25 Oct Javelin Noodles
Pool Noodles are great for a variety of therapy tasks. You can jump rope with them or use them as an exercise bar. A variation you can try, is to have kids stand on a balance beam as they throw the javelin noodle towards a...
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25 Oct Bolster Walking
Push ups on a bolster or walk outs are wonderful for trunk strengthening, body awareness, and a great addition to any obstacle course. You may also have client lay supine on top and try to align their body with the bolster. They may even be...
25 Oct Exercise Ball: Drumming
This is a wonderful tool to help with: auditory and visual motor processing, auditory defensiveness, rhythmic awareness, motor planning, group participation, socialization, alertness that can lead to calmness, and it is a mood elevator. DIY Ball Stand: You can use a variety of bases, such as...
25 Oct Tear Squares Stationary Art
This is a fun colorful and meaningful way to work on pinch strength, processing, and digital control. Clients of all ages will find this surprisingly fun. Materials: Minimum of 4 different colors of paper, and a glue stick. Directions: Place down your base paper, then take a...
25 Oct Paper Turkey Template II
This turkey craft has become a favorite due to it's colorful nature and rich skill building properties. Helpful Tips: You can teach strategies such as making a To Do list so that elements are created in the correct order (just like socks before shoes) and using...
25 Oct Paper Turkey Template I
This colorful favorite is all about cutting, coloring, and keeping the steps in mind until the end. Helpful Tips: You can color/paint the feathers, copy them on colored paper, or use real feathers. This task is a wonderful way to teach organizational strategies such as placing...
25 Oct Striped Christmas Tree Template
This activity is an absolute favorite. With line awareness, parts make up a whole, sensory components, and bilateral integration it cannot be beat! BTW You can do it with regular construction paper and you will not get the wrinkling that you see in the picture. We...
25 Oct Snowflake Patterns-EASY Level
Cutting out snowflakes helps with so many skills; parts to whole relationships, asymmetrical bilateral upper extremity skills and so much more. TIPS FOR SUCCESS: Make sure your scissors are sharp enough to cut thru more than 1 sheet of paper and if you want them to...
25 Oct Pine Cone Painting
There are several ways of doing this activity. The pictures show a way that worked out real well. You may use ribbon instead of pipe cleaner depending on what supplies you have available to help it hang from a tree branch or on a wall. SUPPLIES:...
25 Oct Coloring: Turkey’s and Fall Leaves
Go sensory rich by placing fuzz balls, glitter, sand, and tin foil balls on to the turkey feather tips. This can keep things exciting and skill-building at the same time. Maybe you want to make a picture border with the colored leaves and put the turkey...