Magic Marker Monday — Window Art Therapy…

“It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.”

~Pablo Picasso

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It’s not often I give in to pleas for infomercial items, however when our local toy store was clearing out some Bendaroos, I did just that.

Turns out, they are pretty fun! Plus they uniquely fit into some of our ongoing therapy needs. I love it when I to find items that can double as therapy time and play time!

Above is a flower she created on our patio door.

This one is a deer she made on our same patio door. I took the photo at night and then darkened up the exposure in the background to black.

My eldest has some nerve damage that impacts strength, stamina and dexterity in her right arm. Bendaroos provide lots of opportunity for fine motor work with all of the twisting and sticking they entail. Plus…

They can stick to windows — which for us takes the therapy aspect to a new level.

I can stick up a line of bendaroos across the patio door and tell her she needs to make her picture above the bendaroo line. This makes her work her muscles in her arms and fingers while her hands are held above her head — an activity which ordinarily fatigues her right arm quite rapidly.

By the time she had finished up her little stick figure girl here, we had a solid 20 minutes of no-tears therapy time.

Maybe I should pay a little more attention to those infomercials, eh? Wonder what therapy uses I could come up with for a Snuggie…

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Michelle is a stay-at-home mom, wife to her wonderful husband, and mother of their two adorable and much-loved children. Through her blog, In The Life of a Child, Michelle has grown a passion for supporting families who are parenting children through extreme medical challenges. Her oldest child was born with a rare birth defect known as a lymphatic malformation and was also diagnosed with cyclic vomiting syndrome. Michelle and her husband share a common goal as parents: To treasure every moment and raise their children to be extraordinary individuals.

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