Ball Pit Occupational Therapy
Jean ayres sensory integration therapy ot si is a form of occupational therapy that uses fun play based sensory activities rotary swinging climbing a rock wall finding toys hidden in a ball pit jumping on a trampoline while trying to catch a ball etc to.
Ball pit occupational therapy. Dunk and dive. The key component to occupational therapy is keeping the sessions and activities child directed. Sensory ball pits are popular with kids of many abilities. Enjoy the soft play environment of our air lite ball pit for sensory integration motor planning activities and touch therapy.
Ball pits are great for body awareness motor planning tactile input and fun. They then have to go through the ball pit to find the rings. Another thing that the ball pits are really good for is something i call dunk and dive our kiddos will put an object in the pit such as colored rings. A pediatric ball pit is a soft sided pit or pool filled with colorful hollow plastic balls.
Kids revel in the deep pressure sensation provided by the balls and release energy by happily tossing balls as they play. Hop in and roll crawl balance and burrow in this large sensory ball pit alone or with friends. Kids love rolling burrowing or just chilling amid a sea of soft balls. For home use only.
The brightly colored balls inside a ball pit create a rainbow sea of fun and entice people of all ages into the therapy environment. Cushioned bottom for easy landings. Conceptualized by psychologist occupational therapist and neuroscientist dr. Soft surface for tactile defensive children.
The attractive and vibrant colors combined with the soothing texture of the balls provide full body tactile input needed in sensory integration and processing disorder therapy assisting in a wide variety of disorders affecting sensory integration such as touch movement and position. Four heavy duty vinyl covered foam walls and a vinyl floor fit perfectly inside the play loft legs. Falling into the ball pit gives deep heavy proprioceptive input.