Tiny Tools OT
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plainfield, Illinois, United States
About the store
I’m a pediatric occupational therapist with experience in schools and outpatient settings, supporting kids ages 1–21 to build confidence, regulation, and functional skills.
Tiny Tools OT creates practical, play-based, and therapy-informed resources designed for occupational therapists, educators, caregivers, and specialists. You’ll find tools that support self-regulation, social-emotional learning, sensory awareness, executive functioning, and daily-living skills, all grounded in clinical knowledge and real-world practice.
Whether you’re looking for no-prep handouts, game companions, or social stories, everything here was crafted to make learning meaningful and fun for the students you support.
These resources are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for occupational therapy evaluation or treatment. Activities should be used under the guidance of a qualified professional when appropriate.
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Zones of Regulation Introduction Parent Handout
This Zones of Regulation parent handout helps families teach children to recognize body signals, understand emotions, and use coping tools in everyday routines. It includes simple explanations of the four Zones, the role of interoception, and practical home strategies to support self-regulation, sensory processing, and emotional awareness. Great for OTs, teachers, counselors, and parents.
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Social Emotional Learning
Don't Break The Ice SEL game companion
Don’t Break the Ice SEL Question Cards are a fun, low-prep way to build emotional awareness, self-reflection, and social-emotional learning skills. This interactive resource pairs the classic Don’t Break the Ice game with 30 thoughtfully written SEL prompts that encourage children to identify emotions, talk about interoceptive body cues, and practice coping strategies in a playful way. Perfect for occupational therapy, counseling, classrooms, small groups, and social skills sessions, this activ
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Food Chaining Visual for Feeding Therapy 15 unique themes
This printable Food Chaining Visual is designed to support feeding therapists and caregivers in expanding a child’s food repertoire in a gradual, non-threatening way. The visual helps children see the connection between preferred foods and new foods by focusing on small, manageable changes in taste, texture, color, or shape, making food exploration feel predictable and achievable. Includes 15 unique themes to increase engagement based on the client's interests: Cars, Trains, Puzzle Pieces, Lego
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Visual Motor Integration (VMI) Parent Handout | Pediatric OT Resource
Help families better understand and support visual motor skills with this easy-to-read Visual Motor Integration (VMI) parent handout. This resource explains what VMI is, why it is important for everyday learning and play, and simple activities families can use at home to build these skills. Visual motor integration is the ability to coordinate what the eyes see with how the hands move. These skills are important for tasks like handwriting, drawing, cutting, puzzles, building with toys, and ball
PreK - 3rd
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Raking Grasp Activity Guide
This Raking Grasp visual handout helps parents and therapists understand an important early fine motor milestone. The resource explains what a raking grasp is, when it typically develops (around 6–7 months), and how it supports the development of later skills like the pincer grasp, self-feeding, and manipulating small toys. The handout also includes simple, play-based activity ideas using items like pom-poms, sensory bins, pop-up toys, magnets, and food on a tray to encourage reaching, sweeping
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Radial Digital Grasp Activity Guide
Support early fine motor development with this simple Radial Digital Grasp visual handout. This resource explains what a radial digital grasp is, when it typically develops (around 7–9 months), and why it is an important foundation for later skills like self-feeding, stacking, and manipulating small objects. The handout also includes play-based activity ideas using common toys such as blocks, play dough, peg boards, stacking rings, muffin tins, and more to help strengthen finger separation and
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Shark Bite SEL Game Companion- feeling exploration
Turn the popular Shark Bite game into an engaging social-emotional learning (SEL) activity! These printable discussion cards help children practice identifying emotions, body signals, expected behaviors, and coping strategies while playing a fun, motivating game. Perfect for occupational therapy, counseling, special education, and small groups, this resource targets emotional awareness, self-regulation, and social communication through play-based learning.
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Force Modulation Handout | Sensory Regulation, Proprioception
This parent-friendly handout explains force modulation, which is a child’s ability to use the right amount of force during everyday tasks in clear, supportive language. It connects force modulation to sensory regulation and proprioception, helping caregivers understand why children may appear “too rough” or “too gentle” and how this skill develops over time. The handout includes practical, easy-to-implement strategies and play-based activity ideas to support force modulation at home or in therap
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Football Calming Tool Visual
This one-page chart features simple, kid-friendly strategies such as deep breathing, squeezing a ball, stretching/yoga, giving yourself a hug, drinking water, and squeezing a stuffed animal. Perfect for occupational therapy sessions, calm-down corners, classrooms, or home use, this visual supports self-regulation, emotional awareness, and coping skills in an engaging, easy-to-understand format. Illustrations were generated using artificial intelligence and arranged and designed by the author.
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Also included in: Calming Tool Visual Bundle - 30 Unique Themes
Dog Coping Tools Visual
This one-page chart features simple, kid-friendly strategies such as deep breathing, squeezing a ball, stretching/yoga, giving yourself a hug, drinking water, and squeezing a stuffed animal. Perfect for occupational therapy sessions, calm-down corners, classrooms, or home use, this visual supports self-regulation, emotional awareness, and coping skills in an engaging, easy-to-understand format. Illustrations were generated using artificial intelligence and arranged and designed by the author.
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Space Calming Tools Visual
This one-page chart features simple, kid-friendly strategies such as deep breathing, squeezing a ball, stretching/yoga, giving yourself a hug, drinking water, and squeezing a stuffed animal. Perfect for occupational therapy sessions, calm-down corners, classrooms, or home use, this visual supports self-regulation, emotional awareness, and coping skills in an engaging, easy-to-understand format. Illustrations were generated using artificial intelligence and arranged and designed by the author.
