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🎉 Movement Monday: Trampoline Jumps! 🎉

Jumping isn’t just fun—it helps build balance, coordination, strength, body awareness, and motor planning skills! 🤸‍♀️✨

Today’s trampoline challenge:
⭐ Basic Jumps
⭐ Star Jumps
⭐ Scissor Jumps
⭐ One-Foot Jumps

Can you try them all? Which jump is the trickiest? 🤔

Whether you’re practicing at home or in therapy, trampolines are a great way to support gross motor development while having fun and getting active! 💪

🪑✨ Movement Monday: Chair Squats! ✨🪑

Chair squats are a fun and simple way to build lower body strength, balance, and body awareness. By practicing sitting down and standing up with control, kids work on important skills that support everyday activities like climbing stairs, getting in and out of chairs, and participating in play.

💪 Benefits:
• Strengthens leg and core muscles
• Improves balance and coordination
• Builds functional independence
• Encourages motor planning and body control

Try 10 chair squats today and see how strong you can be! 🌟

Did you know soccer helps kids build more than just athletic skills? Running, kicking, changing direction, and working with teammates all help develop coordination, balance, agility and social confidence ⚽️⭐️

Whether its a game in the backyard, a practice with friends, or a quick kick around at the park, soccer is a fun way to keep kids active while supporting healthy development.

This week, challenge yourself to spend some time with a soccer ball and get moving!🌟

Movement Monday 👣💪

Step ups are a simple but powerful way to build strength, balance, and coordination in kids! Changing the height of the step adds new challenges, while using support when needed helps kids practice movement safely and confidently.

This activity targets lower body strength, body awareness, motor planning, and stability for everyday skills like climbing stairs, running, and playground play 🎉

Movement Monday 🧗‍♀️💪

Climbing and ring challenges = strength, coordination, and FUN all in one! These activities help kids build upper body and core strength, improve grip, and develop motor planning skills in a playful, motivating way 🎉

Bonus: they’re also great for building confidence as kids take on new challenges!

Movement Monday 💪✨

Playful arm movements can do so much more than burn energy—they build strength, coordination, and body awareness in growing kids 🎉

Mix up sizes, speeds, and add little challenges to keep it fun and engaging!

Happy Friday We Play families!☀️☀️

Today we are making an easy and fun octopus craft. This craft is a playful way to work on important occupational therapy skills while having fun. Cutting, folding, gluing, and placing each piece helps strengthen fine motor control, hand-eye coordination, bilateral coordination, visual motor skills, and attention.🐙🐙