Re: Table top activities, non ambulatory play

[Guest guest]

Mike,

I'm sorry I didn't reply to this before. What ages specifically would your wife

like to focus upon at the presentation?

Age appropriate play activities and table-top activities for non-ambulatory

kids:

For kids that are non-ambulatory, it would seem that sitting at a paint easel

would be fun and provide good input to

working on a vertical surface (good for visual processing). Playdough of

different colors for different seasons (green

for St. 's Day) and lots of cookie cutters or cookie stamps plus a

rolling pin, and rubber stamps with

non-permanent ink pads and paper are fun. Using child-scissors to snip

playdough always seems to engage kids. There

are rubber stamps that are a couple of inches or two as well as larger stamps

through educational catalogs like

Lakeshore.

Felt board stories can be good on a table top or sitting on the floor. (Cover a

board with felt) and then draw

characters from a story and glue felt to the back. If Danny likes tv, perhaps

you could draw some of the characters or

animals he likes and make stories on the felt board. He will place the

character on the board when you mention it or

somehow be part of the story telling or play.

For working on categroization skills, make drawings or photocopies of familiar

items or favorite items, characters or

photos and devise a short game where the child places all food items on one

large paper and all tools on another that

is labeled 'tools', or use any categories or characters you like.

Puzzles are often fun. We took photos of favorite things for Kendra (ie: Kendra

sitting with a favorite book) and then

had them made into puzzles at a photo store.

Building structures of vehicles with popsicles sticks can be fun.

It sounds like you are thinking of home or school activities but I thought I'd

mention that many areas are creating new

playgrounds that are accessible by wheelchair or stroller.

I'll keep thinking.

Mom to Kendra, and Camille

Portland, OR

vtacharge@... wrote:

> From: vtacharge@...

>

> I asked about this a couple of months ago, but no responses, so I'm giving it

> another try:

>

> The school district is putting on a free conference for parents and

> professionals to help young children with special needs. My wife agreed to

> give the parent's perspective on the topic of non-ambulatory activities.

> (There will also be a physical therapist speaking.) My wife's specific

> topics are:

>

> 1. Age appropriate play activities and table top activities for kids who

> aren't walking.

[Guest guest]

Mike,

One of the things Kennedy likes to sit in her high chair and draw. She started

early, and couldn't really push the crayons really hard enough to make dark

marks, her grandma got her a " Magna Doodle " for Christmas with the little pen

attached, you don't have to be able to push really hard to draw with it and she

loves it. Hers came with 6 little magnetic stampers and she pulls them out and

stamps away as well. No mess and lots of drawing, she can even slide the little

button across to erase it as well.

I'm not sure this is what you were looking for, wish your wife good luck with

the presentation...

Mom to Kennedy 2yr old CHARGEr, 10, 8, and wife to Graeme

New Brunswick, Canada

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Table top activities, non ambulatory play

From: vtacharge@...

I asked about this a couple of months ago, but no responses, so I'm giving it

another try:

The school district is putting on a free conference for parents and

professionals to help young children with special needs. My wife agreed to

give the parent's perspective on the topic of non-ambulatory activities.

(There will also be a physical therapist speaking.) My wife's specific

topics are:

1. Age appropriate play activities and table top activities for kids who

aren't walking.

2. Inclusion in family and community activities.

3. Alternatives to seating systems.

If anyone has ideas, they would be greatly appreciated! Not only for the

conference, but also to get Danny to do something besides staring at the TV.

Thank you!

--Mike Schwartz in Ventura, CA, father of 2 year old twins Danny (CHaRgE) and

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