Bowling outdoors or indoors can be fun for clients of all ages. A wonderful way to increase stamina, improve mood, positive energy, social skills, visual-motor and balance skills. You can try carrying a weighted ball and run weaving between the bowling pins. OPTIONS: You can tape lines...
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...
For some clients this is about stepping out of their comfort zone, and for others it may be about keeping an eye on the ball. Balance skills and reflexes also get a workout. Using a rocker board to stand, squat, and sit on while drawing...
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...
Why not let kids do 1 leg balance stands on their own foot prints? Use spangles or fuzz balls and yarn to increase visual interest and sensory input to bare feet. Obstacle Course: For safety make sure the hand & foot prints are secured properly to...
Tongs are a wonderful way to increase interest, hand strength, proprioceptive feedback, and work on visual-motor skills. OPTIONS: Try having clients pick up, toast from a toaster, finger foods such as trail mix, pipe cleaner that is stuck in a colander, squishy toys, or fuzz balls...
Sensory Motor Lab's are a wonderful way to improve body coordination and strength, self esteem, improved lung capacity, body awareness, social skills, sensory regulation, and reflex integration. Some ideas to have in your outdoor or indoor lab are: = Zoom Ball =Parachute -we tied it to a tree...
This activity can be incorporated into a yoga pose or game and can be done at a seated, standing, or bed level. TIP: Light-weight ball pit balls may get dented as kids press them together to hold 3,4, and 5 balls in a row without dropping...
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...
Cutting and stamping vegetables and fruits can be very therapeutic and turning it into art is even better. This is wonderful for clients of all ages. Recommended foods to cut and stamp with are; potatoes, celery, apples, pears, melons, and broccoli....