Put a bit of flexible thinking and moving and you have another therapy tool worth having. Clients find this fun and can motivate some of the clients that have therapy doldrums. We have also included a version that you can. have clients color the answers on. Share...
If you like this, you will like "Circle What You Can Walk On". Reading is not necessary and bright colors make it fun for most. Cognitive skills as well as thought organization building questions can be used with this tool. Some examples of this are: "What...
Looking ahead and planning is just part of why this maze can be a skill builder. Visual memory, fine motor coordination, and visual tracking will only be better with tools like this. OPTIONS: You can use this as part of an obstacle course for balance by...
Our clients deserve to have a therapist that is willing to think outside the box to motivate and treat them. Each of them is different and can be motivated by different tools, music for one and art for another. Whatever it is, we hope that...
Believe it or not, this Monkey Jump is the precursor to learning how to do the Cartwheel. We have put a line in the drawing so that people who are not familiar with this movement can see how the hands are planted on the floor...
What is cool about this sheet is that you can laminate it and using a dry erase marker make dots, dashes, shapes, letters, whatever you want on your side of the grid. Then you let the client duplicate it one of two ways. They can...
The wonderful world of movement sometimes need a jump start. This activity my be the tool you need to encourage a client to move or find movement engaging. Sometimes when we talk about it, imagine, and play a game about it, the movement bug bites. We...
AFO's can vary quite a bit, but sometimes what to do with the straps can be a problem. Sometimes it helps to have a picture or show a picture to the client so that they can see, rather than try to remember what it looks...
These are definitely worth doing. Upper body strengthening (including digits), coordination, and visual motor skills get a workout and it is so much fun! SUPPLIES: cardboard(we used a discarded box), scissors, and a coin (penny, nickel, or quarter). Colored paper and glue is optional. DIRECTIONS: Using the...
Body Socks are a great addition to an obstacle course, providing some kids the proprioceptive feedback they need to their sensory system. Other kids prefer to be squashed between to cushions. And some kids just like both. OPTION: We had a client carry two containers filled...