April 2024 Updates and Resources

A Message From Our Director

Greetings from Amaryllis and happy April! Every month there is something to celebrate. April brings us longer days, but possible snow storms and many of us start to get the gardening bug. We also get April's Fools Day, National Unicorn Day, World Autism Day, National Blueberry Pie Day, Gardening Day, Earth Day and the entire month celebrates Occupational Therapists. We have amazing OTs here at Amaryllis. I hope your life has been positively impacted by Cindy, Robin, Joey, Kait, Katie, Michele, Tej, Mary, myself and our newest team member Katya. Find out more about your therapist by looking at their profile on our website.

Happy April and please reach out if there is anything Amaryllis can do for you.

Stephanie

Stephanie@amaryllistherapy.net

Director

Therapist Spotlight!

Amaryllis is thrilled to welcome Katya to our team of talented OTs!

Katya Navrotskaya (she/her/hers) is an enthusiastic Occupational Therapy Intern and a proud graduate with a Masters of Occupational Therapy degree from Colorado State University. With a heart for diverse pediatric settings, Katya has garnered experience in home health, school-based, and aquatic therapy. She brings the unique skill of bilingual communication in Russian and English to her role. Passionate about working in a pediatrics, Katya has worked with a broad age range, from toddlers at two years old to young adults at twenty-one. Outside the clinic, she is an adventurer at heart who enjoys hiking, culinary explorations, and playful moments with her two cats.

Upcoming Classes

Infant Massage Class

Wednesdays

12:30pm-1:30pm

May 8th, 15th, 22nd

This is an in-person 3 session class AND can also be accessed virtually. The instructor is Robin Hoffman, OTR/L, CIMI, and it is open to all parents and babies in the community. You will learn ways to improve your baby's sleep and digestion through massage.

Rock & Roll!

Baby and Parent Experiential Motor Milestone Class

Tuesdays

9:00am-10:00am

April 16th, 23rd, 30th

Come to learn, experience and practice how to support your baby's next steps in motor milestone development!

For caregivers and their babies, ages 3-8 months.

Weekly Support Class for Infant Feeding

Thursdays

10:15am-11:15am

Designed for infants facing feeding challenges, this class provides a supportive environment for parents to learn practical strategies for improving oral motor skills and feeding reflexes in their babies.

Registration is Now Open for All Summer Classes!

Click here to sign up!

PARENT RESOURCES

Find Out More

FAMILY TIME!

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MATERIALS

Felt
Pompoms
Artificial flowers
Kids garden tools

INSTRUCTIONS

Line the bin with brown felt. This step is optional; the felt just adds texture.
Fill the bin with pompoms in shades of brown, or even black, to represent the soil.
Separate individual flowers from stalks purchased at the dollar store or craft store. Flowers should be removed with short stems attached.

OPTIONS

Use the leaves as well as the flowers.
Add craft stick or pipe cleaner stems.
Make homemade flowers with cloth or foam shapes.
Cut flowers from magazines and glue to cardboar

PLAY!

Place flowers in the sensory bin along with some digging tools or grasping tools.
Squeeze the pompoms with hands and fingers.
Dig and pour and stack!
Show your child how to ‘plant’ a flower by piling pompom ‘soil’ around the stem to support the flower.
Sort flowers by color or size.
Bury all the flowers.
Match each flower to a stem.
Make a pile of ‘soil’ in one corner of the garden.