Resource Hub

Welcome to the Sky High OT Resource Hub—a growing collection of helpful tools, educational materials, and practical strategies designed to support your child’s development at home, in school, and beyond.

Here you’ll find both our latest resources and a full library of past guides, handouts, and tip sheets—all curated by our team to empower families, educators, and caregivers. Whether you’re looking for seasonal sensory activities, daily routines, or support for specific challenges, this is your go-to space for evidence-based, family-friendly content.

Start exploring today and find the tools that fit your child’s unique journey.

HELLO SUMMER!

Summer is a time filled with excitement, freedom, and fun! It can also be a time of decreased self regulation in kids due to different sensory demands and lack of a consistent routine. 

Here are a few practical tips that can make a big difference in your child’s regulation when heading into the busy summer months.

As you start out on all your summer adventures, know that small steps in helping support your child’s sensory system can make a big difference! With a little bit of planning, everyone can have a fun and sensory smart summer! 

  • I know it is not possible to have the exact same schedule every day of the summer as you head out on vacations and fun summer experiences. However, it is helpful to keep a consistent routine so that your child can predict the events of the day, which will in turn help them with staying regulated. This can be something as simple as waking up around the same time each day, eating breakfast, playing outside at home or at the park, eating lunch, having quiet time/reading time, playing inside, eating dinner, and going to bed around the same time each night. When there needs to be a change in the routine, talk to your child about it in advance! 

  • Engage in a variety of sensory activities throughout the day to help their nervous system stay balanced and organized. Think about all of the sensory systems as you think about activities to do with your child throughout the day. 

    • Oral input of eating a cold and crunchy popsicle or watermelon

    • Tactile input of playing in a tub of moon sand

    • Vestibular input with swinging

    • Proprioceptive input with climbing at the park, running, and jumping 

    • Visual input of watching bubbles

    • Gustatory input with smelling flowers

  • Think about your child’s sensory needs before heading to an event and plan accordingly. If your child gets overwhelmed by loud noises, you will want to grab some headphones or earplugs before heading to a concert or neighborhood picnic. If your child is sensitive to light, make sure to grab some sunglasses or a hat before you head to the park. If your child has trouble sitting still, make sure they get in some movement activities before going to the movie theatre. 

Fine Motor Water Activities

Use a spray bottle to water flowers  spray chalk drawings

This is to help build hand strength and endurance.

Fill a sponge with water, then squeeze it out

 This fine motor skill will build hand strength and endurance. You can work on the smaller muscles of the hand and improve finger strength by cutting the sponge into smaller pieces to squeeze with the fingertips or squeezing water out of pompoms. 

Drawing with q-tips

This is a great way to work the small muscles of the hand and continue to promote use of the skilled digits to help with an age appropriate pencil grasp.

Squeeze a pipette to mix colors in an ice cube tray

This fine motor skill will help improve use of the skilled digits, which is important for pencil grasp development.

Paint with water on the sidewalk

This is to practice appropriate pencil grasp for your child’s age and further develop the hand muscles.

“Fish” for items

You can do this by using small kitchen tongs or ladles to promote hand strength but also precision skills to “catch” the items.