01 Aug Pear-fect!
If you like this project, you may like "You Are Grape" project....
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01 Aug Tape Lines
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...
01 Aug Obstacle Course Lines
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...
01 Aug Sock Matching
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...
01 Aug Play Doh
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...
01 Aug DIY Mason Jar Vase
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...
01 Aug Fruit & Vegetable Painting
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...
01 Aug Javelin Noodles
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...
31 Jul Water Balloon Painting
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...
31 Jul Toot Launcher!
Toot Launchers are easy to make, and a great skill builder for kids and adults. When placed correctly, this can be used by wheelchair level clients too! If you have clients waiting to be seen, this can be a great way to keep them busy building...