Ruler tasks can be a struggle initially. They really target asymmetrical bilateral integration, and visual motor skills, along with digit strengthening, visual spacial awareness and organization. SUPPLIES: Ruler, paper, pencil, and patience. OPTION: If you do not have a ruler, you may be able to use a...
All you need is painter's tape and you can put down your Agility Ladder. This is a must with sports training or can be adapted between parallel bars. Paper and tape is all you need to create an obstacle course area in your gym. Here are...
This works surprisingly well in the clinic or at home. All you need is painters tape and 10 sheets of paper. Share your creative ideas with your Brilliant Therapy Team and get credit! Together we are helping to make therapy better!...
We got the worms from the Dollar Store and placed them inside a empty water bottle. The worms move in and out of the water bottle with just the right amount of tugging. This is a clinic favorite! You can time a client or have...
Multi sensory activities are better activities for young and old. SUPPLIES = Bubble wrap, paint, colored pencils DIRECTIONS: With this activity, you place a small amount of paint in a pie tin and then take a piece of bubble wrap (these are free if you check with...
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...
This therapy tool has some versatility. You can vary the supplies needed, and who you want to make your 3D card for (grandparents, friend, or self). Of course dad's love this. Supplies: --1 paper plate (or card stock paper) --Glue Stick --Colored paper for grapes or use markers to...
This activity is a winner. As you can tell, it allows for individuality and skill building all in one shot. It can also work for grandparents day! Supplies: -1 Paper Plate -Green & White Paint (or just light yellow and/or light green paint) -scissors -1 marker (for writing) - pipe cleaner...
Painters tape and some wrapped up telephone books are shown in the picture. You can also make your own blocks to jump on with duck taped notebooks or foam blocks wrapped in duck tape. (DIY blocks tutorial is on your Brilliant Therapy site.) OPTIONS: Try jumping...
Play doh is a wonderful way to keep kids busy at the dinner table or as a way for grandparents to engage together with a wiggly one. Whatever setting it is used in, it helps build fine motor, hand strengthening, and visual motor skills. The texture...