I was recently on a hike with a friend and she asked why are people always saying the kids in her class need more core strength. To her, they seemed to be plenty strong, and then she listed all the activities they could do. When I asked what they had trouble with that led people […]
Dynamic Sitting Balance Activities
Our last post had ideas for dynamic standing balance activities. Well while we were talking about those activities we thought of ways we could modify them to work on sitting balance as well as improve core strength! Since the ideas are really similar in terms of activities to our Standing Dynamic Balance post we will […]
Advanced Spots (for balance and precision)
As I wrote the last blog post, we also turned it into an insta-story (check out our instagram account) and while doing that I had ideas for ways to progress the activities we were talking about. Here are a few of those ways: Hang balls from strings. You can have the child stand facing the […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2018 Part 3
All right, we are on to part 3 of our therapist recommended toys for this holiday season! For those of you that miss Part 1 and Part 2 I have linked them! So here we go for a few more of our faves and why we like them! Toy Microwave and Food – This is […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2018 Part 2
We’re back with Part 2 of our therapist recommended toys for gifts and why they are recommending them! For those of you that missed Part 1 check it out! Yoga Spinner – This is another game that is fairly new to our clinic but it has been pretty popular! As many of you know, we […]
Holiday Gift Guide 2018 Part 1
Hi! It’s that time of year again. Many families are asking us for ideas of gifts to get for their kids. We have done several gift guides in the past – Here is last years! So, to do this year’s we asked our therapist to each pick 2 of their favorite toys. I am going […]
Furniture Glider Fun (working on motor control)
We frequently use furniture gliders with our kids. They have the benefit of adding challenge to strengthening exercises, as well as on the flip side making some movements easier to help with improving quality. The examples I am going to give below are ways we have used them to improve quality. First we made a […]
5 Ways to Use a Physioball
The Physioball is a great piece of equipment for kids of all ages! It can be used to strengthen different muscles and improve balance and control while still being fun. Here are 5 ideas to get you started, but the possibilities are endless if you just get creative! (And we’d love to hear your favorite […]
Favorite Toys: Bright Beats Smart Touch Play Space
Okay, this toy is new to us. One of our therapists had it for her kids and she brought it in for us to use. I’ll admit, it sat in the corner for a while, partially because it needed new batteries. It came out when we were looking for something, besides the various activity tables […]