03/18/2026
🍀 St. Patrick’s Day Fun in OT! 🍀
Our little leprechauns had so much fun during yesterday’s therapy session! We celebrated with a St. Patrick’s Day themed craft using Fruit Loops, pipe cleaners, and marshmallows to create a festive treat.
While it looked like just a fun activity, our kiddos were actually working on so many important skills including:
✨ Fine motor coordination
✨ Pincer grasp
✨ Bilateral hand use
✨ Hand-eye coordination
✨ Following directions
✨ Attention to task
✨ Food aversion tolerance through playful exposure to different food textures
By threading the cereal onto the pipe cleaner and completing the craft step-by-step, our patients practiced important developmental skills while also becoming more comfortable interacting with different food items in a fun, low-pressure way. Activities like this can help children who experience food aversions gradually tolerate touching, holding, and exploring new foods.
Learning through play is one of the best parts of pediatric therapy! 💚🌈
