gross motor Archives - Therapy Fun Zone

Whole body strengthening activity

Therapy Fun Zone — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 03:59:14 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.I have many students that need to work on whole body strengthening, and what better way to do that is to have an activity that gets several muscle groups throughout the activity. I wanted an activity that would work on legs, core, and arms at the same time. You can...

The post Whole body strengthening activity appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

Using a Water Gun to Propel a Ball

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 26 Jun 2017 11:00:00 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.Water guns are a great finger strengthening tool, and when it gets hot, water is a welcome part of therapy. I had used water guns to fill up a cup with water and make a ping pong ball rise. I was trying to think of other activities that use water...

The post Using a Water Gun to Propel a Ball appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

Balloon Volleyball

Therapy Fun Zone — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 15:22:00 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.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 to say this, but...

The post Balloon Volleyball appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

Making a Crash Pad

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 22 Aug 2016 08:00:10 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.A crash pad is a big foam filled squishy mat that you can fall onto and you land on the squishy foam. Crash pads are great fun for kids who like a lot of movement and body input since they can roll around in the big foam nest. Kids need...

The post Making a Crash Pad appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

Fun foam on the Mirror

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 09:00:57 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.One of my absolute favorite activities with young kids is playing with fun foam shapes on a mirror. It works well in the bathtub, shower, or on a glass door too. You spay the glass surface with water (great squeezing activity) and then the foam shapes will stick to the...

The post Fun foam on the Mirror appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

Tummy Time – The Basics

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 08:00:53 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.What is tummy time? Why is it used? Is it necessary? Tummy time is when you have your baby spend some awake time on their stomach. It is a fairly recent term that was started after the “Back to Sleep” campaign began here in the United States. Let’s look at...

The post Tummy Time – The Basics appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

Keeping Active in the Summer: Tennis

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 08:00:13 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.It is Summer and the kids are out of school. During school, the kids have recess and P.E. most days so they stay relatively active and work on many skills during school. In the Summer, if left to their own devices, many kids will choose to watch TV or play...

The post Keeping Active in the Summer: Tennis appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

Summer Ice Bowling

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 22 Jul 2013 08:00:00 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.In therapy I use bowling as a part of many different activities, and to target many different skills, such as scooter board bowling, bowling in a swing, and bowling on a balance board. For summer, I thought we would try a little ice bowling. To prepare, we first had to...

The post Summer Ice Bowling appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

Seated Balloon Volleyball

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:00:00 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.I have been working in skilled nursing this summer, and it is very different from the therapy that I do with kids. There are some things that transcend age groups though and that people want to have fun. What is fun for a child is not necessarily fun for an...

The post Seated Balloon Volleyball appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

Pool Writing Using Sponges

Therapy Fun Zone — Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:00:00 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.The pool is a fun and important place to spend time in during the summer months. You can add some fun word activities and even incorporate some writing to the fun of summer. I cut up some packs of sponges (but you could use craft foam just as easily) into...

The post Pool Writing Using Sponges appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

Cardboard Bricks

Therapy Fun Zone — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.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 so much fun to knock down. When building with these bricks, a young child has to use...

The post Cardboard Bricks appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

Toss Across

Therapy Fun Zone — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:00:00 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.Toss Across is a tic tac toe game that is played by throwing bean bags at the squares which turns them over to reveal X’s and O’s. You throw the bean bags, and if they hit the square on one side an X would be turned over, but if you hit...

The post Toss Across appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

Product Review: Bumbo Seat

Therapy Fun Zone — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:04:13 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.Have you wondered if the Bumbo seat is useful enough to bother getting? I can’t tell you specifically if it is worth it to you, but I can tell you how I have used it in therapy. What it does: It is a little bucket seat that holds a baby’s bottom...

The post Product Review: Bumbo Seat appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.

Twister with a Twist

Therapy Fun Zone — Fri, 14 May 2010 02:33:38 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.Twister is a good game to work on motor planning and gross motor skills. My nephew is autistic and he is very motivated by words and writing so we incorporated words into a game of twister to work on his motor planning skills. Put a strip of packing tape on...

The post Twister with a Twist appeared first on Therapy Fun Zone.