Primary Children’s Pediatric
Rehabilitation
Summer Therapy Ideas
Occupational
Therapy Sensory ideas:
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Gardening
(Messy play with dirt, digging and watering plants for heavy work)
·
Running
through sprinklers
·
Playing
catch with sponges and blowing bubbles
·
Climbing
on playgrounds for heavy work
·
Swimming
Occupational
Therapy Fine Motor:
·
Legos,
sticker activities, playing with coins/marbles/cheerios
·
Squirt
guns
·
Drawing
with chalk
·
Playdough
with cookie cutters
·
Cooking
with parent
Physical
Therapy Strengthening
·
Riding
bikes or scooters
·
Playing
sports with a parent or friends
·
Hitting
a balloon or beach ball in the air
·
Hiking
or going for a walk in the neighborhood
Speech
Language Pathology Language Development
·
Reading
stories together or while child plays quietly
·
Making
up stories together
·
Bath
time talk (body part identification, descriptive words, action words)
·
Teaching
names of objects around you at the grocery store
·
Teaching
opposites at the park or zoo
·
Taking
turns naming and sorting items (colors, size, shapes)
Have your child evaluated by a
licensed therapist for ideas tailored specific to your child’s need.
