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25 Mar

Posted at 21:13h in by

Movement is wonderful especially when your body does what you tell it to do. This is designed to help brains figure it all out. See how fast you can doe each line of moves. Clap, hop, high five hands and toe touches,...

25 Mar

Posted at 21:04h in by

Nutty things make for lots of giggles! Have fun writing a letter in each acorn or doing a yoga move before coloring one in. It's up to you to adapt this to bring out the best skill building elements. Speech therapists may want to place...

28 Sep

Posted at 23:45h in by

Old car tires in a therapy gym for all ages is a hit! If you have some kids wash them there will be no black hands when you jump over them, into them, around them, or drive them down a line in the gym. Be...

28 Sep

Posted at 23:36h in by

Obstacle courses can be made from a variety of items. In this Obstacle course we used discarded containers and put a pumpkin face on the bottom of the containers and then let kids place the opening on a hook. We also, had them carry (vampire blood- water...

28 Sep

Posted at 23:05h in by

Pool noodles can be used for a variety of therapy tasks. This picture should give you additional ideas on what you can do for grasping balls, balloons, and stuffed animals with 1 pool noodle. Great for using 2 hands together and accomplishing a task. Yippee!...

03 Jan

Posted at 23:14h in by

You can use pool noodles, painters tape, gift wrap paper rolls, or anything you want to help the imagination and fun be part of jumping. This can be a wonderful addition to a home or school obstacle course. OPTION: You may lay a exercise mat on...

03 Jan

Posted at 23:05h in by

Body socks are a wonderful tool for obstacle courses to help with sensory regulation and body awareness. Here is a picture to help get the job done. Just post it up on your obstacle course and let the kids twist, walk, and roll. Share your drawings...

03 Jan

Posted at 22:59h in by

Here is a wonderful visual that can be posted in your obstacle course so that your clients will know what is expected and be more motivated. If you do not have a balance beam, try using a split pool noodle (taped to the floor) or...

03 Jan

Posted at 22:38h in by

This is a fun way to work on communication skills and physical strengthening and body in space awareness. NOTE: We often forget that some of this jumping can be done within clinic parallel bars as the client jumps while holding on to the grab rails. What do...

03 Jan

Posted at 22:31h in by

Laminate these pictures and you can incorporate speech skills in the pool. Discuss what looks more difficult and why, or what they want to do first. PT's and OT's your on your own, this is your kind of element. You may even post the picture in...