Summer Fun: Pre-Trip Tips, $5 Shipping. Product GiveAways!

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Pocket Full of Therapy Don't forget to pack travel games! Travel Tangoes:   This fun set of 24 puzzles will keep your children busy while waiting in the airport or on the train while also challenging thinking & visual-perseptual skills. $11.95 each Jawbones Travel Sets:  A silly name for a great toy! Build a model or create a piece of art with this unique construction system. Brightly colored pieces have been carefully researched & engineered to be fun, functional and versatile. Pieces ratchet, swivel & snap together in countless ways providing hours of fine motor, bilateral and motor planning play. 35pc travel set, Dino or Hot Rod car sets. $9.95-14.95 Free Facebook Give-away Every week this summer! To enter: "Like" and "Share" the contest post. That's it! Winners will be posted here & on PFOT's Weekly Specials page next Friday! This Week's Free Give-Away is: A Twist-up Pencil Again! There will be 3 winners - Good Luck! Celebrate with $5 Flat rate shipping! Enter coupon code: ship5 at checkout Expires 7/6 (Discount will be applied upon processing; Contiguous US, ground shipping only; must be entered at time of order; $40 min order req) Summer Fun: Traveling Whether you are traveling near or far this summer.   Here are some great ways to prepare your the trip.  Getting Ready! Waiting for vacation to start can be the worst!! Here is a great way to countdown the days until you leave providing anxious and excited little brains with some needed structure. Countdown ring: First figure out how many days you have until you are leaving.  Then cut out that many strips of paper.  On one side of the paper, write a question or a task that needs to be completed.  When each strip is written on staple them together to form a chain.  Now each night rip off a ring and countdown until you leave!  Example:  We are going to Disney in 30 days- 30 strips of paper were cut, on one side questions such as "What's your favorite Disney movie?" or "How many dwarfs are in Snow White?" was written on the back.  Each ring was stapled to the next with a large Mickey Mouse picture on top.  Not going anywhere? Make a summer motor chain and on the inside write motor activities.  So each time you rip off a ring, you have to complete the motor activity- you can write Do 10 jumping jacks, Hop on one foot 5 ftimes, or jump across the room like a frog! A great way to work on those skills that need reinforcing too! Pack Your Bags! At times it may seem like more work but get your child involved in packing for your trip.  They are probably excited to go, why not put that energy to use!  1.  Ask them to write a list of what they will need on vacation. (Don't forget books, games, snacks) 2.  Ask them to gather what they can from that list- get three pairs of shorts, three pairs of socks, a sweatshirt, etc.  3.  Now practice folding! Folding Clothes is a great motor planning workout. Try T-shirts for older kids; towels and socks for the younger ones. Here's a video that shows an awesome way to fold and save a ton of room in your suitcase!!!  Click on picture above. Click on the suitcase picture for a neat way to pack your suitcase!     Compiled by LIsa Walker OTR Facebook Winners are: Congrats to last week's Facebook winners! Each won a "trio set of Developmental Pencil Grips".  Please email us your contact info to claim your prize! Send to: customerservice@pfot.com 1. Beth T. in Cresskill, NJ 2. Brett B. in Pompano, Fl 3. Cheryl M-D in Sebstain, Fl. 4. Colleen B. in Albany, Or 5. Stacy B-M in Rogersville, AL. You're receiving this because you subscribed or placed an order with Pocket Full of Therapy. We will NEVER share or sell your info. Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe Contact Us: (800) PFOT-124 (732) 462-4474 *An OT is always available to answer questions or assist in selecting the right item!

Saturday is Knit in public day! Try Finger Knitting- No Needles Required!

