Therapy Tuesday: Sensory Box

Grant's extreme need for sensory integration, because of his Sensory Processing Disorder, forces me to think "outside the box" a lot. Unfortunately, creative thinking is not my strongest skill. Fortunately, many others have been in my shoes and have provided some helpful ideas. One of them is the sensory box. This particular sensory box engages Grant's sense of touch and also works on fine motor planning and on the range of motion for his wrists (ie: rotating his wrists as he scoops and pours).

The box is filled with rice, popcorn kernels, and a few scooping toys. I also bury various things for him to dig and find.

While Grant enjoys scooping and raking his fingers through the rice mixture, his favorite thing to do is to bury his hands and then fling the contents of the box. At least rice is easier to get out of his hair than dirt and sand. :)

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