Ok, we are big fans of Harry Potter so when I saw this post on how to make your own wand, I had to pass it along to our OT’s because I thought not only could it be ‘therapeutic’ in that kids could work on skills, but it would also be motivating. This wand was […]
Horse Races
Okay, I’ll be honest, I haven’t figured out how to make this ‘therapeutic’ but it can be fun and kids can learn and work on numbers all at the same time. The reality is I just really liked the idea and wanted to share it! My parents every year do a ‘Night at the […]
A Simple Shift in Perspective
Sometimes I’m amazed at how much I can learn from the kids I work with. On Friday I was chatting with one of the kiddos about his day and he informed me that he got to play all day at school today. So I asked about after school (when he came to therapy). He answered […]
Star Wars Light Saber Action – A Great Idea from a Kiddo
image retrieved from: geardiary.com I thought I would share another idea one of our kids came up with. I love their imaginations! This kiddo is always ‘helping’ us come up with ideas for our group and although we haven’t tried this one yet (still considering logistics) I just had to share it because he put […]
Having Fun With Chalk Ink Markers
(sometimes just drawing is just as much fun as writing) This whole idea started because I saw someone (who I can’t remember now or I would give them credit) blog about using chalkboard contact paper. I thought it was the coolest thing so I went to Amazon to order some for us. I had […]
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 […]
What Can Velcro Popsicle Sticks Teach?
Once again, I found some really fun ideas on pinterest that I passed on to the OT’s at work. I actually combined two ideas for them to work with. The first was velcro popsicle sticks and the other was using preprinted Lego pictures. We bought some colored popsicle sticks, added velcro and then had […]
Easter Egg Hunt for Motor Skills
Ok, now don’t judge, but the original inspiration for this idea came from a ski trip I took with some college friends (a year or two after graduation) over Easter weekend. Two of our friends arranged an ‘adult’ easter egg hunt with jello (of the adult variety) in each Easter egg. Well we were […]
StoryKit – Making My Own Gross Motor Adventure Story
I love books. I often use books in therapy as motivation to have kids reach up to turn a page or do something in order for me to read the next page. I even used a book that one of our OT’s had adapted and made it into a gross motor activity. That being said […]