Pool Noodle Recycled Games and Crafts

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Pocket Full of Therapy Produt Highlight Noodle Doodle: Since we are taking about noodles! Here is our noodle doodle pencil grip, a full length squishy pencil grip  Item T7603 Large box filled with 500, 3” balls in 4 colors. A wonderful sensory addition to ball pits, play pens, sandboxes, large tubs or our Rainbow Climbing Igloo. Item #Q3974 Special of the Week Free Noodle Grip 2 pack with online orders of $40 or more.  Must be added at time of order.   Enter code "noodle15" Facebook Contest Next Week's FREE Facebook Giveaway:  The Pencil Grip Sampler Pack To Enter: "Like" us and "Share" the contest post.  Check back here and on the weekly specials page to see if you won and claim your prize.  This week's winner is: Cassie J. from North Platte, NE Another Use for Pool Noodles Protect those little fingers from being closed in the door.  Cut about three inches of noodle then slice down one side.  You can push it onto the top side of the door and it will catch the door and protect little fingers from getting caught.  You can also use the pool noodle around the edges of a coffee table, slice down the side and push onto the edge.  In the therapy room, we have a pool noodle along the edges of our platform swing.          Thank you Pinterest Friends!!! Create and Play: Don't Throw Out the Pool Noodles!!! Don't Throw away your pool noodles at the end of the summer, here are some fun ideas you can do to recycle them! If you don't have any pool noodles, most Dollar Stores  and even some pharmacies do! Pool Noodle Memory: Take your old, (Dry) pool noodle and cut it into about one inch pieces.  Seperate into two piles  Now on two of the pieces draw a shape- there is your match, Continue to make pairs of shapes on the pieces.  Now flip them over, mix them up and you have a memory game!! Change it up! Draw letters, numbers or words on pairs of noodle pieces.    You can also hide small pom poms inside the pool noodles, Use tweezers to pick up a pom pom and place one inside the cut piece of pool noodle.  If your pieces are high enough you can hide more than one of each color and try to pick two and match what's inside.  Pool Noodle Pool:  Take your old pool noodles and dry them out.  Once they are dried, cut them into one inch pieces.  You can place them in a large bucket with some other items (puzzle pieces, small figures, etc) and use it as your sensory bin.  Or fill a small pool with the rest of the cut up pieces of pool noodles and no you have a pool noodle ball pit.  Add water to your pool, and make some pool noodle boats.  Take a one inch piece of pool noodle, with the middle hole on the top, place a stick in the side and add a sail.  Now you have noodle boats to float around. Pool Noodle Motor Games: Noodle Javelin Throw: Take one pool noodle and form a circle,using duct tape to hold it together.  You can tie a string through the noodle and hang it from a door frame or outisde you can hang it from a basketball net.  Now take another pool noodle (might want to cut in half) and stand about five feet away.  Can you throw the noodle into your noodle target? It Try to throw from further away or if you aren't ready to throw yet  Take your circle noodle and place on the floor, now you can throw the cut pieces of noodle in- How many can you get in the circle. *You don't have to have three noodles, you can do this activity with one noodle hanging.  Noodle Bean Bag Toss: Lay your circled noodles on the floor and try to throw your bean bag in them.  Further away is worth more points then the ones up close.  Try to match the bean bag color to the noodle.  Or if you don't have bean bags you can throw short pieces of the pool noodle that you cut.  Or lay your pool noodles on the ground to make a jumping course- jump in and out try not to touch the sides of the noodles! Craft and Create With Your Pool Noodles Who would have thought to craft with a pool noodle?? Here are some fun crafts you can make with one of your dry pool noodles.  Noodle Spider: Cut your pool noodle into one inch pieces.  Place it on the table with the hole up, now you need pipe cleaners.  Push three pipe cleaners into either side of the hole, now put stickers or glue circles cut from construction paper on to make eyes.  What else can you create? A flower, a face, a snowman? Noodle Necklace: Stringing those small beads on a shoelace too difficult?  Take your noodle pieces and thicker string, dowel or rope and practice lacing! Can you make a noodle necklace or bracelet?  Write letters on each pool noodle and try to string them in alphabetical order or spell your name.  You can cut the noodle pieces to any size, make thinner slices to add difficuty.  You can also hold a dowel upright - now your child has to reach up and place on instead of stringing.    Noodle Necklace: Stringing those small beads on a shoelace too difficult?  Take your noodle pieces and thicker string, dowel or rope and practice lacing! Can you make a noodle necklace or bracelet?  Write letters on each pool noodle and try to string them in alphabetical order or spell your name.  You can cut the noodle pieces to any size, make thinner slices to add difficuty.  You can also hold a dowel upright - now your child has to reach up and place on instead of stringing.   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. 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Don't Forget the Pencils, Writing Activities and Getting Set For School

