DIY HOME PROGRAM

DIY HOME PROGRAM

We hope you’ve enjoyed this month’s DIY projects. We have created this fun home program for you to incorporate all of your new tools and integrate the different sensory systems we discussed. All of our DIY Instructions can be found on our blog. 

Home programs are a vital part of managing your child’s Sensory Integration and a key part of their success. Consistent home program use provides the beneficial exposure and repetition that produces lasting results. Additionally, and maybe most importantly, implementing a home program is a great way to bond with child. That precious one-on-one time is such a valuable way to get to know your child and to show them that you are there.

First, set up your home program stations. Setting the stations up in a sort of loop makes a home program “course”. This allows your child to go through the course multiple times and provides a lot of versatility. If you have an area at home where the stations can remain set up all week that works even better.

Suggested items for this home program:

DIY 2X4 BALANCE BEAM                 BUCKETS OR BOWLS TO TOSS BAGS IN

DIY BEAN BAGS                             TEXTURES: SPONGES, YARN, BRUSHES, SHAVING CREAM, ETC

DIY TACTILE BIN                            SMALL TOYS/NOVELTIES TO HIDE IN THE BIN

DIY OBSTACLE COURSE SUPPLIES:  SIDEWALK CHALK, PAINTER’S/MASKING/DUCT TAPE, CONES

	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
1	JUMPING JACKS	BUNNY HOPS	CRAB WALKS	WHEELBARROW WALKS	HOP ON ONE FOOT	FOLLOW THE LEADER	SIDE STEP OR GRAPEVINE
2	SET UP BOWLS OR BUCKETS ALONG THE BEAM TO TOSS THE BAGS INTO AS YOU WALK THE BEAM	TOSS BEAN BAGS ON DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE BEAM THEN WALK THE BEAM STEPPING OVER THE BAGS	PLACE BEAN BAGS ALONG ONE SIDE OF THE BEAM. ARMY CRAWL ALONG THAT SIDE OF THE BEAM, TOSSING THE BAGS OVER THE BEAM AS YOU GO	ZIG ZAG HOP (BOTH FEET TOGETHER) OVER THE BEAM UNTIL YOU REACH THE END	SET UP BOWLS OR BUCKETS AT THE END OF THE BEAM (SKEE BALL STYLE) AND PICK UP BAGS ALONG YOUR WAY DOWN THE BEAM TO TOSS IN	WHEELBARROW WALK ALONG THE BALANCE BEAM (HANDS ON BEAM OR ON EACH SIDE OF)	WALK THE BEAM BACKWARD
3	TRADITIONAL HOPSCOTCH	LAY TUMMY DOWN ON BALANCE BEAM AND TOSS BEAN BAGS ONTO HOPSCOTCH SQUARES	HOPSCOTCH ON ONE FOOT	HOPSCOTCH LIKE A BUNNY (ON BOTH FEET)	WALK THE LINES OF THE HOPSCOTCH HEEL-TO-TOE	HOPSCOTCH BACKWARD	HOPSCOTCH WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED *WITH SUPERVISION
4	HIDE X’S & O’S IN A TACTILE BIN AND DIG UNTIL YOU GET 3 IN A ROW	FILL A COOKIE SHEET WITH SHAVING CREAM AND WRITE YOUR NAME IN IT USING EACH FINGER	HIDE COINS IN A TACTILE BIN AND DIG UNTIL YOU GET $1	PULL DIFFERENT ITEMS FROM A BUCKET OR BIN AND IDENTIFY THEM WITH YOUR EYES CLOSED	HIDE LETTERS IN A TACTILE BIN AND DIG UNTIL YOU MAKE A WORD	FIND THE “MEATBALLS” (ANY SMALL ITEM) IN A POT OF COOKED PASTA (COOLED)	USE A TURKEY BASTER TO TRANSFER WATER FROM ONE BOWL TO ANOTHER
5	USE CHALK LETTERS TO LILLYPAD HOP YOUR WAY ACROSS A WORD	WALK HEEL-TO-TOE ACROSS A PIECE OF TAPE	BEAR WALK YOUR WAY AROUND THE BEAN BAGS YOU TOSSED OVER THE BEAM	DRAW DIFFERENT SHAPES AND HOP TO MATCHES TO MAKE YOUR WAY ACROSS	JOG BACKWARD THROUGH YOUR OBSTACLES	LOG ROLL, STAYING IN BETWEEN TWO LINES OF CHALK OR TAPE	USE YOUR BEAN BAGS AS “CONES” AND ZIG ZAG YOUR WAY AROUND THEM

For a free printable PDF version of this Home Program, CLICK HERE