Many children are finding it hard to focus at home. If your child has seen an Occupational Therapist, they may recommend a sensory path as part of a sensory diet or plan to help children focus. It can also help children that have low energy or low tone to gain some energy.

A sensory path is a series of activities that work different parts of the body. Sensory paths have recently made it into school hallways to give children a break during the day or to help increase focus.

With children at home, it is important to still incorporate sensory breaks. Children at school have many opportunities to move their bodies at recess, lunch times, going to and from school. Since we are not leaving our homes right now, we have decreased our movement opportunities.

With the weather and lack of outside space for some, I have created an easy guide for parents to integrate some fun movements that work on balance, coordination, and deep pressure that you can easily do at home.

This guide includes easy to cut out symbols and shapes to show different movements. I have included a video that you can watch to show how I set up mine at home.

To set up lines, I used electrical tape but you can use painters tape as well. Sign up below and I will send you the full 14 page guide. Check your junk mail if you don’t get the email immediately.

Enjoy and have fun with it. I can’t remember the last time I jumped for the stars or pretended I was a frog!

For more resources on other sensory issues in children, visit our Sensory Regulation Concerns page.