keeping her Pointer finger on the top of the wooden brush and holding brush with three other fingers and thumb. Vertical Art serves this purpose. Crossing the midline - going from right to left and left to right is necessary to develop overall cognitive skills. But here we are discussing about Grasp development. Here are the milestones for Pencil-grasp. . . 12-18months: Palmar Supinator (holds pencil with fist 🤛 grip. ) . 2-3 years: Digital Pronator (shown in this post. Pointer finger ☝️ and fist with rest fingers.) . 3-3 and half years: Static Tripod (holds Pencil ✏️ with Pointer finger, Big finger and thumb but moves the whole hand and forearm@as one unit while writing. ) . . 4 and half to 6: Dynamic Tripod (A perfect three point pencil grip. ✍️ Independent wrist movements possible with wrist extensions and stabilized forearm.) . . Initial pencil grip development is important to enhance kid’s Chief occupation that they are going to acquire during their life’s initial years- that is Writing ✍️. Use less of tapping on Tablets and more of actual activities to develop this skill. Most imp. . . Activity details: I used use-and-dry Chinese wall mountable caligragraphy paper. (DM me to get the link for @Amazon so you can purchase directly) . Sticked on the wall, gave a cup of water and Brush. And you can see the Results!! . . . . #otpark #otparkbox #occupationaltherapy #otmom #occupationaltherapist #occupationaltherapyassistant #otd #ota #momlife #playathomemom #playathomemummy #playathomemommy #toddlermom #toddlerlife #toddleractivities #parentslife #playwhilelearning #learnwhileexploring #handwritinggoals #handwritingday #handwritingmatters #writingdevelopment #pencilgrip #milestones https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz8mVqVArj0/?igshid=1cf3o54n8z3oz

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Finger Strengthening: Hand muscle strenth improvement activity. . . Water + Child = Best Combination. I have heard from many mothers about their kiddos loving water so much. And yes, this task would definitely serve that ‘Favorite’ part of their brain. . . Physical development is as important as Cognitive development for a child. Hand muscle strengthening has many benefits such as • Develop Grasp patterns • Develop Pinch strength • Develop Hand Arches • Ability to hold pencil/Crayon| for longer time etc. . . Activity Details: Got a glass door in your house? Or a Long mirror available? Boom! Give your kiddo water sprinkler (there are many sprinklers available depending on child’s strength capacity) and provide with his/her favorite foam-boards. I have use Pretty Summer like Butterfly 🦋 and flower boards that my daughter loves to talk about (like all the time!). I got these foam-boards from @target dollar racks. Yes I am a #targetdollarspotaddict 😃 . . . Sprinkler push-pull repeatedly would increase hand muscle’s endurance and ultimately strength. Fun activity with lots of benefits!! . . #otpark #otparkbox #otpark #occupationaltherapy #otmom #occupationaltherapist #occupationaltherapylife #ota #otd #otpassion #hiralot #occupationaltherapyassistant #ota #playathomemom #playathomemommy #playathomeideas #toddlermom #momlife #toddlerlife #kidsactivities #targetclearance #targetkids #crafts #handstrengthening #physicalactivitiesforkids #occupationaltherapist #proudot https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz6KEcdARDv/?igshid=1om93mqvyc16a

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And presenting 👉 Every Toddler’s Favorite 😃😃Pretend play😃😃! Yes they love to perform activities like the adults do. I love this in-home Pretend-play kitchen that makes her so much busy in making Pasta 🍝 and Cookies 🍪. She can open and close Microwave, Oven and Refrigerator and yes Stir too on the Stove-top. . . Why Play? Because... Kids’ major occupation is to Play. They learn a variety of skills through Play. Pretend play is also called as “Symbolic Play” in OT world that is@important for early learning years. • The Toddler enjoys pretending to be feeding doll, cooking in the kitchen or having a doll-baby burp! • They can put together a sequence of several actions through this play behaviors. • Imitates adults and peers and learns a lot of skills through play. . . Skills: Self-development + Execution of tasks + Motor planning + Ideation + sequencing skills + overall Praxis skills + enjoyment and satisfaction + Confidence Build-up. . . #otpark #otparkbox #otpark #otparkkiddo #occupationaltherapy #otmom #ot #otd #ota #momlife #parentslife #otmomma #playathome #playathomemummy #mymom #pretendplay #symbolicplay #playtherapy #kidsactivities #toddlerlife #toddlermoms #toddleractivities #earlylearning #earlyintervention #earlylearningtoys #playathome #playerbehavior #occupationaltherapist https://www.instagram.com/p/BzLiBMSAd-o/?igshid=1i2z7lncq68rf