Don't want Dad left out, here is a skill building craft for him. Supplies: -1 paper plate -2 sheets of purple paper OR white paper and you can color it purple with crayons or markers or paint -1 glue stick -hole puncher -1 pipe cleaner or ribbon -Hole punch for the pipe...
If you like this project, you may like "You Are Grape" project....
This is a wonderful colorful activity that will always be successful. Skills that can be addressed with this are: visual-perceptual, digital strength (tearing the tape and placing it on), line awareness (helps with writing), coordination, and thought processing. DIRECTIONS: Place tape on to watercolor paper and...
Lines can be helpful for elderly people to know where to go or look, where to place their keys, shoes, or papers, and can help them see a dangerous step in their garage. Simply said, lines help therapist's in many ways. Lines are useful in an...
Whether it is a game, obstacle course element, visual memory (works with lots of sock pairs) task, or a tricky way to get a kid to put them on their feet, socks can be fun. OPTION: You can also make ABA and other patterns with food...
Physical therapists usually place doh onto a mat and have kids walk barefoot on it, while speech therapists use it for activities that can have pragmatic or receptive speech opportunities worked in. Such as 'how large' or 'how many'. Using play doh flattened out on a...
Supplies: Mason Jar, Ribbon or Decorative string, and a flower. Optional Elements: **Hand hole punch and a small card or tag with which to write a message if used as a gift. **Use popsicle sticks and place a small note on the top of each one or characteristic...
This is a wonderful way to get ADL skills in along with UE, task tolerance, cognitive, and social/emotional needs met. Don't forget to address safety in the adult population in regards to handling sharps and unsafe mobility in the kitchen environment. Wonderful paint patterns can be made...
Pool noodles are inexpensive and fun to use in therapy. If you tape them together in circles they make targets for shooting your javelin noodles thru or to jump into. In the clinic setting, clients can stand between parallel bars while throwing the javelins. This activity...
Supplies: +Water balloons filled with some water. +Paint (acrylic or any paint works) +Containers that can be use to place paint and balloon in (you can cut off the top of a plastic milk container or use a plate). +Paper to paint on. Smaller or larger balloons will help...