This is a favorite not only for all the skills that it works on, but also because every pumpkin looks good at the end. TIPS: Remember to focus on the process and not the end result. See if clients can do it with as little intervention...
The smells are calming and the food is delicious. In this activity we incorporated safety, temperature discrimination (Placing hand above the heated skillet to see if they could feel the warmth it created), following directions, visual memory, grip strengthening (using squeeze bottles to drop mix...
We cannot expect everyone to just doodle. Here is a wonderful tool to assist with getting started on the basics. TIP: For beginning doodlers, introduce it like directed draw. (see video) Do each line and have clients copy you each time. SUPPLIES: 1 pencil, markers to add...
Laminate your own custom board focused on your therapy goals. Here is one idea to get the creativity started. OPTION: You can also use file folders to place your sticker velcro strips on. OT: For writing goals you may have kids place alphabet letters in a row...
Here is a therapeutic activity that has meaning. Clients enjoy giving even when they are compromised. This activity addresses: visual-motor, visual perceptual, cognitive processing, social/emotional, bilateral integration, digital strengthening, and speech skills. Watch the videos for clarification on how to complete this activity and have fun! Download PDF...
This is so much fun, and it builds skills such as; sentence generation, speech, social, and cognition! SUPPLIES: Tape or a Stapler, Print out letters (DESCRIBE IT), and pictures that help you work on specific skills. DIRECTION OPTIONS: - Have clients describe each picture that you posted up. -...
This is a fun task, especially at a fine motor obstacle course. It involves; visual-motor, visual perceptual, UE coordination, and visual attention skills. SUPPLIES: Water bottle, rice or alphabet pasta, and any small items that will fit into the bottle. DIRECTIONS: Gather up your small items and...
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....
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...
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...