Starfish Therapies

A pediatric therapy company operating in San Francisco and the greater Bay Area. We provide physical, occupational, speech and aquatic therapy services in the most beneficial and convenient setting for you and your child, including our clinic, currently located in Burlingame, your home, school or daycare.

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Holiday Gift Guide

November 26, 2010 by Stacy Menz

Its that time of year again when people are thinking of gifts.  Last year I did a Holiday Gift Guide listing old blogs that recommended toys as well as ideas for kids.  I will do the same again this year!

Our Motor Smart Toys and Tips posts always recommend toy ideas and how to use them to encourage gross motor development.  Below are the ones since last December (ones prior are in last years Holiday Gift Guide):

November 2010

September 2010

January 2010

We also did a Let’s Play series that list a ton of toys and ideas on activities that may inspire you!

March 2010

Some other fun ideas that can keep kids active are trampolines.  I would recommend kid ones for the littler kids and older kids can use an adult rebounder.  The difference is in the stiffness of the springs so its harder for the little kids to get any bounce off of the adult ones.

Duck Duck Moose has put out several new educational apps for the iphone, ipod touch and the ipad.  And, Hello Hanna continues to inspire creativity in you and your kids.

Wii Fit is a great addition to any household.  The games encourage activity and you can use the fitness test to challenge your child’s balance!

Some of our staff favorite toys are:

Stomp Rocket

Laugh and Learn Piggy Bank

Parents Shape Sorter

Twister Hopscotch

Pedal-less Bikes, Skuut

Lightboards ,  Another Lightboard

Puzzles (any kind just make them age appropriate to your child)

Books with Sounds (may not be recommended for kids on the autistic spectrum)

Pop-Tubes

Balls of all types!

Chalk Board with Broken Chalk

Tissue Art

Lite Brite

Wikki Stix

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Our family moved to the bay area 6 years ago, and Starfish Therapies have been a part of our family ever since. Everyone at the clinic is caring and warm. The owner always looks for ways to improve the clinic and the services provided. The therapists are patient, enthusiastic, and know how to motivate the kids to do their best. Even after moving more than an hour away from the clinic, we kept going back to Starfish for intensive therapy sessions every summer! We cannot thank Starfish Therapies enough for helping my daughter to get stronger and to become more independent over the years!”

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  1541 Old Bayshore Highway
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