Bubble Catch
Skills:
Physical: upper limb coordination, hand-eye coordination, fine motor skill
Cognitive: selective attention, visual processing
Number of participants:
1 or more
Equipment:
- Bubbles
- Bubble wand
- Optional: bubble blower/bubble gun
Description:
- child traps/catches bubbles with two hands
Wheelchair friendly?
Yes
Modifications to make the activity easier:
Change the environment:
- blow bubbles slowly to decrease cognitive demand
- blow bubbles higher so child has more time to catch them to decrease physical and cognitive demand
Modifications to make the activity harder:
Change the environment:
- blow more bubbles to increase the number of bubbles for the child to catch to increase cognitive demand
- blow bubbles more quickly to increase the number of bubbles for the child to catch to increase physical demand
Goal examples:
- child shows readiness to trap/catch bubbles (e.g., moving towards the bubbles, tracking them with their eyes, clapping hands together) about 75% of the time during 5 min of play
- I can catch the bubbles in my hands