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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Using Sidewalk Chalk and Squirt Guns for Fine Motor

Therapy Fun Zone — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 12:02:00 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.Playing with sidewalk chalk can work on and use a lot of different skills during therapy, and is a good activity. Using short pieces of chalk forces the fingers to use a tripod grasp, by using the index, second finger, and thumb. Writing on the sidewalk is also good for...

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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...

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Kid-O-Bilibo

Therapy Fun Zone — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000

This post may contain affiliate links.The Kid-O Bilibo is a toy that is the shape of a turtle shell. It reminds me of one of the large pieces of equipment that I use in therapy to balance on, but on a much smaller scale. It couldn’t be used exactly the same, but it has its...

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