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Activities, adult, bimanual, child, Crossing Midline, elementary school age, games, gross motor, lower extremity strengthening, Motor Planning, motor planning, OT, preschool, PT, Range Of Motion, Sensory, teenage, toddler, Trunk strengthening, tween - middle school, upper extremity strengthening, visual perceptual

Balloon Volleyball

Balloon Volleyball is such a simple game to play that is fun for young and old. It can be played standing up or sitting down, although when sitting down, someone will need to retrieve the balloon when it is out reach. I don’t think I need…

Activities, child, Crossing Midline, favorite toys, fine-motor, Handwriting, in-hand manipulation, Motor Planning, OT, preschool, Range Of Motion, toddler, upper extremity strengthening, visual perceptual

Car Mat for Pre-Writing

Young pre-school kids love playing with cars, and they are developing a whole slew of skills while they are playing. It is the perfect activity that is simple, can be self-directed or adult influenced, and every part of the activity works on…

Activities, child, elementary school age, motor planning, pool noodle, preschool, Range Of Motion, toddler, upper extremity strengthening, visual perceptual

Pool Noodle Batting and Hitting Suspended Balls

Pool noodles make great bats, and have several factors that make them perfect for the job in therapy. You can cut them to just the right length for the person using them They are soft so if you get hit by it, it won’t hurt you They…

Activities, child, elementary school age, equipment, Motor Planning, OT, preschool, Range Of Motion, Reach and grasp, Sensory, sensory motor, toddler, tween - middle school, upper extremity strengthening

Hammock swing for strengthening

A hammock swing is wonderful for strengthening in many different ways. My favorite position in a hammock swing is prone with just the head and arms sticking out. This position forces weight bearing on the arms, and works on full upper body…

Activities, bimanual, child, elementary school age, fine-motor, hand strengthening, Motor Planning, OT, preschool, Reach and grasp, toddler, upper extremity strengthening

Kbeu Mom and baby for fine motor skills

I was sent this K-BEU Mom Pillow and baby to try out and see how it works for the clients that I see. I have the Kbeu dad available here, and use it for some higher level kids that need a challenge. I also got a baby when I got the Kbeu…

Activities, bimanual, child, elementary school age, Motor Planning, OT, preschool, Range Of Motion, Scooter board activities, sensory motor, toddler, Trunk strengthening, tween - middle school, upper extremity strengthening, visual perceptual

10 activities to do on a scooter board

Using a scooter board is great for strengthening both the arms and the trunk / core. Sometimes just being on the scooter board is fun all by itself, but other times you need to provide kids with a purpose and motivation to move the scooter…

Activities, bimanual, child, elementary school age, Motor Planning, OT, preschool, Range Of Motion, Reach and grasp, Scooter board activities, Trunk strengthening, upper extremity strengthening

Scooter Board Fishing

When Scooter board fishing, your hands are the paddles and you have to move your boat around the ocean to catch all of the fish. The fish can be anything that you can put on the floor for the fisherman to collect. I used paper fish that…

Activities, child, elementary school age, games, Motor Planning, OT, preschool, Range Of Motion, Scooter board activities, toddler, Trunk strengthening, upper extremity strengthening

Superman catch

Scooterboards are great strengthening tools, as are doing supermans. Supermans are an exercise position where you lay on your stomach, put your arms out in front of you and then lift your legs straight up off of the mat, and lift your arms and…

Activities, bimanual, child, Craft, Craft, elementary school age, fine-motor, hand strengthening, Motor Planning, OT, Reach and grasp, season, spring, teenage, tween - middle school, upper extremity strengthening

Confetti Eggs

Confetti eggs are one of the most fun and best selling games at the fall festival at my kids’ school. The confetti eggs are regular raw eggs that are emptied, filled with confetti, and the hole is covered with tissue, and then painted. The…

Activities, child, Crossing Midline, elementary school age, fine-motor, games, in-hand manipulation, OT, preschool, Product Review, Reach and grasp, upper extremity strengthening, visual perceptual

Connect 4

An Occupational Therapy clinic can not function without this game. That may be an over statement, but Connect 4 certainly does work on a lot of OT skills. You have to pick up the checker-like pieces and reach up and slide them into the slots…

equipment, featured guest, fine-motor, Motor Planning, OT, Range Of Motion, upper extremity strengthening, visual perceptual

Feature Friday: Puzzle Board

I really love the activities that they come up with at the adaptions 4 kidz blog. Here is another one. It is for a vertical puzzle board. Basically, you put flannel over a piece of foam core, and small pieces of velcro on the back of puzzle…

Activities, child, Crossing Midline, elementary school age, favorite toys, fine-motor, in-hand manipulation, Motor Planning, OT, preschool, Product Review, Range Of Motion, toddler, upper extremity strengthening, visual perceptual

Marble Maze

Keep in mind that marbles are a choking hazard so you have to watch little ones around them. That said, little ones love watching the marbles go down the ramp. There are some ramps with larger balls that are safe for the younger set. There…

Activities, child, elementary school age, equipment, Motor Planning, OT, preschool, Range Of Motion, Scooter board activities, toddler, upper extremity strengthening

Scooter Board Rope Pull

Wheeee!! Scooterboards can be such fun, but they are a lot of work. There is some serious upper extremity strengthening going on. Using the rope is good for kids who can’t quite propel themselves on the scooterboard yet. Knots tied in the…

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