A few weeks ago Sally met Holly and I at Sadie Dey's Cafe for a therapy session in the afternoon. It was really great to see her in a different environment where she could play and run and climb.
One of the things we tried was spinning her on this cool disk. She wasn't a big fan. We went really slowly so she would have a chance to organize her self and her sensory inputs.
After wards she wanted to imitate us and she tried to spin her toy and later a doll, like we had spun her. She handled it pretty well.
She took a break to work on some of the puzzles. It would be great for Katie to come here too and work on her fine motor skills with her. The puzzles seem to calm her, this latch one is her favorite.Here is a Video of her playing with them:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G-_tqjypt0
We found lots of opportunities for her to stretch and work out her muscles. Sally also enjoyed watching her interact with the other kids. When we arrived we had the place to ourselves for about 30 minutes.
But it soon filled up. At 4:00 there is a special where you get free kids dinner with a paid parent dinner, so a lot of people arrived then. Holly had a chance to climb and navigate the different play structures before it got too crowded.
One of the things we worked on was the slide. Helping her learn to pick up her feet and not dig in her heels when she went down. The other thing was going down the steps. She could navigate pretty well until she got to the last one where there weren't any handles.
That one was hard for her to do. She fell a few times, but we taught her how to rotate when she sat down, so she could get off on her own. This is a picture of Holly's Friend Neve, we met her at the pool and baby brigade. Holly got to play with her once her session with Sally ended.
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