29 Nov iSpy: Happy Halloween
Look and laugh could be another name for this task. Whimsical in appearance and fun to find characters, this activity is a nice way to address visual-motor skills. Download the PDF for iSpy: Happy Halloween...
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29 Nov Party Kabobs
Both young and elderly clients enjoy making kabobs and they are a wonderful way to build fine motor and ADL skills. OPTIONS: You can place a variety of foods on skewer sticks such as; pineapple, cheese, meat, berries, grapes, apples, marshmallows and more. Young clients can...
29 Nov DIY Peppermint Candy Bowl
An advantage of making these peppermint bowls that it keeps kids guessing what other edible things can be made into functional items and helps to diminish the client's set-in-stone mindset allowing future opportunities to expand their comfort zone in olfactory and gustatory areas as well...
29 Nov Bean Bag Balancing
Fling them, flop them, step on them, balance them on your head or back of your hands and feet. Whatever you do, bean bags make you smile while you work on skills such as balancing, body awareness, strengthening, and ROM. OPTIONS: A bean bag activity that...
29 Nov Painters Cards Picture: Butterfly
Butterflies, flowers, and flags are some of the easier art pieces to do with painters cards. Although this task is initially daunting, it can help develop cognitive and fine motor skills. SUPPLIES: Painters crards, glue, and paper for base. OPTIONS: For more complex pictures, try using a...
29 Nov Painters Cards Picture: Frog
Painters cards can be used as lacing cards, book markers, or to make art with. This activity challenges the mind and is scary at first, but then clients get into it and can have fun. SUPPLIES: Painter cards, glue, scissors. DIRECTIONS: For doing a frog or other...
29 Nov Fork Painting: Flower, Duck, Spider
No matter which subject you choose, painting with a fork adds a new and interesting element. Sensory fun for sure! Share your creations with the Brilliant Therapy Team and build up credit!...
29 Nov Imitation Drawing
Being able to copy tasks such as drawing is a very important skill. Here are some ideas. Have your client duplicate what they are shown, this can be a calendar, pattern, or placing items in a row on a skewer stick. This can help with thought...
29 Nov Shamrock Letters
Make writing fun! When it is fun, the job gets done. SUPPLIES: colored paper squares, pencil, glue stick. OPTION: This can be a wonderful addition to an obstacle course. Other versions can be glueing flies to a web or strips on a tree. ST: Clients may glue down...
29 Nov Orbies
Orbies are fun and can be ordered on line or found at Walmart. They are slippery watery beads of colorful sensory fun. All you need is some water and a bowl to put the tiny plastic-like beads in and within minutes they expand before you. If...