Summer Fun: Rain, Rain Go Away- Fun Anyway!

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Pocket Full of Therapy Product Highlight K Basketball: Basketball with your eyes closed! The dry erase surface depicts a basketball court, complete with men and a scoreboard.  The other side depicts half court with players lined up for foul shot.  Inside basketball on a rainy day!! Facebook Giveaway Next Week's FREE Facebook giveaway:  A Goldilocks Scissors and there will be 2 winners chosen! To Enter: "Like" us & "Share" the contest post.  Check back here and on our Weekly Specials page to see if you won and claim your prize.  That's it - Good Luck! The Facebook Winner for this week is: Melissa C from Happague, NY. Congratulations! Please email us at customerservice@pfot.com with your email information. She won a free copy of PFOT Paper Toys1. Got a pin we should know about? Email us and let us know! Rainy Day Fun Not everyday can be beautiful and sunny, I guess!  Here are some fun indoor rainy days activities to pass the time.  Pom Pom Poppers:   You need plastic cups, balloons, and some pom poms.  - Take your plastic cup and cut the bottom off.  Now take your balloon and cut a piece off the TOP.  - Now stretch your balloon to fit over the top of the cup and knot the end.  - Place a pom pom inside, pull the balloon knot and let go!!! - Make one for each player or take turns! - How far does your pom pom fly? Can you reach the garbage can or box placed about ten feet away? Who shot the farthest?  Great fine motor strengthening, bilateral coordination and planning activity.  You can also use marshmallows, cotton balls, or crumpled up pieces of paper.  Masking Tape Maze: Take a roll of masking tape and make a maze on your carpet, through your house, or even over your furniture.  How do you get through the maze without walking?  Can you bear crawl through the maze? - Or maybe work on oral motor strengthening and place a cotton ball or pom pom on the start now blow through a straw to move the cotton ball  to the end.  - You can always make a shorter maze, straighter maze, or longer maze.  Too hard on the floor- make a maze on the table.  Some More Simple and Fun Indoor Activities Gross motor, fine motor, visual motor, and sensory fun for a rainy day! Indoor Obstacle Courses- Use your couch pillows, chairs, tables, or rugs to jump over, on, through, crawl under.  Have your children plan and create it!! Plastic Bottle Bowling: Line up empty plastic bottles and bowl them down!  Change it up- backward bowling- You have to roll the ball between your legs while you are turned around! Color Scavenger Hunt: You have four minutes to run through the house and find as many blue items as you can and race back to start.  Add some memory recall and handwriting and have your children write down what they found when they return to start.   Switch it up- Find as many things as you can that start with the letter A! Make a Sensory Bin: Grab a large bowl and some uncooked rice or beans, fill the bowl at least half way.  No hide small items inside- legos, puzzle pieces, beads, or pom poms.  Can you find them with your eyes closed?  Already have a sensory bucket? Make an ooey, gooey bucket with a bowl full of shaving cream!   Compiled by Lisa Walker OTR You're receiving this because you subscribed or placed an order with Pocket Full of Therapy. We will NEVER share or sell your info. Edit your subscription | Unsubscribe Contact Us: (800) PFOT-124 (732) 462-4474 *An OT is always available to answer questions or assist in selecting the right item!