20 Sep Bubble Horizontal & Vertical Lines
Bubble Letters and Lines are fabulous especially when you make them into rainbows. Kids love how each color adds to the rainbow effect. Download PDF for Bubble Horizontal & Vertical Lines...
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20 Sep Apple Turkeys
These comical turkeys are fun to make and are wonderful for working on speech skills. Supplies: -Gum Drops -Tooth picks -Apple -Candy Corn Tips: Talk about how to plan where the feathers and eyes should go and then see how your client approaches the task....
20 Sep Sensory Bottles
Sensory bottles are fun to make and can be a calming tool. All you need is: 1. A clear empty bottle 2. Distilled water 3. Glycerin (available at pharmacy stores) 4. Glitter flakes, sequins, light plastic beads, or other sparkly things that are light enough to float around 5. Some lace,...
20 Sep Hip & Energy Conservation Handouts
Yes, the picture was a real life scenario. But many of our clients have to deal with the fears and anxiety associated with surgery as well as the reduced energy to perform everyday ADL tasks. Here are 2 handouts that can help. Download PDF for Hip &...
20 Sep Pin Poke Christmas Pictures
This is more fun than it looks! Kids do one picture, turn it over, feel the paper bumps, and then ask to do another one. SUPPLIES: A piece of cardboard or cork board to work on, and a push pin. Directions: Place your paper pattern on top...
20 Sep Gross Motor Mirroring
If you want a child to engage in challenging motor movements, it is important to demonstrate them as well as do it along with them so that they can experience the full understanding of the movements. Energy makes energy so enjoy the wonderful world of movement....
20 Sep iPAD: Runner Boy
Runner Boy is a great game for line awareness, visual-processing, and visual-motor skill building. OPTIONS: Letter School is another app that is highly recommended by therapists. WARNING: Beware that electronics should be limited especially for kids under 5 years of age....
20 Sep Card Games
Cards can be used so many different ways; magic tricks, building card houses, hide and seek cards, and card games. TIPS: Make if fun and engaging and the brain will make more meaningful pathways. Here is a pdf to get you started. Download PDF for Card Games...
20 Sep 8 Quick & Delicious Recipes
Cooking is wonderful for all age. It is sensory stimulating, fun, dangerous, and full of cognitive and physical benefits. Here are 8 quick recipes to hand out to clients who lose interest in cooking for themselves. NOTE: We did leave out some obvious ones such as a...
20 Sep Candy Cane Snowman
This task covers a multitude of skills and provides great sensory input (smell, touch, tip prehension, taste, visual, and auditory). Some of the skills it utilizes are grasp, proprioception, strength, problem-solving, impulse control, and it can work on sensory avoidance. SUPPLIES we used: marshmallows, red licorice...