Yes it’s true, we do. Not only do we love Squigz but the kids love them, which is probably part of the reason that they are at the top of the list for our therapists’ favorites. (and no, this is not a sponsored post)
Squigz are basically varied shape toys with suction cups on their ends. They stick to windows and mirrors and themselves. They are great motivators for kids because of their fun shapes and colors. We have used them to help motivate kids for all sorts of things such as:
- Cruising – We set them up on the windows or mirror and have them move along the row pulling them off. We also will have them go from standing at a bench or other support surface to transition to the window or mirror to practice cruising between support surfaces.
- Standing – You can practice transitioning sit to stand/stand to sit from a small chair or bench to the Squigz at the window. Also they like to stand there and pull them off which helps to work on standing tolerance and balance. The extra effort of pulling them off the window also provides perturbations to their balance.
- Stairs – If you have a window or a mirror at the top of a stair case you can use them as motivation to crawl or walk up and down the stairs. Especially if you put a new one up every time they get back to the bottom!
- Bilateral Coordination – This can happen when the kids are sticking the Squigz together, or pulling them apart, or using a stabilizing hand on the wall while they pull one off the window. You can get creative with having them reach up and down and across. You can also see how many they can stick together to make a chain!
- Squatting – With your kiddo standing by the window, you can have the Squigz on the floor so they have to bend down to pick them up and put them on the window, or take them off the window and bend down to put them back in the container.
How do you use Squigz?
