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...
What is at a rainbow's end? What do other's say? Does it make you feel hopeful or what would you like to see at the end? Whether it is language skills, a sticker chart, or an addition to an obstacle course, this colorful page is...
Leprechauns can do many things as well as make people smile and want to do an exercise. This brightens up dull therapy walls and makes kids want to do more and get the form right! Printer friendly version allows coloring as well. Click here to download the...
Fling them, flop them, step on them, balance them on your head or back of your hands and feet. Whatever you do, bean bags make you smile while you work on skills such as balancing, body awareness, strengthening, and ROM. OPTIONS: A bean bag activity that...
These certainly beat the taped up phone books therapists used to use to help bring up the floor so that kids feet would not be dangling in air. These DIY foam blocks are light and easy to move, or stack, and have multiple uses in...
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...
Pool noodles are a wonderful accessory to any therapy gym program. They are bendable, bright colored the perfect size for balancing on. Here are some other ideas: =Split noodle down the middle and roll marbles down the center, make it a race and see visual skills...
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...
Rock walls help with; calming, alerting, grasp development, sensory systems, oculomotor, vision processing, visual motor, fine motor strength and coordination, problem solving, bilateral integration, reflex integration, body awareness, and so much more. The wall featured is one we made with wood purchased from Home Depot and...
Tai Chi is refreshing, therapeutic, and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as arthritis foundations are recommending Sun Style Tai Chi. Many elderly clients and elementary kids love it. The gentle gliding moves are a great addition to any program. Here...