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Thursday, March 31, 2016

Marble Painting Activity

This was a fun project that encourages bilateral skills (use of 2 hands together), eye-hand coordination, visual tracking and sequencing the steps to a task.  To do marble painting, you will need the following:

  • a box top (the top of a copy paper box works great) or a box flat (like you would get cans/bottles of soda/pop in)
  • marbles
  • tempera paints
  • poster board or another type of thicker paper
*We marble painted on a cut out of an Easter egg, but you could substitute any cut out to do your marble painting on.
  1. Trace your shape on poster paper and cut out.  
  2. Tape the cut out onto the bottom of your box top so it doesn't slide around
  3. Squeeze dots of various colors of tempera paint onto your cut out


   4. Add several marbles to the box top


     5. Hold the box with 2 hands, and roll the marbles around 
         so that they go through the paint and leave paint 
         trails on the cut out



Thursday, March 17, 2016

Shoes and Clothes for Kids with Special Needs

Nike has expanded their shoe line for people with special needs-  the shoes included are for kids and adults.  Check it out here:
www.disabilityscoop.com/2016/03/16/nike-expands-shoe-lineup/22048/

Runway Of Dreams is partnering with Tommy Hilfiger to offer adaptive clothing for children with disabilities.  Check it out here:
http://runwayofdreams.org/home/