Our plan this week is based around our Christmas Trail game, which encourages children to explore cause and effect and to improve range of motion. And there’s only a week left till Christmas so this will be our last therapy session of fun activity ideas to tell you about until then! (If you’re looking for more ideas and missed our last 2 therapy ideas posts, you can find them here and here.) Christmas Trail - Game #3: We suggest you start off playing Timocco’s Christmas Trail game - see if … [Read more...]
Fish Spell
Christmas Games Therapy Activities #2
This week’s Christmas activity plan is built around our new Christmas Treasure Game. Our in-house OT team has packed a bunch of fun ideas into it to keep everyone entertained over the holiday break! You can do this session as a private therapy or a group treatment with 2 kids if you’d like to work on improving communication skills as well. Christmas Treasure - Game #2: Timocco’s Xmas Treasure game aims to improve bilateral coordination and upper body strength, and … [Read more...]
Learning Disabilities
Timocco helps kids with Learning Disabilities to: Learn through movement in a fun and motivating virtual environment Improve cognitive abilities such as attention, memory, sequencing, categorization Learn quantity perception, number and letter recognition Improve visual perception and discrimination Improve memory and comprehension of visual and auditory sequences Increase self-efficacy through participation in a positive learning environment and experiences of success. Timocco … [Read more...]
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Timocco helps kids with Developmental Coordination Disorder to: Develop body awareness, improve movement planning and organisation, balance and postural control Develop upper body strength and coordination. Enhance motor control, accuracy and efficiency Facilitate crossing of the midline The challenges posed within the virtual environment of Timocco’s games allow children to develop body awareness and movement with intention and purpose - act and react - according to on-screen … [Read more...]
Cerebral Palsy
Timocco helps kids with Cerebral Palsy to: Develop body awareness, improve movement planning and organisation, balance and postural control Develop upper body strength and increase range of motion Refine and coordinate movements. Enhance motor control, accuracy and efficiency. Facilitate crossing of the midline Improve cognitive abilities such as memory, sequencing and categorization Improve visual perception and discrimination Enhance motivation to reach optimal … [Read more...]
Feed The Rabbits
When the carrot's bucket color matches the color of the rabbit's fur, the child must grab the carrots from the bucket, using both hands, and move them in opposite directions (top/bottom or left/right) to feed both rabbits. For improvement color matching, coordination and reaction speed. … [Read more...]
Hungry Frog
Help our hungry frog catch her dinner by pointing her tongue and catching the number of flies reflected on her tummy. For improvement of quantity perception, motor control … [Read more...]
Dig It
Help Timmy the Mole find the right equation that equals the number on Timmy’s belly! For improvement of math skills and motor control … [Read more...]
Cookie Mania
Save The Frozen Gingerbread men! Warm your hands by the fire and touch the falling frozen gingerbreads with the matching color. Avoid the frozen witches! To improve Attention, Coordination and Motor Control! … [Read more...]