15 Nov Ice Cube Tray Uses
An ice cube tray or egg container can be useful for several OT and Speech activities. Here are a few ideas: OT: 1. ADL: Organize pills, To-Do-List, and snack measurer,...
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15 Nov File Folder Template
Stencils are fun and packed with fine motor skill building. We figured that you can make a heart, but if you wanted a shamrock it might be a bit tougher so we added it for your printable. OPTIONS: Clients often build more skills by learning how...
15 Nov Rainbow Hand Print Draw
Rainbow handprints are always in style. With this activity, clients get to trace their hand (or foot),draw parallel lines across the page, and then color. It may sound simple, but it really does help with visual-perception, body awareness, visual motor, and cognition skills. OPTIONS: You can...
15 Nov Heart Postcard
Heart Postcards not only have therapeutic value, but help buffer the troubles clients have and help them to focus on people that they like or want to do something special for. Therapy from one heart to another. SUPPLIES: Glue stick, colored paper, scissors. DIRECTIONS: Fold paper into...
15 Nov Heart Tree Decoration
A fun way to decorate a tree is with colored paper and glitter. This is a fun favorite in the classroom setting. With this activity you can easily work on cognitive, visual motor, and bilateral UE skills. SUPPLIES: colored paper, scissors, glue, glitter (optional) DIRECTIONS: Fold paper...
15 Nov Outdoor Ball Launcher
Outdoor ball launchers are a fun way to work on the ability to understand cause and effect as well as visual tracking. OPTION: You may place a streamer on the ball so that it will be easier to visually follow when it flies thru the air....
15 Nov Colored Paper on a Line
Line awareness is important and this is an activity that assists with letting that happen. This is a simple activity that makes measuring progress easy. DIRECTIONS: Place colored paper pieces on a line with a glue stick. Tell kids that the shape must touch the top...
15 Nov Paper Quilt Writing
This is a fun way to get writing, bilateral integration, and thinking skills worked on together. SUPPLIES: White paper for a base, colored paper squares, glue stick, and a pencil. DIRECTIONS: Have clients take colored squares of paper and cut them into smaller squares by folding them...
15 Nov Pool Noodle Ideas I
Pool noodles are a wonderful accessory to any therapy gym program. They are bendable, bright colored the perfect size for balancing on. Here are some other ideas: =Split noodle down the middle and roll marbles down the center, make it a race and see visual skills...
15 Nov Outdoor Bowling
Bowling outdoors or indoors can be fun for clients of all ages. A wonderful way to increase stamina, improve mood, positive energy, social skills, visual-motor and balance skills. You can try carrying a weighted ball and run weaving between the bowling pins. OPTIONS: You can tape lines...