We get a lot of kids who want to get better at monkey bars. Its something that their friends and classmates are doing with ease and they are struggling back at the first monkey bar, or having to have someone help them across. Here are some ways we have found to help them: Get used […]
Accessible Beaches
I was recently back in my home town in NJ and spent the day on the beach. I was impressed as I saw multiple people being pushed down in ‘surf chairs’. I thought it was great that so many families took the time to get chairs that would allow their loved ones to access the […]
Sidewalk Chalk
With the weather getting nicer, you may be looking for some outdoor activities. Sidewalk chalk is a great tool that is limited only by imagination. Just think of all the things you can do with it. Besides drawing pictures in your driveway, sidewalk chalk can be valuable tool when working on improving your child’s motor […]
Community Involvement with Physical Activity
I’m home visiting my family for the holidays and discovered that our township had expanded their bike path. I love it! It creates a safe environment for families to ride their bikes, walk their dogs, rollerblade, or run. In a day and age when sidewalks in neighborhoods are disappearing and its harder for kids to […]
Recipe for Playing Outside
I had the fun the other day of spending the day with a friend from high school and her children. We spent the day outside and the kids played the entire time without prompting from us and didn’t want to leave when it was time to go. Looking back, here are some things that I […]
Some Fun Ideas for Encouraging Activity
I was browsing through the newest Family Fun magazine and I have to say I was quite impressed with the items they had that encouraged kids and families to be active. Not only that, several of them also encouraged learning as well. I thought I would share some of the activities in case you would […]
Water Squirt Toys – Some Colorful Ideas!
image retrieved from: amazon.com With the weather getting nicer and nicer, I love to come up with ideas that can be done outside. One of our OT’s actually thought of this idea and I loved it (and added a few twists). There are a plethora of squirt toys out there for kids and one of […]
Gross Motor Ideas for the Park
Now that nice weather is upon us its time to get outside and play with the kids! Parks are a great place for kids to effectively ‘burn off’ their energy while working on gross motor skills and socialization. Here are some of the great things about parks: There are other kids around to play with. […]
Skiing
Since I just took an extended holiday weekend and went skiing, I for some reason couldn’t turn off my PT brain and I found myself analyzing what I was doing (other than falling) as I made my way down the slopes. I can tell you right off the bat that your quads get […]