Directed drawing helps clients of all ages. Kids enjoy this particular picture, but you can break down any pictures and have your clients imitate what you show them. All you do is start by drawing a simple line or shape in the picture and let them...
Directed drawing is a wonderful way to build skills and have fun at the same time. Spacial awareness, thought organization, direction following, visual motor integration and coordination are just a few things that are developed with this task. Here is a turkey picture idea. Direction Idea: You...
This is an effective way to bring comfort to kids sensory systems as well as improve body awareness. Once you do it, they will most likely ask for it again. It is a very handy therapy tool in a therapy sensory summer camp setting. In...
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...
Balls are one of the most popular therapy tools and the possibilities to build skills with them are endless. Speech therapists may use them with games and velcro balls thrown at questions on a wall, occupational therapists may use them for hand strength and sensory...
This is another fine tool for hand strengthening, communication, vision(better than a Brock string for those little guys), eye-hand coordination and cognition skills. If you are working on energy conservation have client punch holes and cut plate earlier, then thread and string beads later so...
Due to the elevated brain activity with the use of instruments, therapists are using instrumental therapy tools more than ever before. In the featured picture, we played a song that had a beat that our clients were able to pick out, listen to and then...
This activity can be incorporated into a yoga pose or game and can be done at a seated, standing, or bed level. TIP: Light-weight ball pit balls may get dented as kids press them together to hold 3,4, and 5 balls in a row without dropping...
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...
If you like this, you will like Fine Motor Obstacle Course I. We have included several pictures of ideas to help you create your own Fine Motor Obstacle Course. Have fun writing on the clouds or making parquetry designs. OPTIONS: Placing small blocks on a matching page...