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Cookie Cutter Decorating

December 28, 2010 by Obstacle Course Mom Leave a Comment

While I love to cook, I cannot bake.  When I say I cannot bake, I mean I really cannot bake, not even cookies you drop onto a tray. This has been an issue all of my life and whenever I get up the courage to try again, I always end up with cookies that are either still raw or very crunchy (my husband kindly refers to them as "cookie crackers").  At first I thought it was the oven but when my mother came to visit she was able to bake cookies just fine.  I think it's just me and I am fine with … [Read more...] about Cookie Cutter Decorating

Filed Under: Fine Motor, My Obstacle Course Station Ideas, Sensory

Snowy Sensory Bin

December 15, 2010 by Obstacle Course Mom 1 Comment

I have posted before on how much I love using sensory bins as activity stations in My Obstacle Courses (probably as much as Andrew loves having them!) and showed how to make a Sensory Bean Bin.  This Snowy Sensory Bin is perfect for a winter themed Obstacle Course and you can see it in action by watching the YouTube video clip at the bottom of this post. Mini-Ornaments- Not Just For Trees Anymore! When I made my first snowy sensory bin, I found a bunch of mini-ornaments for miniature trees … [Read more...] about Snowy Sensory Bin

Filed Under: Literacy, My Obstacle Course Station Ideas, Sensory

Thematic Memory Match

December 1, 2010 by Obstacle Course Mom Leave a Comment

One of my original goals when I began doing My Obstacle Courses with my son was to work on building his play skills, particularly turn taking since he is an only child and doesn't have to do that very often.  As I looked through his toy closet, I noticed that we had accumulated a number of different memory match games (Sesame Street characters, shapes, colors, etc.) and I also remembered how much I used to love playing this game as a child.  I decided to try it out with my son and found it to be … [Read more...] about Thematic Memory Match

Filed Under: My Obstacle Course Station Ideas, Problem Solving, Sensory

Sensory Bean Bin Add-In: Scrabble Letters

November 30, 2010 by Obstacle Course Mom 1 Comment

I love using the bean bin in My Obstacle Courses because I can work on my son's sensory issues while combining it with things that he finds interesting.  He loves letters and words so for us it makes complete sense to combine the two! Most everyone has a Scrabble game in their house, a game that is new to me, Bananagram (which has Scrabble-like letters), or those colorful magnet letters for the refrigerator.  I realized that using items like these would be a fun, literacy based add-in to the … [Read more...] about Sensory Bean Bin Add-In: Scrabble Letters

Filed Under: Literacy, My Obstacle Course Station Ideas, Sensory

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