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Pocket Full of Therapy This Week's Special Online orders totaling $40 or more will receive a free gift with purchase of a String Along or Pull A String  Coupon Code "Knit15" Try This Fun Knitting Activity All you need is a toilet paper roll, some popsicle sticks, masking tape and yarn.  Step 1: Space 4 sticks even around toilet paper roll Step 2: Secure the sticks with masking tape Step 3: Wrap each stick with one complete loop of yarn.  When you finished wrap it a second time.  Step 4: Now pull the bottom loop up and over the popsicle stick, one at a time, leaving them in the center of the toilet paper roll.  Step 5: Loop the yarn around each stick again, so there is two loops.  Then repeat step 4.  Continue this until your project is complete.  NEW: Recycled Grid Weaving Kit A "workout" for finger muscles, coordination and sequencing? Let's Weave! It starts with a sturdy metal grid (that was recycled- so it may have a few scratches), we give you 20 strips to get you started. Some are soft vinyl (for older children or adults) others are fabric or felt. Beginners can start with basic weaving as shown. Then try more advanced patterns like: weaving both across and down the grid; over 2-under 1 patterns... Try other materials like wrapping paper, strips of card stock, crepe paper... even yarn!  Intro Price: $17.95 Knit In Public Day! Saturday, June 13th is Knit in Public Day!   What a great motor coordination activity for all ages and it is relaxing! Knitting can be a lot of fun and you don't just have to use knitting needles.  You can knit with your arms or fingers!  Don't feel like you have to jump into knitting a scarf!  Start small with knitting a small fidget toy or zipper pull for your bookbag or jacket.  You can knit a keychain or maybe a pot holder. Finger Knitting Grab your favorite color yarn and a comfy spot to sit.  Watch this video for step by step instructions on how to knit with your fingers.   Arm Knitting Don't want to use your fingers?  How about knitting with your arms?  Grab your yarn, click on the picture to the left and follow the step by step directions!  Have fun!! Not Ready For Knitting? Try some of these fun products to help get you started.  String Along: It is a frustration free stringing, lacing, pattern copying wonder! Comes with 18 colorful laces and a kid safe punch pen to invite free play or pattern copying.  Iten #W3515 Pull A String: This unique board let's you write and draw using a pen with different colored string.  Thread the pen and push string into different colored holes, when you lift the string will stay in the board.  Item #W8084     Compiled by Lisa Walker OTR You're receiving this because you subscribed or placed an order with Pocket Full of Therapy. We will NEVER share or sell your info. Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe Contact Us: (800) PFOT-124 (732) 462-4474 *An OT is always available to answer questions or assist in selecting the right item!

How Do you Tie Your Laces? Here's a New way!

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Pocket Full of Therapy Product Highlights Bi-Colored Shoelaces: This is a great teaching aid for shoetying!  This lace has two different colors on each lace so when verbal cues are given it makes it easier for your child to follow.  Item # X6770 Jude's Silly Shoelace Box One of the easiest, least frustrating, most foolproof methods of tying shoelaces.  Comeswith flat laces, shoetying template, travel box, and direction sheet. Item # M7029 Weekly Special Place an order online $40 or more and receive a free pair of Bi-color shoelaces! Enter Laces15 in the coupon code *Online orders only, Expires Tuesday. How Do You Tie Your Laces? Most children learn to tie their shoes by the age of five.  It can be a tricky task to teach.  Here are a few ways to help your child learn how to tie their laces!  Click on the picture for a shoetying video.  Or maybe we have been tying our laces all wrong!  Watch this quick video on how to tie your laces making the Ian knot. One-Handed Shoetying: Finished knot in the one handed lace tying method.  Click on the picture to the right for step by step directions tor tying with one hand for those who really need it. Pinkies Out! Here's a variation that may be easier to learn. Click on picture to bring you to the step by step for this quick way to tie your laces. Steps for Ian's Knot: Step 1- Form a left over right starting knot, then loop both sides over thumbs. With left laces going forward over thumb, right goes behind thumb.  Step 2- Use the middle finger of the right hand to push the loose end of the right lace behind, while left hand simply rotates forward to swing its loop across to the right.  Step 3- Pull tight and form a bow! Practice on a larger scale! Have your child sit on the floor with their legs straight out in front of them.  Tie a jump rope around their legs in the same way you would tie a shoelace.    Make it a little easier!   Use a pipe cleaner to help learn how to tie. They are easier to manipulate and will hold position as you tie.    Compiled by Lisa Walker OTR You're receiving this because you subscribed or placed an order with Pocket Full of Therapy. We will NEVER share or sell your info. Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe Contact Us: (800) PFOT-124 (732) 462-4474 *An OT is always available to answer questions or assist in selecting the right item!