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A video project made for Timocco. Created by Clutch Creative House.
Timocco Home Edition is a unique interactive platform designed to motivate children to improve their cognitive and motor skills while playing fun, non-violent games.
This article is about a year old and it talks about a play intervention that uses a technology similar to a Wii, but it uses both hands. Through this intervention children are working on motor control and cognitive skills. With the rise of electronic in our country this intervention would be super useful for kiddos who prefer electronics or don’t seem interested in “traditional” play.
Summertime Game & Giveaway
We are so excited to be teaming up with a great group of therapy bloggers this week to bring you a SUPER fun blog hop and giveaway! All of us have picked out our favorite summer toy or activity that promotes developmental skills. The list is full of great ideas that are sure to keep your kiddos moving, learning, and having fun all summer long! Read on for more details about how to enter the giveaway. Wouldn't a $50 gift card be a great way to kick off your summer?
Here is how it works:
Step One: Use the Rafflecopter below to enter to win!
Step Two: Visit each of the 10 blogs below including this one and comment on their post about their favorite summer toy or activity. Have you tried it? Will you buy it? Would your kiddos love it? How would you use it?
Step Three: After you comment, make sure to head over to each blog’s Facebook page and click “Like."
REMEMBER: You will only be entering the Rafflecopter ONCE ON THIS PAGE, not on every blog in the hop.
Contest is open to anyone. Winner will be chosen at random via Rafflecopter drawing and will be notified by email once participation in blog commenting has been verified.
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Playapy's Founder's Choice for Favorite Summertime Game is...
Timocco is an interactive gaming system used to help motivate kids while they work hard to strengthen their motor and cognitive skills. The system includes the use of over 50 virtual games to work on a variety of skills including attention, midline crossing, bilateral coordination, cause-n-effect, and early learning skills.
I was recently introduced to this gaming system to use with my patients in my private practice. It has quickly become a preferred game. I love it because I get small children with low muscle tone and decreased endurance to participate in activities that improve strength for longer periods of time. This is particularly great for developing shoulder stability needed for good fine motor skills and posture. Check out a short video to get a feel for how Timocco works in this way.
What makes this great for summertime is that you can easily take it with you when you are on vacation and/or have your therapist set up a plan for you when she is away on vacation as well. A $30/month subscription will get you up and running. It only requires a computer with a webcam (or use the one that comes with it) and three small gaming gloves (pictured above as the blue ball). It is also great for those rainy days and can be used for short periods of time between activities. Lastly, it is easily for you to monitor progress and keep on schedule even when the summer sun prevents you from remembering what skills your child needs to practice at home. This monkey is one you will find will keep your mind at ease and make summer fun and functional.
Timocco has been recently introduced in the United States and is referred through occupational therapists. Speak to your therapist about using Timocco at home. If she or he doesn't know about Timocco, they will be thankful and impressed that you introduced it. It's a win-win for everyone!
I hope you find this summertime suggestion helpful. Good luck with the giveaway and have a playful day!
Amy Baez, OTR/L, The Smart Play Curator
Amy Baez is a pediatric occupational therapist, award-winning handwriting author, and founder of Playapy. For more information, visit www.playapy.com or email [email protected].