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Benefits of Easy Messy Play Activities & Following Your Child’s Lead

I often tell parents that even 5-minutes of present play a day can make an impact on language development. It’s … More

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Sarah Ott

Sarah Ott

I am a Full Time Mom and Part Time Speech and Language Pathologist. Becoming a Mom has brought me to to numerous new life lessons, including balancing self-care with caring for my family, fulfilling my professional goals in new ways, and striving to raise good humans! This page is a space to share my own experiences, successes, and failures, hopefully create a positive space for others to join, and invite you to join me in pursuing happiness in whatever life journey you are on. Our children are our greatest teachers, and looking for us to teach them in return.

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@hugsandbugsclub made all of her dreams come true today with a POOL full of pink balloons! Swimming in “bubbles” and letting imaginations (and hair) run wild! We’re so lucky to have such creative and amazing sensory and play focused classes to grow with! I’m constantly amazed at the way that children learn through even the simplest experiences! Might be filling our bathtub with balloons tonight?! . . . #hoboken #hobokenmoms #hugsandbugsclub #hobokenslp #motherhoodunplugged #letthemplay #sensoryplay

*Seeing and DOING* Another study regarding the harmful effects of screen time regarding early childhood development was just released BUT for every parent out there feeling overwhelmed or guilty about allowing SOME screen time there’s an important line to note. Screen time WITHOUT parents present. . . . As in anything in life finding a balance is key. Screen time and play can help with learning new vocabulary when monitored and built upon! These brownies were made right after an episode of Daniel Tiger learning to bake! This mom is in her third trimester and needed to sit (zero shame). I keep easy brownie and pancake mixes to use to explore sequencing, parts of a whole, actions, objects, etc. Motor skills even get worked on with stirring and scooping. As well as attention! Not to mention cleaning the bowls afterward with all the bubbles! . . . This simple, fun, and rewarding activity COOKING...brought to you by a mom/therapist courtesy of some supervised screen time! . . . If you have kiddos slightly older take pictures during baking and make them into a short story! Sequencing and personal narrative development home run!

My girl who loves pink, sparkles, dirt, trucks, bugs, tea parties, construction work and trains ❤️until Spring little herb garden. Living in the city doesn’t mean she can’t farm a little too!

No Time Art Time Tips! . . . Messy play is incredibly beneficial for a child’s sensory development. Including glue! . . . Cutting paper into different shapes and gluing them is a great way to build new spatial, action, and descriptive vocabulary! Sticky, press, on top, shapes, colors, etc! . . . Glitter letters and numbers are AMAZING tactile cues! The glitter is rough so tracing it with their fingers gives children extra input while learning! Leaving a letter or number out is a great way to practice tracing and letter or number ID! . . . Best of all is this type of activity takes no time to put together and can result in all sorts of creativity! As always follow your child’s lead and let their imaginations roam free! This is one of the best ways to build emotional connection with language development!

Say it with me now!! Like the three year old on his walk to school who inspired me to be just a tad more self compassionate! . . . I’m also knee deep in reading The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself: Self Compassion. A little goes a long way. Imagine raising a generation focused more on compassion than ego...that three year old is well on his way ✨ . . . Wishing you one moment today where you’re gentle with yourself and with others. Life is FULL.

Fall Sensory Bins!! These are SCARY 🎃 easy to make and the boxes themselves take up no space! Just stack and pull out to play!! I’ll be sharing on the blog and in my stories later today 👻🎃

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