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Therapeutic Activities with Play-Doh
Activities, Art Therapy, Behavior Management, Play Based Learning, Child Therapy, Coping Skills, Early Childhood Education, Mindfulness, Sensory Processing Disorders, Play Therapy, Preschool, School Counselors, Therapeutic Activities, Science Experiement Katherine Milani Activities, Art Therapy, Behavior Management, Play Based Learning, Child Therapy, Coping Skills, Early Childhood Education, Mindfulness, Sensory Processing Disorders, Play Therapy, Preschool, School Counselors, Therapeutic Activities, Science Experiement Katherine Milani

Therapeutic Activities with Play-Doh

Modeling dough (like Play-Doh) can be used as a tactile sensory tool for exploring therapeutic concepts with kids. Read on for 5 of our favorite dough activities to help kids relieve stress, exercise emotional literacy, practice coping skills, and resolve conflict.

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10 Hands-On Therapeutic Activities for Kids
Activities, Anxiety, Play Based Learning, Child Therapy, Early Childhood Education, Education, Coping Skills, Infographics, Mindfulness, Science Experiement, Play Therapy, Therapeutic Activities Katherine Milani Activities, Anxiety, Play Based Learning, Child Therapy, Early Childhood Education, Education, Coping Skills, Infographics, Mindfulness, Science Experiement, Play Therapy, Therapeutic Activities Katherine Milani

10 Hands-On Therapeutic Activities for Kids

From a therapeutic perspective, interventions that utilize hand-on learning techniques can lead to increased interest, motivation, engagement, and progress! Here we have collected 10 of our favorite hands-on therapeutic activities to help kids develop emotional literacy, build self-esteem, practice coping skills, manage behavior, and recognize values.

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Oobleck and Transformative Nature
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Oobleck and Transformative Nature

Oobleck is a fun and easy demonstration of a non-Newtonian fluid. Non-Newtonian fluids are kind of like us—their behavior is variable depending on stress! This hands-on sensorial experiment can help kids understand that stress (anxiety, frustration, disappointment, failure, anger) can change our behavior.

Read on to learn how to make Oobleck and how to talk to kids about transformative nature.

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