I love having students in our practice. Not only do they challenge us as therapists to be deliberate and think about why we do what we do, but they also bring an influx of ideas in and add to our overall toolbox. Our most recent OT student shared this idea with us that she did […]
Body Awareness and Proprioception – A Brief Glimpse
So after 3 weeks of keeping my left hip from turning out I am finally allowed to. Since my legs tend to turn out on their own I was being extra careful over these last 3 weeks by either actively holding it straight or making it turn in (since it was allowed to turn in […]
Stacking Cups
Stacking cups can be a great activity for many skills including motivation for gross motor skills! Visual motor skills – you can vary the size of the cups, the color of the cups or even the weight of the cups to provide different input and make it easier or more challenging grading of movements – […]
3-D Masking Tape Maze
I have to admit, I’ve been waiting to try this idea, that I saw in not one but two places on pinterest, out for a while and I had the perfect kiddo that I wanted to be the one to test it. This kiddo has developmental coordination disorder and so I really wanted to […]
Marble Play (with your toes)
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDOVYolLYI4&w=560&h=315] I have frequently used picking up marbles with your toes as a tool to strengthen a kiddo’s intrinsic foot muscles to help with their arches however, when I was using this activity with a kiddo recently I realized some other areas it can help in. Coordination/Motor Planning – As the […]