Re: Dana Magnadoodle ? Christmas gift therapy tools/toy ideas for my boys?

[Guest guest]

Just my two cents:  My son was the same way.  I tried introducing chalk and a

chalkboard last Christmas and it got him drawing again like crazy.  Now, we can

draw with crayons, pens, magnadoodle,  you name it.   It helped him because he

did not have to stay on the point to make a mark (so it was more rewarding that

way and he stuck with it...he also really enjoyed erasing it).  He also seemed

to enjoy that he could feel the chalk making the mark more...something about it

drew him back in to having an interest in drawing (he draw a lot before he

regressed)...anyway...just what worked for us.

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From: dana pope <danamichellepope@...>

Sent: Monday, November 24, 2008 8:50:23 AM

Subject: [ ] Dana Magnadoodle ? Christmas gift therapy tools/toy

ideas for my boys?

Thanks for the advice, Dana.  One question.  How do you get a child who has no

interest at all in writing or drawing (I think it is poor fine motor and

hyposensitivity in the hands and lack of focus) to want to write and draw on a

magna doodle? 

 

I am interested in teaching my boys to draw or any type of writing or art but

they just want to run around or lay around aimlessly.

 

Thanks, Dana

From: danasview <danasview (DOT) com>

Subject: [ ] Re: Christmas gift therapy tools/toy ideas for my

boys?

Date: Monday, November 24, 2008, 9:06 AM

> We are at that time of year when we really get to thinking about

what would be fun gifts for and Garrett as well as therapeutic

tools for their learning. Does anyone have good ideas for toys/items

that would help with muscle tone, fine motor coordination, pretend play?

This was more for speech than for the issues you list above, but the

absolute BEST gift I ever bought my kids was a magnadoodle. They

learned to read and talk with this toy. And, I let them bring their

magnadoodles to places where they would not be able to talk much, and

they learned they could write messages to each other.

They are 11 and 12 now, and I have replaced their magnadoodles many

many times, and they still love them.

Dana

[Guest guest]

>

> Thanks for the advice, Dana. One question. How do you get a child

who has no interest at all in writing or drawing (I think it is poor

fine motor and hyposensitivity in the hands and lack of focus) to want

to write and draw on a magna doodle?

I started with sidewalk chalk, and I drew a train track on the

sidewalk. This was VERY interesting for my #2 son, who then brought

all his trains outside to play with them. My #3 rode his scooter

along the track I had drawn for him. Then they started drawing their

own tracks. Then they started adding stop signs, signals, and other

road signs.

Then we drew the same things on paper, and then on a magnadoodle.

Carnitine, creatine, and B12 can help with fine motor.

Lots of things were required to help with focus here.

Dana