Back when COVID-19 and quarantine first started, I needed a creative way to help caregivers with carryover at home, especially since there would be a lapse in service time. When our facility transitioned to teletherapy, I was worried that a lot of my families would be overwhelmed with all of the changes and would not know where to begin. I wanted to provide them with a tool that would allow them to complete simple activities throughout the week with their child to keep things as normal and as fun as possible. I also needed a way to organize treatment sessions since this was my first experience with teletherapy. I have spent countless hours on Pinterest searching for activities to use during my treatment sessions and I knew that caregivers would not have the time to do that. They needed to just have the activities already planned out so that all they would have to do is just grab the materials prior to the session and show up virtually.
That is how my newsletter was created. My newsletter contains the following categories to address various skills:
- Playtime which consists of various fine motor, visual, self help, and sensory activities.
- Recipe of the month which includes an edible recipe or various sensory recipes.
- The last section is called a place to grow which are my recommendations for toys, apps and other tips.
This newsletter has been a labor of love and so much fun to create. Whether you are a parent, caregiver, or therapist I hope that you find this newsletter inspiring and let your creativity run wild by engaging with some of the activities I used with some of the kids I service.
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