This beautiful activity incorporates tactile, visual, and motor coordination in a wonderful way. SUPPLIES: Colored paper, pipe cleaner, and glue. (you can also add glitter) This springtime favorite teaches strategies for uniformity with writing and can support drawing tasks by using a circle. We have included the...
Sensory rich with visual-motor, cognitive, and communication skill development added is what you get when you do this. Do not worry about the mess, it is not that bad and so worth it! This is also wonderful for building task attention, sensory tolerance, and visual-motor...
This is usually a hit in the school setting (because scrap laminate is usually thrown out) for occupational and physical therapists. Whether it is used as pretend ice skating or a relay activity across the floor, the scraps of laminate work well. They can also...
This colorful turtle utilizes the following skills: auditory and visual processing, bilateral integration, sensory, visual-motor and grasping. Just cut and assemble using a glue stick. TIPS: It is easy for kids to misplace the back legs as was done in the picture. To pick up paint,...
Tongs are a wonderful way to increase interest, hand strength, proprioceptive feedback, and work on visual-motor skills. OPTIONS: Try having clients pick up, toast from a toaster, finger foods such as trail mix, pipe cleaner that is stuck in a colander, squishy toys, or fuzz balls...
This is easy to make and can help build skills in the areas of fine motor, cognition, body awareness, thought organization, and task tolerance. SUPPLIES: colored construction paper, glue, scissors, and markers. OPTIONS: Use colored feathers rather than colored paper for the turkey feathers. NOTE: If working on...
Light tables bring joy to visual-motor activities! Easy to make and a great addition to any obstacle course. DIY Light Tables can be made different ways. We used some plexi-glass on a wood frame, and then added Christmas lights. You can also use a clear plastic...
Believe it or not, this can have relaxing therapy benefits for our elderly population. DIRECTIONS: Fold/roll bag into a long 1 inch by 1+ feet long shape. Next, wrap the long bag strip around 2 fingers stabilizing with your thumb. Finally tuck the end into the...
Due to the elevated brain activity with the use of instruments, therapists are using instrumental therapy tools more than ever before. In the featured picture, we played a song that had a beat that our clients were able to pick out, listen to and then...
Kerplunk is a wonderful game that increases energy and focus at the same time. It helps with impulse control, turn taking, fine motor coordination, concentration, thought analysis, and finger dexterity. Place it on a high counter and use a rocker board and you can emphasize...