Hi Reader,

If you've followed me for a while, you know I'm always looking for ways to make my therapy budget go further.

After 28 years as a school-based OT, I've learned that not everything has to come from an educational catalog. Some of my favorite therapy supplies cost just a few dollars!

Here's what I always grab at Dollar Tree when I find it:

⭐ Blank yard sale stickers (one of my favorite alternative pencils)

⭐ Muffin tins for sorting, matching, counting, and fine motor activities

⭐ Small cookie sheets to use with magnetic letters, play dough, or shaving cream

⭐ Shaving cream for sensory writing and letter formation

⭐ Small plastic figures. I always check the toy aisle because you never know what you'll find! Recently I've picked up Paw Patrol, Peppa Pig, Disney, and Sesame Street characters.

⭐ Seasonal mini erasers, stickers, and small manipulatives that are perfect for sensory bins, I Spy activities, rewards, and themed lessons.

For these items, I don't mind hunting a little because the prices are hard to beat.

What do I usually order from Amazon instead?

The supplies I use every single week.

Things like my favorite games, Brother label maker, magnetic letters, paint stick markers, bingo daubers, and other therapy tools that have held up through years of student use.

I've put all of my favorites together in one place to make them easy to find.

👉 Check out my Amazon storefront here:

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Wherever you shop, remember that you don't need a room full of expensive materials to make therapy meaningful. Some of the simplest supplies become the ones you reach for the most.

Happy shopping!

Cindy
CreativeCOTA

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