The stomp rocket is one of my favorite toys to use in therapy. Initially we started using it to encourage standing on one leg, but over the years we have come up with a plethora of ways to create therapy uses for it! Some of them are listed below: Single Leg Stance – In order […]
When all things aren’t equal – Legs
I recently had a parent ask about ideas to help her child who has weakness on one side of her body more than the other side. I figured I would write about some of the ideas that I use although please be aware that there are a ton of ideas and it depends on the […]
More Great Songs for Therapy
After my last post on fun songs to use in therapy my coworkers suddenly started remembering songs that they frequently use in therapy so I thought I’d share some more ideas. If You’re Happy and You Know It This is a great song because you get to insert your own action. You could pick skills […]
Core = More Than Just Abs
I tend to be guilty of thinking of abs and core as being synonymous. So I often have to remind myself that there is a lot more to the core than just those abdominal muscles that I’m personally awful about exercising (I definitely hate doing ab work). So what is the core if its not […]
Obstacle Course Fun!
Do your kids ever get tired of the same activities during therapy or even while playing? Well one of the ways I’ve tried to spice things up is by adding in obstacle courses. Generally I take the same skills we’ve been working on and put them all together. For the older kids I let them […]
Motor Smart Toys and Tips
With the holiday season rapidly descending on us I figured I would add a new Motor Smart Toys and Tips (since it had been a while). I will do my best to add more each week throughout the holiday season! Here are our past ones if you want to look through recommendations we have made […]
Frustration + Problem Solving = Motor Planning and Movement!
Recently I’ve been able to get my hands back on a baby (under 1 year old) and have been loving it. We are at the stage where we are working on transitions and commando crawling, i.e. the movement piece. I love watching movement evolve. Its at this stage that they know they want to get […]
Pretend Climbing
Climbing is a great way for kids to not only develop strength but also to work on motor planning and coordination. Ladders and cargo nets and stairs are all great ways to work on climbing as well as rock climbing walls. If you don’t have these things available to you, have no fear you can […]
Motor Smart Toys and Tips
Building Toys Building toys are great for hand-eye coordination, imagination, visual motor skills, perceptual skills, grasping strength, manipulating shape orientation, sorting colors/shapes and gross motor movements to name a few. You can scatter the pieces around the room so your child has to move around for them. If they are walking they can practice squatting […]