This is a step-by-step video on how to make a dog toy.
It is also a fun activity to do with your dog in the shade when it is too hot to go for a walk. Dogs can get heat stroke. Heat stroke is when too much sun makes a dog sick. Here is an easy read document about heat stroke in dogs. (From dogster.com) This is a step-by-step video on how to make a bee bath.
It shows you how to make it a sensory experience. It is a good activity to do in the garden. Always ask for help with an activity if you need it. This is a step-by-step video on how to keep your garden clean.
Always ask for help with an activity if you need it. This is a step-by-step video on how to make an apple bird feeder.
This activity can be done in your garden. You can watch for birds that visit the feeder. It shows you three different ways of doing it. Use the method that is right for you. Always ask for help if you need it. Please be careful! This activity uses sharp objects. You can download a bird watching check list. Put an X in the boxes when you have spotted each bird! Sorting or counting coins is a mindful activity.
Do you sometimes feel anxious or overwhelmed? Mindful activities can help you feel calm. This video shows you how to sort coins in easy steps. It also shows you how to make it a sensory experience. Sensory input includes: tactile, olfactory, visual, auditory, vestibular and proprioceptive. Do you enjoy gardening?
This video shows you how to plant seedling into a bigger post in easy steps. Its a good activity to practice using your fine motor skills and following instructions. It is also a nice activity to do outside. Do you like craft?
Do you like gardening? This video shows you how to make a hanging plant pot in easy steps. It is a good activity to practice your creative and gardening skills. Do you like craft?
This video shows you how you can decorate a box using old pictures and calendars. It gives you tips on how to use the box. This activity is good to practice: your creative and fine motor skills, following and giving instructions and making choices. At the moment lots of people are struggling to understand that their normal routines are changing. Just telling someone they aren't going to be doing what they normally do next isn't always enough to help them understand. Now/next/then boards can help show what the new routine is visually. The person can keep referring back to it, and can clearly see the routine rather than try and imagine it from what you have said.
You can make lots of pictures to represent activities, stick velcro on to the back of the picture and move them around, depending on the routine that day. Make sure you use pictures that makes sense to the person, and make it interesting for them to look at without being distracting. You can just make it a Now/Next board if 3 activities is too much for someone to deal with. This video shows you how to plant seeds in easy steps. It is a good activity to practice using your fine motor skills, managing numbers, and following instructions. There are variations for those of you that do not like touching compost.
This activity flow sheet shows you what you need to do a mindful doodling activity. It also breaks down the activity into easy steps.
This video shows you how to make salt dough. You can make models and sculptures out of the dough and then bake them. You don't want to eat them though! This is a good activity to help you practice skills such as: cooking, using your hands, following instructions and being creative. It's also a good activity for people who like touching squidgy things!
This video shows you how to mindfully doodle. Mindful doodling can help keep you focused and help you to feel calm. It is a creative activity and is a simple exercise for people of different skill levels.
This activity flow sheet shows you what items you need for table top water play. It also breaks down the activity into easy steps to help you follow.
This video shows you how to mindfully doodle. Mindful doodling can help keep you focused and help you to feel calm. It is a creative activity and is a simple exercise for people of different skill levels.
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