Keeping The Fun In Function
I have been using dice a lot in therapy, and playing games with letters to have kids work on their writing, so I wanted to combine the two, and had some other games that use dice, but I wanted to make my own dice with my own stuff on them (more on that later). I… [Continue Reading]
Drinking from a straw can be a challenge for some kids, and it can be a scary thing for those who don’t know what to do or expect. An OT friend of mine named Sharon mentioned that she and the kids love to use the Got Milk Magic Flavored Straws when working on straw drinking…. [Continue Reading]
I have many kids that I see for problems with their writing, and many times it is not the legibility of their letters that is the problem, it is the spacing of the words. I thought that if they could make their own spacers to use when writing, they might be more apt to use… [Continue Reading]
Home made lycra swing from Starfish Therapies. Go check it out. DIY Lycra Swing Next, here is a simple way to promote the use of the more affected arm in a child with hemiplegia. Abby from Notes from a pediatric occupational therapist, simply uses a safety pin to hold the unaffected arm close to… [Continue Reading]
Karen over at (B)e(LO)n(G) OT has been drawing Lava paper and using it to practice writing, so I made some for her in photoshop, and have been using it as well. Karen has a couple of posts about using her paper, and I use it in the same way. When writing, all the letters have… [Continue Reading]
I was just introduce to this new switch interface which uses the ipad as a switch. The Switchamajig Controller lets you use your iPad’s touch screen to replace up to six switches. It looks pretty cool for kids who have the control to hit the different areas of the ipad. The switch interface is not… [Continue Reading]
I have been an Occupational Therapist since 1991. I started out doing skilled nursing for 6 months, then moved on to pediatrics. In pediatrics I have worked in a clinic setting, inpatient rehab and acute, ICU, early intervention, and school district. My goal with this website is that I can help stimulate creativity and information sharing. As a therapist, I am always creating new things to use in therapy or adapting things. I love sharing my projects and solutions. I started this … [Read More...]
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