Promote Hand Skills with Table-Top Bowling Using Sensory Materials

Advertisements Try Using this Baby Toy … This was originally the baby toy with a tall handle that babies push…

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Inserting Balls to Play “Cannon Ball”

Advertisements The following pictures are from slides I took over 35 years ago when I was working at an institution…

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Stacking Designer Cardboard Boxes

Advertisements The boxes shown below do not require matching up sides to create the design… However, the clients painted the…

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Motivate with Dropping Balls Down Tube Activities

Advertisements The following screenshots are from my book The Recycling Occupational Therapist…. The following is an early prototype that was…

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Promote Index Finger Isolation to Press Button Music Switch

Advertisements The following slide shows an illustration from my book The Recycling Occupational Therapist. It also shows my son demonstrating…

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Making Plastic Toys for Baby’s Bath Time Play

Advertisements Bath toys typically involve filling and dumping water, sticking things on the wall and wind-up toys that swim around….…

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Developmental Disabilities and Switches to Activate Battery-Operated Devices

Advertisements Updated March 28, 2025 Many children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are more willing to engage…

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