Art therapy empowers children to develop coping skills, build self-esteem, and find healing by using creativity as a means to communicate without words.
Learn 15 simple anxiety art therapy activities that can help reduce anxiety and lower stress. Feel calm instantly! Art Therapy Activities for Adults
"The healthiest form of projection is art" ~ Fritz Perls Here is a popular internet list of art therapy activities originally posted up in 2011 by the Nursing School Blog. I have since taken over the list and I consistently research current links that reflect the most inspiring art therapy...
"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." - Pablo Picasso Art therapy is a broad term used to refer to the practice of creating as a way
Art therapy uses art to heal people of all ages, and can improve the emotional, mental, and physical state of most people. source Sit together and do gratitude mandelas. source Use a circular cardb…
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Creative and fun pediatric core strengthening exercises. A ton of great choices for and unique exercises to choose from. Kids love these activities.
Art therapy helps kids express themselves! These art therapy worksheets were designed by Andrea Jensen, Licensed Psychotherapist for kids and adults who would like to increase emotional intelligence and healing through creative exercises. These worksheets is perfect for parents, teachers, and therapists who would like to engage kids in a creative CBT and art therapy practice that is both fun and engaging. This book is perfect for ages 8 and up. This file includes 30 exercises that get the creative juices flowing. Once purchased, you can download the digital files immediately.
These art therapy for kids projects are a great way to help children deal with trauma, anger, or grief, and as part of therapy for kids with special needs.
Encourage creative thinking and drawing with these 30 'draw more' activity pages. Students will finish each drawing by using their imagination and ideas. Included in the pack are 30 single worksheet pages: draw more leaves and bugs finish the snail trail draw more spiders turn the circles into anything draw what is in the jars draw more clouds in the sky draw yourself in the photo frame draw more birds in the tree turn the squares into anything add toppings to the pizza add spots on the bugs draw details on the house draw peoples' faces draw more sea creatures draw what else is on the hill draw more details on the robot draw the rest of the robot draw patterns on the leaves draw the rest of the garden draw squares in squares draw what's on the hamburger draw the owl's faces draw the windows and people on the bus draw faces on the pumpkins draw more cars on the roads turn the pentagons into anything finish the birds draw more scoops on the sundae draw more waves draw inside the haunted house windows We do hope your little learners love completing these art projects. Use them as an art warm-up or stimulus for writing. Ask your students to write a story following their creative thinking time! A bonus (and optional for use) digital activity is included for use the Easel by TpT. It includes 30 slide activities that match the printable pages! Click here to return to my store home page
This free printable set of 8 Minecraft bookmarks to color are creative and easy ways to enjoy fun activities with kids.
In room occupational therapy treatment interventions are a necessity when a patient is isolated or you are working with limited supplies.
10 Creative Art Activities for Kids, including free printable drawing prompts and art collages, plus many more creative art ideas!
Occupation based treatment ideas feel like they should come easy, but sometimes we find barriers to getting creative and finding the occupations that are
Occupation-based treatments are crucial for OTs, but we can't always do the real thing. Check out these simulated OT treatments to help!
We’ve gathered a list of 31 of our favorite art activities for teens. Everything from jewelry and decor to clothing and gifts.
Treating patients on isolation precautions can be a challenge. To help, this list is chock-full of creative OT interventions for your isolation patients.
Need a little creativity jolt? We've got just the solution.
This resource covers information on the proprioceptive sense and includes proprioception sensory activities for kids.
Worry Group Art Activity: Help your students in worry group personify their worries by making a worry monster with watercolors and deep breathing!
Looking for art therapy exercises to stop racing thoughts? Check out these 10 drawing-based art therapy prompts for people with racing thoughts!
Craft this super easy origami jellyfish using the step-by-step tutorial. Bonus: you can turn it into an octopus too!
From spooky Halloween spiders to fun and easy Halloween papercrafts to coloring pages and word games, you will find creative ideas for all ability levels.
Music is a powerful stimulus that almost all autistic children positively respond to. Most demonstrate better music skills than cognitive skills. Here are 10 ways music helps autistic children.
Hand strengthening is an important part of fine motor skills. This resource covers everything you need to know about hand strength.
One of my favorite topics to teach in my art class, no matter what the age or skill level, is divergent thinking. What is divergent thinking? One of my favorite videos to introduce divergent thinking to my students is the lecture by Ken Robinson. Divergent thinking is the ability to come up with multiple solutions
Do you know what kind of looks you get when you go to the hardware store and tell the clerk you want to DIY a sliding door? When they point in the direction of “Doors & Windows,” you know it’s time to take matters into your own hands. I needed a door for a lofted space above our living room, and wanted the sliding effect. However, since it was a temporary solution, its construction needed to be simple and easy to do.
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Are you transitioning to a school based setting? Working in the school system as a pediatric occupational therapist is an incredibly rewarding job! You will have the opportunity to positively impact the lives of children and help them achieve their full potential while collaborating with teachers, parents, speech language pathologist, physical therapist and so many … School Based Pediatric Occupational Therapist Go-To Supplies to Stay Organized Read More »
The best way to teach and learn is to include some fun. However, games are a great way to develop and improve kids’ skills in all developmental areas. More so, children with language processing problems, speech delays, reading comprehension challenges, and any other language and speech issues. They benefit greatly from playing games both at … 12 Games to Help Late Talkers Talk Read More »
This FREE handout is a great activity for warm-ups or even early finishers. This handout was inspired by the book Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg. Here is the BLANK version. This is a good opti…
A fun activity for students to write fun facts all about them. Back to School - All About Me - Box Theme Worksheet
Fluency (or stuttering) therapy is an area that many SLPs feel under-prepared to serve. While you may have had an excellent professor on the subject in grad school, it tends to be a lower incidence
