Use colored tape or chalk to make the lines of your course and give your clients this hand map as a guide. It is fun and will work on a variety of skills including; muscle endurance, direction following, cognition, visual-perceptual, and muscle strength. TIPS: Bumpy Dots- can...
This is harder for kids than it appears. Once they get it, they like it. The fun illustration encourages one to do the exercise. This can help with attention to details as much as reflex integration and wrist extension. Download the PDF for Giraffe Stretches...
These 6 exercise ball basics are presented in such a friendly way that your clients will want to do them. They also work well in an obstacle course where you let clients pick one out of three to do. If you like these, you will like...
OT: This is great for beginning coloring skills. Two colors with the colored outline suggestion. The slightly colored border will not compete with the visual interest , but suggest attention to the page. ST: This can be used to write or paste in words that have...
This is a fantastic activity for any obstacle course. Beneficial for; visual tracking, visual discrimination, ambulation, and wheelchair mobility. It has become a quick favorite. You may choose to use different walking dots so a large dot pattern has been included that you can use to...
Gathering things is part of everyday life. Why not put it into your obstacle course. You can use a suitcase or bag and get creative. You may have items in a box that do not go into the bag. Just place this Turkey Walking Fox Picture...
These numbers may be good for beginning writing skills, but they are a super neat tool to have for an obstacle course too! We included a decorative and printer friendly version. OT: You may also have kids write the numbers around the number form. Yes these are...
These 4 pictures are a wonderful addition to any obstacle course. Easy to see and entertaining. If you like these you will enjoy the Pick A Pose, Pick A Move, and Pick A Groove Collection! You can find the complete collection in the e-book Obstacle Course: August...
Change it up for the New Year by sharing goals via rolling a ball with the message on it. Our kids had a blast with it, and they demonstrated increased visual tracking as well as writing and communication skills. Printer friendly version included. DIRECTIONS: Cut out the...
This handout should give you many ideas as to what you can use to provide useful matching challenges. Tip: With car emblems, just grab pictures from the internet and then match them to pictures of cars or descriptions of them. I used the car emblems with...