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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...
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Cardboard Bricks
These cardboard bricks are a large motor building toy that creates fun during other activities by incorporating the building and knocking down element. The best part about these bricks is that they are...
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Why bouncing is good for eating skills
When talking about oral-motor skills and eating, you don’t usually think immediately of bouncing on a ball as a treatment technique. Well, think again. Bouncing on a large therapy ball, either...
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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...
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Bugs With Tongs
Spring is here and bugs are fun. I found these bug boxes at the dollar spot at Target, and they had packages of bugs too. I put the bugs into a pop up tunnel, and had the students crawl in, get a bug...
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Using a ball ramp to work on fine motor and visual perception
I have a little girl that I work with who needs to work on her fine motor precision and visual perception. The perfect toy for her to play with and work on these is a marble ramp, but she puts things...
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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...
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Pool Noodle Ball Run
I saw these pool noodles at the grocery store, and they had extra large holes in the middle. I just knew that they would work for an activity. I made a frame out of four pvc pipes, using duct tape to...
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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...
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To cast or not to cast? Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
This is a guest post, written by: Corey W. Stone, MS, OTR/L; Treating Therapist – UAB Pediatric Neuromotor Clinic When people ask me about constraint therapy I never feel like they truly understand...
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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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cardboard Bricks
These cardboard bricks are a large motor building toy that creates fun during other activities by incorporating the building and knocking down element. The best part about these bricks is that they are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why bouncing is good for eating skills
When talking about oral-motor skills and eating, you don’t usually think immediately of bouncing on a ball as a treatment technique. Well, think again. Bouncing on a large therapy ball, either...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bugs With Tongs
Spring is here and bugs are fun. I found these bug boxes at the dollar spot at Target, and they had packages of bugs too. I put the bugs into a pop up tunnel, and had the students crawl in, get a bug...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Using a ball ramp to work on fine motor and visual perception
I have a little girl that I work with who needs to work on her fine motor precision and visual perception. The perfect toy for her to play with and work on these is a marble ramp, but she puts things...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pool Noodle Ball Run
I saw these pool noodles at the grocery store, and they had extra large holes in the middle. I just knew that they would work for an activity. I made a frame out of four pvc pipes, using duct tape to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
To cast or not to cast? Constraint Induced Movement Therapy
This is a guest post, written by: Corey W. Stone, MS, OTR/L; Treating Therapist – UAB Pediatric Neuromotor Clinic When people ask me about constraint therapy I never feel like they truly understand...
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