{"id":896,"date":"2020-05-19T00:05:31","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T04:05:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/?p=896"},"modified":"2020-05-18T23:42:10","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T03:42:10","slug":"tools-tuesday-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/2020\/05\/19\/tools-tuesday-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools Tuesday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1656\/2020\/05\/washi-tape.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-897\" width=\"196\" height=\"142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1656\/2020\/05\/washi-tape.jpg 425w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1656\/2020\/05\/washi-tape-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A budget-friendly OT tool that comes in very handy is painter&#8217;s tape or washi tape.  Washi tape is a decorative paper tape.  It\u2019s thin, durable and comes in a variety of&nbsp;colors, patterns, textures and widths.  The tape is easy to stick on many surfaces, including wood, plastic, and metal.  It is easy to remove without causing damage.  It&#8217;s relatively easy to tear and it doesn\u2019t leave a sticky residue behind, making it especially ideal for OT activities and craft projects alike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Make a balance &#8220;beam&#8221; or a hopscotch board on the floor<\/li><li>Create an obstacle course <\/li><li>Teach children to peel tape off the table to work on fine motor skills<\/li><li>Make an X on the wall and teach your kids to throw at a target  <\/li><li>Tape worksheets to the wall because working on a vertical surface promotes proper grasp skills, shoulder strengthening and wrist stability<\/li><li>Create numbers, letters and shapes<\/li><li>Create tape art <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1656\/2020\/05\/washi-tape-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-900\" width=\"285\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1656\/2020\/05\/washi-tape-2.jpg 728w, https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1656\/2020\/05\/washi-tape-2-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 285px) 100vw, 285px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A budget-friendly OT tool that comes in very handy is painter&#8217;s tape or washi tape. Washi tape is a decorative paper tape. It\u2019s thin, durable and comes in a variety of&nbsp;colors, patterns, textures and widths. The tape is easy to stick on many surfaces, including wood, plastic, and metal. It is easy to remove without&#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/2020\/05\/19\/tools-tuesday-6\/\">&raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1565,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1565"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=896"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":916,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/896\/revisions\/916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lillyl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}