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Pocket Full of Therapy PULL & STRETCH SENSORY SET Sometimes "ya just gotta pull!" All items in this set are designed for just that. Set includes: Therapy band Strips in 2 resistances Stretch String Small Stretchy Animal (or 2 if they're babies) Spaghetti or Pasta-type Ball with lots of Strings R-Bands: Thicker Resistive material, made just for pulling! SO Save those clothes and give these a tug instead! Facebook Giveaway Next Week's FREE Facebook Giveaway: Grip Tec Pencil 5 Pack To enter "Like" and "Share" the contest post.  Check back here and on the weekly specials page to see if you won and claim your prize.  This Week's Winner is: Abby C. who likes pitbulls!! Do you have a Blog or E-book? If you have a Blog or E-Book? Let's connect! Contact us at customerservice@pfot.com Weekly Special $5.00 Shipping on all orders totalling $45.00 or more  Orders must be placed by Monday August 17th.  (^Online orders within the contiguous US, must be added at time of order; excludes drop ship & other items indicated), ground shipping only)  Enter Code "Pencil15" Don't Forget the Pencils, Writing Activities, and Getting Set For School You have the grips, the scissors, and other supplies. Don't forget the pencil.  We have a pencil for every hand, even the teacher! GripTec Mechanical Pencil: The body of pencil is molded! This thick-leaded mechanical pencil has been molded for tripod finger placement. No additional pencil grip is needed. No additional pencil grip can get lost or taken off. Thickest lead available resists breaking. Please choose right or left handed. PFOT Mini Pencil: Little pencil for little hands with an eraser! The round pencil barrel and lead are both of standard size but the shortened length makes it easy for little hands to control. Comes sharpened with an eraser. Piccolo Pen: Tiny pen, Hard to use more than 3 fingers!  At just over 2 inches uncapped, this is one of the smallest writing implements available. Small size facilitates the use of a mature, finger-tip grasp and discourages the tendency to wrap fingers around larger implements. Beautifully crafted micro-pen, is enamel coated and smooth writing. Comes in gift box and with one refill. Additional refills available Chubby Mechanical Pencil: This thicker lead mechanical pencil is awesome.  This pencil just might have the thickest lead ever made. At 6mm, it resists breakage while offering troubled, unsteady writers a wider, more stable platform to help form letters and write. The thick, matte finished barrel helps with grasp & reduces slipping. While not a weighted pencil, it does have more heft than a standard mechanical pencil so provides greater feedback. 4 colored leads & 2 graphite. Put Those Pencils To Use After having the summer off, many children don't want to get back to all that work! So start to ease into handwriting with these fun activities!  Alphabet Games: Start with any letter or start in order now set the timer.  How many words can you write starting with that letter before the timer goes off!  Work together, play as a team, or individually.  Work on letter recall and formation! Too hard to sit and recall words?  Write the alphabet on a paper, then walk around your house and see what you can find for each letter.  Can you find something for each letter of the alphabet in one room?  Too easy? See if you can write a whole sentence with every word starting with the same letter!  Aunt Annie asked about an app!  Round Robin Writing: Writing as a group! Have each student write a sentence on the paper, then say "switch!". Now the students have to read the sentence and second sentence then Switch!  Continue to do this until you write about 5-6 sentences.  When you are finished the stories, give them back to the first write to spell check, edit and read to everyone.  Too hard?  Start with a single word then add on to make a sentence.  Want to make it a little silly? Fold the paper so you can't see the word that was written prior.  When you are finished does it make a sentence or a silly string of words. Too easy?  Set a timer- each student has 3 minutes to write before they have to switch.  They may have to switch midsentence! And Some Old Favorites for Writing - Story Starters- find them on our website, facebook page, or in previous newsletters - Make a list! have your children help write grocery list, to do list, or write a list of things you need for school! - Find a pen pal- Whether it is a friend or relative how much fun is it to get a letter in the mail! - Create a journal: Write about your summer, your day, or the future.  Whatever is on your mind- put it on paper - Rainbow writing: Write a word, maybe your name in one color, then trace over it with a different color, then another and another.  - Make a menu: Whether it's for your dinner or playing restaurant, Fold the paper and write your appetizers, main dishes, and drinks.  Take orders and write some more!   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. 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Lefty Day! Do you know these famous lefties?

Web Version  |  Update preferences  |  Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward Pocket Full of Therapy LEFT-HANDED SCISSORS YES - there is difference between scissors for left-handers and righties! It all has to do with how the blades are positioned when manufactured. Yes, a good scissor will cut with either hand- BUT while using a "righty scissor" a left handed cutter will NOT be able to clearly see the cutting line. And isn't accuracy the important componant of cutting with Scissors? Give Lefties the opportunity to learn with correct tool! 3" Benbow Scissor (Specifically designed for little hands!) 3" Goldilocks Scissors (Non-slip holes for better control) Loop Scissors and Self-Opening Scissors too! Here are a few of the MANY Famous Left-Handers: US Presidents: Barack Obama; Bill Clinton; George Bush Sr. & Gerald Ford Chef Gordon Ramsay TV & Movie Folks: Matt Lauer; Oprah Winfrey; Jerry Seinfeld; Angelina Jolie; Rasida Jones; Morgan Freeman; Jon Stewart; Spike Lee; Mathew Broderick & Sarah Jessica Parker Musicial Talents: Judy Garland; Paul McCartney & Lady Gaga Artists: Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Van Gogh Computer Guys: Bill Gates & Stephen Cook Sports Legends: John Mcenroe; LeBron James Cartoon Characters: Garfield; Bart & Marge Simpson & SpongeBob                                                                                                  Video Game Characters: Shadow the Hedgehog & Shauntal from Pokemon Left-Handed Pencil & Grip Most pencil grips can be used by either left or righties. But the "WriteRight Pencil" comes with a grip molded into the design. And they are adorable - so kids want to use them!   LEFTY CHALLENGE! All you righties: Pick a task (brush your teeth; eat a meal including cutting food; write a sentence or color a picture; CUT WITH SCISSORS; answer & talk on your phone...) using your left hand as the dominant lead hand. Sounds easy? Give it a try... 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!