Is it too much to mask? Nothing seems easy during this time and asking a young child to wear a mask can be one more thing on a parent's to-do list that can seem impossible. In talking to our families, we have heard the following: "He moves so much that it's hard for him to breathe when wearing a mask." "She has sensory sensitivities and the mask seems to bother her; she always takes it off." "He won't even wear a hat when it's cold out. How can I expect him to wear a mask?"

Pine cones, pumpkins, and leaves...Fall is in the air! Here are some activities aimed for children ages 2-6 years. Fine Motor Activities: · Use pipettes to drop paint onto pinecones · Make pine cones look frosty with white paint and glitter · Add pinecones to a sensory bin and use tongs to pick them up · Press tissue squares onto sticky paper to make a leaf sun catcher · Attach a clothespin to a sponge to paint a paper leaf · Drop watercolors onto tissue paper leaves Speech a