Here is what is coming up for the month January:
Have a Safe and Happy New Year!
*We will be closed on Monday, January 2nd*
Music Therapy in Motion @ Red Door!
We are super excited to announce that Music Therapy in Motion will now be offering music therapy at Red Door starting April 4th!
Music Therapy sessions will be available individually, in small groups, or in social groups.
To sign your child up or for more information contact us at Red Door or
email Emily Wangen, MT-BC at
musictherapyinmotion@yahoo.com or call (218)791-0908
Holiday Ornaments
Here is a great activity that is sure to get you in the Chrismtas spirit!
Holiday Ornaments:
½ cup cinnamon
½ cup applesauce
1 teaspoon white school glue
Let your child mix the cinnamon, applesauce and glue in a bowl, or if they refuse to touch the mixture, in a plastic Ziploc baggie.
Roll the mixture out on a cookie sheet or waxed paper, about ½ inch thick.
Press cookie cutters into the thick/ fragrant dough.
With a toothpick, poke a generous hole near the top of each ornament.
Place the ornaments on a cookie rack and let them dry for 12 hours.
Thread pretty ribbon through the holes and hang the ornaments on the tree!
Blending of ingredients with the hands is beneficial “messy play” for the tactile system. Using both hands on a rolling pin develops bilateral coordination. Pushing and pulling the rolling pin over the dough improves proprioception and grading of movement. Poking holes in the ornaments and threading ribbon through them promotes hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills. Smelling the fragrant mixture informs the olfactory sense.
from -The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun (p 42)
The Art of Your Potential: A Social Key Fundraiser
Social Key is proud to present:
The Art of Your Potential featuring Bob Upgren!
Date: This Saturday, October 9th 2010 Time: 2-4pm
Location: Horizon Middle School Cafetorium
The Art of Your Potential is a Social Key fundraiser in which all proceeds go towards the Social Key Grant, and other opportunities to help families of children with special needs.
This will be a day of inspiration and celebration of children with special needs, their families and the community that supports them.
Tickets are $10 per person/$15 per couple and can be purchased in advance at Red Door Pediatric Therapy or at Horizon on the day of the event.
You may also purchase your tickets with a credit card over the phone by calling
#701-222-3175
September 2010 Sibshop!
We had a GREAT Sibshop on Monday – as we featured lots and lots of different games including GIANT MONOPOLY! We had a blast and if you didn’t make it – we hope to see you at the next one! If you are interested in signing your child up for Sibshops call Jessica @ 222-3175 for more information – we would love to see you there 
August 2010 Sibshop!
Here is a quick peek from our Back to School Bash Sibshop on Friday, August 20th. We played games, made carmel apples and had a crazy fun time! Thanks to all of you who made it – and if you didnt….catch us next month!! Contact Jessica @ Red Door for more information – we would love to see you there!!!
Eat it up – for a great cause!
Today and tomorrow (Thursday, August 19th & Friday, August 20th) from 11am-7pm stop by Cashwise Foods for some hot dogs or brats only $2.00!
Proceeds will go towards our sister non-profit, Social Key.
Social Key helps to raise money for families who have kids with special needs – we have a scholarship fund for families to apply for financial assistance with therapies, supplements, social groups, trips out of state to specialists, etc, etc.
We would love to see you all there (you have to eat anyway, so do it for a great cause!)
Mapping out the future…
What does the future hold for my child? This simple question is one that every parent has thought of at one point or another. However, when you are a parent of a child with special needs, this question raises emotions and feelings that most parents don’t ever have to face.
In this news story read about Tyler, a 17-year-old boy with severe autism, and his parents’ decision to literally map out his future.
