Play by Play Pediatric Therapy

12/06/2025

Engaging children in creating Christmas-themed food activities—such as assembling festive snacks, decorating holiday treats, or preparing simple edible crafts—provides a highly motivating context for developing core occupational therapy skills. These activities naturally integrate sensory exploration, fine-motor development, executive functioning, and social participation while promoting independence in everyday routines. Some of this weeks Christmas Food Fun.

11/12/2025

Playing with playdough to support fine motor skills and learning about facial expressions to support social-emotional learning.

11/08/2025

From food fun to crafts and tactile play we are sharing some of the fun memories we made this October!

10/25/2025

We had fun at the M.I.K.I.D. trunk or treat last night. The staff did an incredible job!

10/25/2025

Our kiddos have been busy making spooky Halloween snacks! 🎃

09/26/2025

We are set up at the Autism Special Needs Family Fun Fair hosted by The Arc of Mohave County. 😊

09/26/2025

06/13/2025

We love how creative and talented our kiddos are! We appreciate the recommendation too. 😁

Who thinks this looks like Ms. Wendy?!?!

05/01/2025

Ms. Wendy & Ms. Sheila spent time getting colorful sensory bins ready for our kiddos tomorrow! 😊

04/06/2025

What do you love about OT? Or, what can we help you learn about OT?

04/05/2025

A fun activity to work on handwriting skills and executive functioning skills.

Executive functioning skills are the cognitive abilities that help you plan, organize, and manage tasks which include remembering instructions, controlling impulses, and adapting to changing situations.

This kiddo was tasked with writing the steps to make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Then, his therapist made the sandwich according to his instructions. As you can see, his written instructions were lacking. However, he did an awesome job with verbal instructions as he walked the therapist through the steps on the second attempt.

It was a fun time with lots of laughs. 😊

03/14/2025

We had such a great time! We are happy so many friends came out to PLAY! We are also grateful for Better Balance Physical Therapy and Wellness for partnering with us. The knowledge Josh Lopez brings to the table has helped so many adults with issues related to mobility, pain, balance and so much more. It's important for parents to stay active to play with their kids and support building important skills. As adults, we sometimes feel young at heart but our bodies hold us back...this does NOT have to be the case. Please reach out for more information!

Thank you Josh for your continued support of Play by Play!