25 Mar Hands & Feet
Movement is wonderful especially when your body does what you tell it to do. This is designed to help brains figure it all out. See how fast you can doe each line of moves. Clap, hop, high five hands and toe touches,...
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02 Apr In God We Trust: Coins
Obstacle courses sometimes need to combine movements, sensory outlets, and academics. These coins can be placed around the obstacle course indicating how many of each activity the kids should do, or you can use them to answer questions or make a game. Many possibilities with...
03 Jan 4 Mat Moves
So easy to move when you have pictures posted and all you need is a towel or mat on the floor in front of them. The colorful drawings are motivating and help make the fun happen. These are perfect for a small space obstacle course at...
03 Jan Lumber Jack Jumping
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...
03 Jan Grab an Apple: Beam Walk
Here is a wonderful visual that can be posted in your obstacle course so that your clients will know what is expected and be more motivated. If you do not have a balance beam, try using a split pool noodle (taped to the floor) or...
03 Jan Inside Outside Jump
This is a fun way to work on communication skills and physical strengthening and body in space awareness. NOTE: We often forget that some of this jumping can be done within clinic parallel bars as the client jumps while holding on to the grab rails. What do...
03 Jan 5 Water Yoga Moves
Laminate these pictures and you can incorporate speech skills in the pool. Discuss what looks more difficult and why, or what they want to do first. PT's and OT's your on your own, this is your kind of element. You may even post the picture in...
03 Jan 3 Moves You Can Color
Pre-K and Kinder kids enjoy this non threatening coloring pages that also help with body awareness and strengthening. The combination of looking at the picture, coloring and imitating each simple move can help connect the dots for kids. Supporting body movement is important for personal...
03 Jan Happy Baby Pose
Here is a simple yoga pose to add to your gym visuals. Find other poses you like and color or just print them out and put them up. There are so many to choose from and we are adding more each day to the extensive collection. Click...
03 Jan Horseshoe
Here are some common uses for these lucky items. Clients enjoy stepping on visual points of interest but these horse shoes can be used many ways. PT: These can be a wonderful way to add to an obstacle course or provided needed interest. OT: Use for simple...