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...
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...
This is a wonderful visual-motor activity. SUPPLIES: Fruit container (Costco has them), Acrylic paint or permanent markers to make the trail that you want the fuzz ball to travel on, and a fuzz ball. We just poured the paint trail on to the container, let it dry,...
ADL activities can be fun skill builders. Try matching socks, shoes, folding and sorting, buttoning and zipper practice, or just putting lids on jars and opening containers. You can even place many items in front of your client and have them fit them into a...
Believe it or not, this can have relaxing therapy benefits for our elderly population. DIRECTIONS: Fold/roll bag into a long 1 inch by 1+ feet long shape. Next, wrap the long bag strip around 2 fingers stabilizing with your thumb. Finally tuck the end into the...
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...
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...
Push ups on a bolster or walk outs are wonderful for trunk strengthening, body awareness, and a great addition to any obstacle course. You may also have client lay supine on top and try to align their body with the bolster. They may even be...
This is a wonderful tool to help with: auditory and visual motor processing, auditory defensiveness, rhythmic awareness, motor planning, group participation, socialization, alertness that can lead to calmness, and it is a mood elevator. DIY Ball Stand: You can use a variety of bases, such as...
Obstacle Courses are a phenomenal way to get the job done. Brilliant Therapy recognizes this so we are currently working on more obstacle courses that can target more of the adult population. This Wild West Rodeo Obstacle Course has a printer friendly version included and...