House of Krause

This is the first time in a year and a half of therapy Luke has ever cried over a toy. When it was time for his therapist to go he had a melt down. He just kept saying, “Lady Bug, Lady Bug!” I guess they were pretty cool.  Each bug came in three parts. They snapped together. They each had a number and an equal number of dots on their back.They were challenging to pull apart. You could stack them up. Good for counting and motor skills. Luke enjoyed thinking out side the box and creating wild mixed up bugs, then he would pull them all apart and match them by color again. His therapist said this was very good. He was challenging himself and thinking for himself. I think I’m going to have to buy him a set of these. They are made by learning resources.  I was just visiting their website. Wow, they have a lot of really cool stuff. www.learningresources.com

Snap and learn number bugs

So here’s an easy fine motor activity. It only requires pipe cleaners and straws. Luke made Lily some bracelets while she was gone to school. I helped him cut up the straws and he threaded the bits of straws on to the pipe cleaners. He was really excited to give her the bracelets when she got home.

Tags: CAS, Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Fine motor skills in toddlers, Fun activities for toddlers, Snap together lady bugs

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