25 Oct Javelin Noodles
Pool Noodles are great for a variety of therapy tasks. You can jump rope with them or use them as an exercise bar. A variation you can try, is to have kids stand on a balance beam as they throw the javelin noodle towards a...
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25 Oct Light Table: Stenograph
Light Tables are easily made, and are wonderful for visual motor and attention skills. DIY Light Table Materials: You can make one from wood (enough to make a square, and a piece of plexiglass screwed on to it) and plexiglass, or you can use a clear...
25 Oct Coloring: Turkey’s and Fall Leaves
Go sensory rich by placing fuzz balls, glitter, sand, and tin foil balls on to the turkey feather tips. This can keep things exciting and skill-building at the same time. Maybe you want to make a picture border with the colored leaves and put the turkey...
24 Oct Visual Sort Symbols: Logos & Yarn…
There are many ways to incorporate ribbons & yarn into therapy. They can also be run thru a laminator and kids can follow them with their fingers. Here are some options: Yarn, ribbon, and party streamers work well for wall or floor visual-perceptual motor skill building....
18 Oct Walking on the Line 21 Ways
Try introducing this like Follow The Leader. Kids love to imitate and learn to lead this way. Here are 21 ways to use a line for therapy. Brave summer camp OT: You can even trace your finger up the crease of a cactus. Go slowly. It is...
11 Oct Color & Say: Cow
The color key at the top allows kids to develop their own strategy to make it easier to color the picture below, by circling or shading in the words or letters. Download the PDF for Color & Say: Cow...
10 Oct Coloring: Desert Road & Desert Scene
Simple but with just enough details to let imagination soar. You have 2 pages to use at 2 different skill levels so have fun. Draw your own pages to color and we can share them with the Brilliant Therapy team to help make therapy better! Download the PDF...
10 Oct Color: Best Friends Love Forever
Choices for coloring are always wonderful to have. This has so much to color, it is perfect for 2 or three friends to color at the same time. This can encourage keeping the paper from moving, and sharing space and coloring tools. Download the PDF for Color:...
10 Oct Color: Simple Duck
This tool provides color assisted support for those brains that need it. With 5 sections to color, the therapist can demonstrate in 1 segment allowing the client to color the remaining 4. Download the PDF for Color: Simple Duck...
10 Oct Color By Letters: spring
This printer friendly version allows kids to use the strategy of placing color around or on top of the corresponding words and helps engage them so that they are excited to color the picture. Download the PDF for Color By Letters: spring...