School System Occupational Therapist in Virginia said....

Thanks very much for reading my stuff! I look forward to learning lots of new ideas from your blog. Once I stop writing all my work reports I'll get back to writing in my blog again! Karen

November 7, 2009 12:06 PM

Make Your Own Ink Dabber

Make your Own Ink Dabber- a nice home made fine-motor activity!
From: Your Therapy Source

Activity Board

Check out this homemade activity board on clever school OT- Karen Wellek Scott's blog
http://otinpublicschools.blogspot.com/2008/11/no-money-for-classroom-equipment-be.html

ICYOU health care videos

I found this great site with health care related videos. Two of mine have been added:

http://www.icyou.com/topics/diseases-conditions/autism/adapted-sensory-peg-board+

How to Make Homemade Crafts

Check out my latest article:
How to Make Homemade Crafts
naturally out of recycled materials.
Barbara

Wary Meyers' Tossed & Found: Unconventional Design From Cast-Offs

The Boston Globe magazine has an interesting article ( by Molly Jane Quinn) about using cast-offs in home decoration. As the Recycling Occupational Therapist- it caught my eye even though I have close to zero interest in home decor and go straight to the Miss Manners, Cupid and Coupling columns.
I love the chair made of cast-off noodles- just one of the projects written about in John and Linda Meyers new book Wary Meyers'Tossed & Found: Unconventional Design From Cast-offs. The authors offer interior design services, but I recommend the trash picking, yard-sale visiting and thrift-store haunting techniques they mention.


Barbara Smith, M.S., OTR/L author of, The Recycling Occupational Therapist
RecyclingOT.com

Make "Fingarings" with Sculpey

Cumba Siegler, Ma, OTR/L a school-based therapist in the Santa Cruz City Schools describes a clever use of Sculpey in her article Fine-Motor Fun with Fingarings.


These are not simply finger rings from Massachusetts, but rather material for a therapeutic activity. She has the kids strengthen fingers, motor plan, refine dexterity and learn cognitive concepts using them. So save your Sculpey scraps for these rings or buy a package of varied colors and start baking.





Barbara Smith, M.S., OTR/L author of, The Recycling Occupational Therapist
RecyclingOT.com