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Here are some fun exercises to try! We are home for another snow day so we will try a few! #FamilyFunctionForward

OT mom running home school today! School closed due to -40 Celsius temperatures this morning. Stay warm everyone! #FamilyFunctionForward #OTmom #finemotorskills

This girl makes delicious cookies!! #supportlocal

Big news for a local company! These are hard working gals with a great idea! Nice work Literacy Lane! #supportlocal #sensory

We are always giving recommendations for children’s core strength, here is a great summary of why it is so important! Happy Friday! #FamilyFunctionForward #AdvanceOT

This is amazing! What a great opportunity!

We had a great time making ice cream out of SNOW! See below for the recipe thanks to my friend Candace! Stirring up ice cream is a great way for children to work on their bilateral motor skills. These skills are used for activities like cutting and holding the paper while you print ! Share with us if you make some ice cream too! ... Snow Ice Cream 1 can evaporated milk (12 ounces) 1 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Bowl of Snow (about 1/2 gallon) Mix first 3 Ingredients together and then add snow. Until it is the consistency that you would like! #AdvanceOT #FamilyFunctionForward #OTMom #RealLife

Who remembers this fun finger knitting activity? My daughter Julie has been working hard this week making bracelets and headbands with this new learned skill! AND what great fine motor work! Just to bring it back to OT #AdvanceOT #OTMom #FamilyFunctionForward

Who needs fancy gym equipment when you have giant snowballs to summersault over! Getting our head out of upright positions helps eye coordination for reading, posture and your balance! Adults too! #FamilyFunctionForward #AdvanceOT ... #SensoryIntegration #OTMom See more

Snow day today! Did you get to play in the snow too? Post a picture in the comments if you would like to share! Stay warm! ~ Danielle

We are drawing tonight!! We are enjoying all the answers so far!!

Edit: Janeal Vargo is our winner!! Thanks for playing! Megan is working on pre-printing shapes of vertical/horizontal lines, cross, circle, diagonal line, square and triangle in shaving cream! These are foundational shapes for printing! The shaving cream keeps it fun and gives multisensory input to help learning! It’s OT month and to celebrate we are giving away a $50 gift card for one of our neighbours downtown. We have chosen Localpubliceatery! To win, guess what our OT...A Megan is working on in our Fine Fun playgroup at a local school. Also share and like our Advance OT page! We will draw Friday October 30th! Thanks for your ongoing support! #AdvanceOT #FunctionFamilyForward #shoplocal #DowntownMedicineHat

Did you know that power struggles during mealtime increases adrenaline shutting down children’s appetites? Trying to keep mealtime calm is one way to help children eat better! While we are on the topic of food, I want to give a shout-out to Spring River Cattle Co. They just filled my little freezer with a custom and very affordable order! Check them out for all your beef needs! ... Happy Friday Danielle #AdvanceOT #FamilyFunctionForward #SupportLocal