Whimsical and bright, this has imagination and motivation written all over it. A great additional obstacle course tool. Make dots for colored paper or sidewalk chalk and have a blast! Make it more challenging by using different colors (say they have to avoid stepping on the red...
A basic cloud that can be used for writing, reaching, and cutting out. Endless possibilities. PT: Cut, laminate, and place velcro backing and the corresponding velcro on a wall for reaching or counting accomplishments. You may also have them scattered around the floor near a balance...
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...
All types of clients can benefit from this, head trauma, developmentally delayed, and those needing the social challenge. PT: Let's not just have clients work on standing skills without something to do. Here is something they can do while working on standing balance or tolerance. OT: This...
For kids/clients who have a goal to follow a picture chart of FIRST doing one task and THEN the other these can be helpful. Organizing thoughts thru pictures can be very helpful with some populations. There is a printer friendly version included and you can cut...
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...
Inner thigh ROM is often neglected in kids. They don't have to climb up a wagon or ride a horse to get anywhere, thus, their legs are weaker and often not conditioned with limited range of motion (ROM). Doing this can also be good for...
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!...
This one is a sensory camp favorite for therapists and clients young and old. The streamer is a wonderful way to help clients visually track the ball as it moves thru space. DIRECTIONS: 1. Take colored butcher paper and tape it into your doorway. 2. Tape out...