Miss Mancy's Blog

Top 5 Activities for Children this Summer?

admin — Sat, 18 May 2013 14:37:54 +0000

Parents have been asking me the same question over the past 2 weeks…Where do I sign up my child for the summer? What is the best camp or activity to involve them in? So I figured I would post my favorite Summer activities for children along with benefits of these activities to help you pick [...]

Painting Snowboards for the Special Olympics!

admin — Mon, 13 May 2013 12:50:46 +0000

I want to share a very special activity that we did with the children in MissMancy’s Art Class at the Social Mind Center. We are so Blessed and fortunate to do our part for the Special Olympics through Art!!! These snowboards were provided to the Center so that we can have the children paint them [...]

10 ways Blue Painter’s Tape

admin — Sun, 12 May 2013 00:21:12 +0000

1- Tic tac toe: I’m a huge fan of tic tac toe. It’s a great motor planning/problem solving game. You can use bean bags or 2 different colored items to play. 2-Sticky Spider Web: I saw this on handsonaswegrow.com and thought it was such a great idea! I adapted it to meet OT goals. [...]

10 Great Ways to Use Wax Strings

admin — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:19:29 +0000

Here are 10 Great Ways that I like to use Wikki Stixs (Bendaroos) 1-Place it around the top end of crayons to give children a visual and tactile cue as to where to place their fingers 2-Teach how to color in the lines by outlining a shape with the string. 3- Teach how to trace [...]

Category Pick Up

admin — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:04:06 +0000

Something that has been coming up lately during sessions with my kids is the importance of Categories. When Children begin acquiring language they first learn to label and name things in their environment. With time they learn to organize the many words they learn into more and more sophisticated categories ex: an apple can be [...]

So Excited to Share…Miss Mancy Summer Classes

admin — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:41:00 +0000

Gardening!

admin — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 00:12:38 +0000

I will try to share with you pictures of the wonderful activities that we do during Miss Mancy’s Fun with Science Classes at the Social Mind Center here in Davie Florida. It gets a little busy (and messy (: but i will try as best as I can) Several weeks a go we began a [...]

Motivate your Child to Learn a New Skill!!!

admin — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:02:28 +0000

Parents ask me all the time how to motivate their child to learn a new skill that they have no interest in learning. I usually like children to learn skills for the inherent value of acquiring that skill but there are times when a little push in the right direction is needed! I like to [...]

Designing for the Senses

admin — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:00:43 +0000

One of my projects has been to work in collaboration with designer Deborah Dimare to create Sensory Smart Spaces for children with ASD and with Sensory Sensitivities. We were featured on the TODAY SHOW a few years ago during Autism Awareness Month!!! What a great experience! CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE VIDEO

10 Ways to use Fairy Wands

admin — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 21:45:05 +0000

You Will Need: A wand Round Thumbtack Small magnet I put a round tip thumbtack and secured it with hot glue on one end and a small magnet on the other end. You can also purchase this wand at MissMancy’s Shop. The Activities: Fantastic Ways to teach letter formation: 1. Form letters on your child’s [...]