24 Oct Fancy Foot Activities
Feet enjoy these workouts! Many of these activities can be done seated. They help strengthen muscles and coordination so that walking and sports are easier. Download the PDF for Fancy Feet Activities...
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24 Oct Cranberry Dough
We often forget to add smells into the sensory planned activity. If a kid eats a tiny bit, no worries. This can be fun to make or use for fine motor and strengthening for young and old clients. Download the PDF for Cranberry Dough...
24 Oct Arrow
Cut out the arrow or decorate it. Use it to communicate where someone is supposed to look. Ideas: Cut & Color, Decorate, Draw around it, making it larger with different colors, Put food on it and eat if from the stem to the point, or use...
24 Oct Bubble Wrap Painting: Fish
This is a wonderful way to incorporate fine motor coordination and tactile pressure as the child presses the painted bubble wrap to the paper then lifts it off in an upward manner (not dragging it along the page). The next step is to color/doodle and cut...
24 Oct Obstacle Course
If you can use this, then you can use the eBooks for obstacle courses! Check them out and you will be surprised at how much fun and skill-building can happen. We put a sample picture of a school obstacle course to get your creative juices flowing. For...
24 Oct Move & Groove May
Here is a taste of our e-book Move & Groove May Obstacle Course. For all the support pictures just grab yourself a copy! You will love the artistic illustrations, and the notes help ensure your success. Skills built include: fine and gross motor, visual-motor, visual-perceptual, balance, strengthening,...
24 Oct Circus Activities Obstacle Course II
This colorful skill builder engages more than physical skills. It makes imagination soar and kids will be more inclined to perfecting the details of each task. Be assured you will address; motor, gross motor, reflex integration, trunk strengthening, visual-motor and perceptual skills just to name...
24 Oct Simple Sidewalk Obstacle Course:
This is near the top of our favorites list! Easy to do anywhere, this includes some cards that can be posted on to your course, or given to the client to refer to (that will help with executive functioning skills), or use them as flash...
24 Oct 4 Winter Olympic Coloring Pages
You may wonder how can this be used for social/emotional or writing goals. Here is an example: Have kids view all 4 pages and identify what they feel as if they were the person in the picture. Let them come up with descriptive words such as;...
24 Oct Inch Worm Walking
Repeating this exercise across the floor is a frequently used tool in orthopedic settings, but also works great as an addition to a home program notebook or school obstacle course. DIRECTIONS: Client bends at the waist and touches the floor with their hands and then walks...