Mimoe, Thanks for the tip. My "baby" is 18, but it sounds great for smaller children. I always liked Pepe Le Pew myself.

I make my own. I use the iron on t-shirt transfer paper, iron it onto muslin and then cut with pinking shears. That's cheaper than the printable fabric. Susan

I do the same as Steph - use the computer for journaling and for titles, etc., I use rub ons or my Wishblade. Of course you'll have the purists who say that journaling HAS to be done in your own handwriting, but I say hog wash. I'd rather it be readable. There's a group of us at work that scrapbook and we have lunch together once a month. One of my friends does all of her journaling by hand and someone was trying to read it and she kept having to interpret because her handwriting isn't readable. What's the point?! I do write a few things in my own handwriting - like under a picture of me holding my grandson, I'll put "Nana and Collin - July 3, 2005" but that's about it. The important part is just to DO the journaling, be it your own handwriting or by computer. Brenda

I am an OT who works in the schools with this age range. Our district uses HWT and it was a program that our department encouraged the district to adapt. There are a lot of reasons a child could have delays with being able to complete pre-writing/writing tasks, so it is always hard to provide ideas without knowing the underlying issues. Another nice option if they have an Ipad is an app called 'Letter School'. It can be set to a variety of fonts, HWT being one of them. It is a nice graded program that can be used to reinforce how letters are formed, and my students love the program. You can also use it with a small stylus, that would help facilitate a better grasp pattern if that is a concern. Another reference is for a website called MamaOT. I think she does a really nice job with sharing information and ideas. I have a niece with a new baby and she uses it as a reference for developmental skills/activities. I also want to mention that children can have wonderful imaginations, but have difficulty with getting pictures on paper. Sometimes working side-by-side and demonstrating how to make simple pictures step-by-step can be helpful, so they can begin to see how simple shapes can go together to make a picture of something (e.g. house, person). I could also get on my pedestal and harp on about how we are requiring children to 'write' before they are developmentally ready....that is for another platform I'm sure. But being active on the playground with climbing/swinging and working with a variety of developmentally appropriate materials (e.g. play-doh can be pinched, flattened, have pennies hidden in it to find, rolled in a snake and cut with a scissors....manipulatives like stringing beads, putting together Mr. Potato Head, using tongs to pick things up) can help develop the hand muscles and underlying skills needed to writing. If there is an appropriate tub wall, spray shaving cream on the wall during bath time and have her use her fingers to make shapes, simple pictures. That was one of my sons favorite activities back in the day!