Therapeutic activities can be beneficial when 2 people must work together to accomplish a task.This increases cognition, coordination, and motor planning skills and so much more. This is wonderful for middle school kids or with adult clients. SUPPLIES: 1 rubber band, 12 styrofoam/plastic cups, 4 pieces...
Balance beam work is terrific for improving visual motor, body awareness, and balancing. If walking and hopping along it are too easy, try holding a ball above your head and walk backwards. OPTIONS: If you are really brave and are seeking an improved brain to feet...
Activities on a line are valuable for increasing abilities for balance, IQ (math skills), auditory processing, and they can be lots of fun! Share your own wonderful therapy activities with your Brilliant Therapy Team! Download the PDF for On A Line...
Household items are fun to do therapy activities with! From folding towels, stacking items, and matching socks, it helps metal flexibility, thought organization, fine motor, visual motor, task tolerance, memory, ADL skills, and so much more. Download the PDF for Pipe Cleaner Colander...
This is a classroom or bedroom decor hit! Vision skills along with UE motor and task tolerance skills will be challenged. Trace client's body onto black butcher paper and then have colored paper dots to place on it. DIRECTIONS: 1. Trace body part on to black butcher...
SUPPLIES: White paper, pencil or markers, manilla folder and scissors. Easy and quick to prepare this is a therapist favorite. Clients enjoy it and improve bilateral asymmetrical integration of upper extremities (UE), UE strength, writing, coordination, mood, and visual-motor skills. OPTIONS: Instead of just coloring in the...
Task boxes are wonderful for clients allowing them to see what has to be done and getting a visual of how they are progressing. This can build cognitive skills as well as fine motor and visual motor abilities. Task boxes are a wonderful addition to a...
Making a ruler by using a ruler to gage where to make the marks can be a fun way to get kids to visually focus, attend to the bilateral task, and it is meaningful. That's part of what makes it 'good therapy'. You can use a...
Fruit kabobs or putting hot dogs and marshmallows on a stick are a fun savory way to build fine motor skills! OPTION: Place fruit chunks(better when frozen), banana, orange juice and milk into a blender then drinking your creation can be enjoyable for dysphagia clients. Remember...
Washing them, petting them, styling them, dressing them, caring for them, and sharing them. All of it is therapeutic for all ages so use animals when you can. They are a tool underused and never out of style! From Bearded Dragons to Sugar Gliders. Therapists' used...