Play ideas, a conversation with ADifferentDrummer
By minnakay
05-05-08
To ADifferentDrummer
Sent Monday, May 05,2008
Subject Re: hi!
Any ideas on play for Will? He puts a lot in his mouth so I can't do the sand, playdough, bubbles, chalk. He ends up trying to eat it.
He won't let me read books but loves to look at them by himself.
On 05/05/2008, 04:00 am ADifferentDrummer wrote:
Let's see...
If he likes sensory stuff, but tends to eat it, we often make 'sensory buckets' out of edibles like rice or noodles or dry cereal. The biggest problem with rice is the mess. Noodles are my favorite, but you have to consider the casein/gluten content if he is likely to really eat them - vs. just chew on them. Dry cereal allows as much eating as possible.
Another great activtiy is jumping and sensory fun. I just stack a corner with big beanbags and/or pillows. The child can snuggle down, get squished or jump away and everything is soft. Saves on the furniture too - if he is a jumper.
Lot of kids like playdoh and it is non-toxic, but you have to worry about ceisein/gluten. There is play doh that is free of that stuff, but it is expensive. YOu can always create what my son used to call "messy". What we did was take the top off one of those big plastic bins (to contain it) and I would put various food stuff on there that he was not allergic too. He would play with it and eat it and have a blast. Some good combinations are any flour-type substance and water. Also, if you use stuff like that he may not think he can play with all his food - laugh.
I also find that kids like balls, large vehicles and stacking cups a lot. Some kids like blocks or large-size leggos but not all. Some like the puzzles - but not all.
Bubbles tend to be non-toxic - although a lot of them will cause diagreah (or however you spell that). They are, however, a great outside activtiy as long as you maintain control of the bubble container.
Some of the kids I work with - especially the ones who really like books - tend to like flash cards or those really big placemats. It gives them something else to look at and you can introduce them (especially the flash cards) as something you do with an adult. That would give you a chance to try to build some interaction. Use them like a story book and look at them together.
Many kids really like those texture balls - kooch balls and such. Dont buy ones with stuff inside, though, because he might pop them and you dont want him getting that goo in his mouth!!
Water play is alsways fun too. Fill the bathtub, fill the sink, fill a child swimming pool, fill a container on the table. Put in boats, thinks that sink, things that float, measuring cups, etc. I usually make several different boxes so what is in the water changes all the time.
Sent Monday, May 05,2008
Subject Re: hi!
Any ideas on play for Will? He puts a lot in his mouth so I can't do the sand, playdough, bubbles, chalk. He ends up trying to eat it.
He won't let me read books but loves to look at them by himself.
On 05/05/2008, 04:00 am ADifferentDrummer wrote:
Let's see...
If he likes sensory stuff, but tends to eat it, we often make 'sensory buckets' out of edibles like rice or noodles or dry cereal. The biggest problem with rice is the mess. Noodles are my favorite, but you have to consider the casein/gluten content if he is likely to really eat them - vs. just chew on them. Dry cereal allows as much eating as possible.
Another great activtiy is jumping and sensory fun. I just stack a corner with big beanbags and/or pillows. The child can snuggle down, get squished or jump away and everything is soft. Saves on the furniture too - if he is a jumper.
Lot of kids like playdoh and it is non-toxic, but you have to worry about ceisein/gluten. There is play doh that is free of that stuff, but it is expensive. YOu can always create what my son used to call "messy". What we did was take the top off one of those big plastic bins (to contain it) and I would put various food stuff on there that he was not allergic too. He would play with it and eat it and have a blast. Some good combinations are any flour-type substance and water. Also, if you use stuff like that he may not think he can play with all his food - laugh.
I also find that kids like balls, large vehicles and stacking cups a lot. Some kids like blocks or large-size leggos but not all. Some like the puzzles - but not all.
Bubbles tend to be non-toxic - although a lot of them will cause diagreah (or however you spell that). They are, however, a great outside activtiy as long as you maintain control of the bubble container.
Some of the kids I work with - especially the ones who really like books - tend to like flash cards or those really big placemats. It gives them something else to look at and you can introduce them (especially the flash cards) as something you do with an adult. That would give you a chance to try to build some interaction. Use them like a story book and look at them together.
Many kids really like those texture balls - kooch balls and such. Dont buy ones with stuff inside, though, because he might pop them and you dont want him getting that goo in his mouth!!
Water play is alsways fun too. Fill the bathtub, fill the sink, fill a child swimming pool, fill a container on the table. Put in boats, thinks that sink, things that float, measuring cups, etc. I usually make several different boxes so what is in the water changes all the time.
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super ideas!
By AWETISM
08-05-08
My son has gone throught many kooch balls. A few more for you. Fiber opictic lights , slingies misspelled sorry hopw you know what it is., They have some big kooch balls at walmart right now for $5 real cool. also big exercise balls he can bounce on for $10.00 to $20.00 my son loves them much less then the fancy expensive sensory mags charge.
playdough
By Kauai Eileen
07-30-08
I'll try to remember to bring my rice flour playdough recipe home.
Two books that address sensory integration and activities to address it are, "The Out-of-Sync Child" and "The Out-of-Sync Child has Fun" both by Carol Stock Kranowitz. I think you can get them through Amazon, although they are often available in bookstores as well.
Maybe you already know about them.
Another thing you can do is to put squishy stuff, cornstarch & water, hair gel, partially gelled Jello, etc. into double bagged ziplocs. Show your child how he can move the stuff around through the bag, etc. It would still need to be a supervised activity I guess.
I will try to remember to post some other activities soon.
Aloha,
Eileen
Two books that address sensory integration and activities to address it are, "The Out-of-Sync Child" and "The Out-of-Sync Child has Fun" both by Carol Stock Kranowitz. I think you can get them through Amazon, although they are often available in bookstores as well.
Maybe you already know about them.
Another thing you can do is to put squishy stuff, cornstarch & water, hair gel, partially gelled Jello, etc. into double bagged ziplocs. Show your child how he can move the stuff around through the bag, etc. It would still need to be a supervised activity I guess.
I will try to remember to post some other activities soon.
Aloha,
Eileen
