This is a very adaptable template that can serve many goals. OPTION: Try taping it to the wall outside and use small darts and see if you can get one into the Gumball Machine. PT: Each time kids complete a task they get to add a sticker...
Oh ya! Snow is loaded with sensory memories and this can keep kids interest by having them reach inside the bin and pull out items. SUPPLIES: small rubber erasers or items to be retrieved and fake snow that can be purchased on line OPTIONS: =Have clients pull out...
Here is a favorite that can be used in many different ways. I used a discarded cardboard grid from a game, but you can use a carpet knife on cardboard from a box, scissors cutting a cereal box, or make your grid from card stock...
Stars capture attention. Use this to work on visual-motor skills, behavior rewards, line awareness, or a gift for Dad. Directions: Use card stock paper for your base, then cut out colored paper star shapes and glue them on the strip. Now you have your star book...
Oh the endless world of hearts. Use whatever shape(shamrock, flower,..) you want, but moving the ball across midline while on all fours can be challenging and helpful for motor and cognitive skills. DIRECTIONS: Tape hearts slightly more than shoulder width apart so that as the client...
Taken from our Reset Station and given to you! Make these hearts say any skill you want and place them in succession on a vertically hung paper strip! This concept can also work for some elderly clientele just by changing the tasks inside the hearts, and it...
Just wanted you to get a taste of what a page in this book looks like. There are a wide variety of tasks, but here is one to give you a sneak peek at what you might be able to do with your kids with...
Toot Launchers are easy to make, and a great skill builder for kids and adults. When placed correctly, this can be used by wheelchair level clients too! If you have clients waiting to be seen, this can be a great way to keep them busy building...
For additional ideas go on BrilliantTherapy site to OT=grasp development=minimal and look at 'Balls and Body Activities'. -You can also place tape down on butcher paper laying on the floor and have kids roll the ball on the tape line. -You may want to tape a party...
Here are some additional ideas for how balls can be used in therapy sessions. For ball activities focusing on UE use, Go to Brilliant Therapy section under OT=unlimited=grasp development and find 'Balls and Arms Activities'. Additional Ideas: -Throw velcro balls to a target -Place butcher paper across a...