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Cupcakes Sweets Calming Tools Visual
This one-page chart features simple, kid-friendly strategies such as deep breathing, squeezing a ball, stretching/yoga, giving yourself a hug, drinking water, and squeezing a stuffed animal. Perfect for occupational therapy sessions, calm-down corners, classrooms, or home use, this visual supports self-regulation, emotional awareness, and coping skills in an engaging, easy-to-understand format. Illustrations were generated using artificial intelligence and arranged and designed by the author.
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Also included in: Calming Tool Visual Bundle - 30 Unique Themes
Circus Calming Tools Visual
This one-page chart features simple, kid-friendly strategies such as deep breathing, squeezing a ball, stretching/yoga, giving yourself a hug, drinking water, and squeezing a stuffed animal. Perfect for occupational therapy sessions, calm-down corners, classrooms, or home use, this visual supports self-regulation, emotional awareness, and coping skills in an engaging, easy-to-understand format. Illustrations were generated using artificial intelligence and arranged and designed by the author.
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Artic Animals Calming Tool Visual
This one-page chart features simple, kid-friendly strategies such as deep breathing, squeezing a ball, stretching/yoga, giving yourself a hug, drinking water, and squeezing a stuffed animal. Perfect for occupational therapy sessions, calm-down corners, classrooms, or home use, this visual supports self-regulation, emotional awareness, and coping skills in an engaging, easy-to-understand format. Illustrations were generated using artificial intelligence and arranged and designed by the author.
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Also included in: Calming Tool Visual Bundle - 30 Unique Themes
Jungle Animal Coping Tools Visual
This one-page chart features simple, kid-friendly strategies such as deep breathing, squeezing a ball, stretching/yoga, giving yourself a hug, drinking water, and squeezing a stuffed animal. Perfect for occupational therapy sessions, calm-down corners, classrooms, or home use, this visual supports self-regulation, emotional awareness, and coping skills in an engaging, easy-to-understand format. Illustrations were generated using artificial intelligence and arranged and designed by the author.
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Also included in: Calming Tool Visual Bundle - 30 Unique Themes
Farm Animal Calming Tools Visual
This one-page chart features simple, kid-friendly strategies such as deep breathing, squeezing a ball, stretching/yoga, giving yourself a hug, drinking water, and squeezing a stuffed animal. Perfect for occupational therapy sessions, calm-down corners, classrooms, or home use, this visual supports self-regulation, emotional awareness, and coping skills in an engaging, easy-to-understand format. Illustrations were generated using artificial intelligence and arranged and designed by the author.
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Also included in: Calming Tool Visual Bundle - 30 Unique Themes
Mermaid Calming Tool Visual
This one-page chart features simple, kid-friendly strategies such as deep breathing, squeezing a ball, stretching/yoga, giving yourself a hug, drinking water, and squeezing a stuffed animal. Perfect for occupational therapy sessions, calm-down corners, classrooms, or home use, this visual supports self-regulation, emotional awareness, and coping skills in an engaging, easy-to-understand format. Illustrations were generated using artificial intelligence and arranged and designed by the author.
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Also included in: Calming Tool Visual Bundle - 30 Unique Themes
Pirate Calming Tool Visual
This one-page chart features simple, kid-friendly strategies such as deep breathing, squeezing a ball, stretching/yoga, giving yourself a hug, drinking water, and squeezing a stuffed animal. Perfect for occupational therapy sessions, calm-down corners, classrooms, or home use, this visual supports self-regulation, emotional awareness, and coping skills in an engaging, easy-to-understand format. Illustrations were generated using artificial intelligence and arranged and designed by the author.
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Also included in: Calming Tool Visual Bundle - 30 Unique Themes
Basketball Calming Tools Visual
This one-page chart features simple, kid-friendly strategies such as deep breathing, squeezing a ball, stretching/yoga, giving yourself a hug, drinking water, and squeezing a stuffed animal. Perfect for occupational therapy sessions, calm-down corners, classrooms, or home use, this visual supports self-regulation, emotional awareness, and coping skills in an engaging, easy-to-understand format. Illustrations were generated using artificial intelligence and arranged and designed by the author.
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Also included in: Calming Tool Visual Bundle - 30 Unique Themes
Gymnastics Calming Tool Visual
This one-page chart features simple, kid-friendly strategies such as deep breathing, squeezing a ball, stretching/yoga, giving yourself a hug, drinking water, and squeezing a stuffed animal. Perfect for occupational therapy sessions, calm-down corners, classrooms, or home use, this visual supports self-regulation, emotional awareness, and coping skills in an engaging, easy-to-understand format. Illustrations were generated using artificial intelligence and arranged and designed by the author.
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About the store
Experience
I’m a pediatric occupational therapist with experience in schools and outpatient settings, supporting kids ages 1–21 to build confidence, regulation, and functional skills.
Tiny Tools OT creates practical, play-based, and therapy-informed resources designed for occupational therapists, educators, caregivers, and specialists. You’ll find tools that support self-regulation, social-emotional learning, sensory awareness, executive functioning, and daily-living skills, all grounded in clinical knowledge and real-world practice.
Whether you’re looking for no-prep handouts, game companions, or social stories, everything here was crafted to make learning meaningful and fun for the students you support.
These resources are for educational purposes only and are not a substitute for occupational therapy evaluation or treatment. Activities should be used under the guidance of a qualified professional when appropriate.
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