Where Play is FUNctional
I saw these little Monster Marbles at Walmart, and had to know what they were. They are little monster characters with a marble on the bottom so that the figures roll across the table. They just come with the little monsters only, and I decided they were perfect to use in a game, so I… [Continue Reading]
I was picking up some sidewalk chalk at the store the other day and just happened to look at this little Connect Four Fun On the Run Game. It is connect 4, which is already a great fine motor game as I discussed in another post, but this new one is smaller, with smaller pieces… [Continue Reading]
I have an interest in inventing, which is a long, unrelated story, but it brought me to this new fine motor activity. I was web surfing at a mom inventing website where I am a member, and I ran across another member who has this fun product that works on fine motor skills. The activity… [Continue Reading]
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 in her mouth, and I am afraid that one time I might not be… [Continue Reading]
I ran across this little car on Amazon called the Doodle-Track Car . You draw a black line, and it has a sensor that will follow the line. I thought that this car would fit into my road theme, and kids would have fun drawing lines for the car to follow. I modified my road… [Continue Reading]
Many people who benefit from therapy have trouble with stereognosis. Stereognosis is the ability to know what an object is just by feeling it. We do this on a daily basis, reaching into a backpack or purse and pulling out exactly what we had been trying to get, because we could feel it. Many people… [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...]
