These toys and materials encourage the child to originate, plan, initiate, sequence and implement a plan of action, thereby enhancing efficiency and organizational skills.
Pathfinder and Patterns Explore the many trails of Pathfinder. Move the wooden beads over the bumps, around the curves, and down the straight a ways, to copy the 16 enclosed pattern cards or patterns of your own creation. Designed to be worked with in horizontal or vertical orientations and board can be placed on any of it's sides for increased variations. The 20 beads in 5 colors do not come out, so it's great for travel. Finely constructed of solid wood. Pathfinder challenges the skills of logical thinking, eye-hand coordination and visual tracking.
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Paper Toys 1 & 2 Actual action toys that can be played with! These booklets, each contain detailed plans, including therapist hints, for making 6 different paper toys. Paper, scissors, stapler, and a few paper clips are the only materials required. Booklet 1 is simpler using only a few snips and folds. Booklet 2 has more complicated plans. Both are ideal for bilateral coordination, refined grasp and manipulation skills.
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Jude's Silly Shoelace Box While the name is silly the shoe-tying method is anything but! But it is possibly the easiest, least frustrating, most foolproof method of learning to tie shoes we have ever encountered. Children ask if they can use the “silly box” you don’t have to ask them. Comes with flat laces, travel box, shoe-tying template, and direction sheet. All you do is bring the markers and follow the directions. (Some assembly required.)
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Racket & Doink A “doink” is a cross between a badminton birdie and your mom’s hair curlers. They have a crazy, springy, highly tactile feel and are fun. But best of all is the racket. Strung like a short tennis racket with a round head and padded hand grip. This lightweight racket is a perfect therapy tool. Use with balloons, beanbags or even “doinks”.
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Punch Needle Kit Punch needle puts a fun, new spin on a folk craft that has been around for generations. The kit includes a printed piece of woven fabric (6”x6”), thread, direction sheet, punch needle, threader and hoop. Place fabric in hoop, printed side up. This is actually the back of the project and the side you stitch from. Plush loops of thread are created on the front with a simple push/pull motion of a properly threaded needle. Repeat the action to fill in each area with color. Even boys are attracted to the vibrant colors and whimsical designs. A quick, very successful craft to use with responsible children and adults as the punch is sharp! Craft projects provides endless opportunities to work on skills such as decision making, bilateral coordination, fine motor control, sequencing, motor planning etc.
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PFOT ”CUT-AWAYS” - Fastening Aids The best training aid around. More functional than dressing toys, “cut-aways” allows you to actually practice buttoning and zipping anytime anywhere. With velcro collar and waistband and no back panel, “cut-aways” are one size fits all and easy to stuff in a therapy bag. Neutral print cotton is machine washable.