02 Apr Gingerbread Man Moves
Run Run Run as fast as you can. This gingerbread man aims to motivate movements, body awareness, and fine and gross motor control. Click here to download the PDF...
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02 Apr Snowflake Moves!
Keep moving fun, flexible, and seeing progress. This allows kids to know how much more they will be expected to do before getting a reward. Let us know what you need more of and you can earn more BT points! Click here to download the PDF...
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...
30 Dec Attractive Traits
Sometimes those hard to bring up subjects of life are important and need to be addressed. Sometimes you just know that it is not right to burp at the table or grab someone else's stuff without asking. Here is a tool to help learn about...
30 Dec Ghostly Traits
Getting in touch with feelings and what words mean to others can be an important skill for like success. This is a fun one for kids that helps them start to better realize that words have meaning to us. Of course it is done in...
30 Dec Chicken Egg
Chicken Egg is a quick easy cut & paste tool that is attractive to the little ones without scaring them. This is also a nice way to give OT activities, that are easily done at home, to parents who do not know how to spend...
30 Dec Night Flying Bat
To get this activity completed without fatigue we had the stars and moon cut out ahead of time. Kids enjoy moving the bat around in the sky by holding the popsicle stick with the bat glued on it. SUPPLIES: scissors, 2 paper plates, 1 stick or...
30 Dec Monkey Jump
This move is valuable because it is the beginning movement for doing a cartwheel and you have your hips and feet crossing midline. This is a great addition to an obstacle course. You can place your hands on a line or tire or anything that makes...
06 Dec Rocker Board: Crossing Midline
Crossing midline is important for not just physical benefits but also for the brain. Balancing activities also assist the brain development that affects skills such as reading, math, and activities of daily living (ADL's) such as donning socks. Balancing is also important, so this activity gets...
05 Dec Pipe Cleaner Path: Feet
Pipe cleaner can also be useful in obstacle courses as well as crafts or shoe tying practice. Here they are used as part of an obstacle course designed to address balance and sensory defensiveness. We used pipe cleaners, blue paper, shredded paper (gift paper) and small...