Sensoryscape Paeds OT

26/12/2025

17/11/2025

Today we honour our tinniest fighters and their families celebrating their strength, resilience and every incredible milestone 🦶💜

Early intervention and support matters and we also want to raise awareness for the unique needs of preemies and the role of neonatal therapy within the NICU to support neurodevelopment, sensory regulation, positioning and handling, managing the sensory environment, facilitating self-soothing and supporting the infant and parent relationship. As well as monitoring developmental progress post discharge💜

27/10/2025

On World Occupational Therapy Day, we’re feeling extra grateful for the privilege of doing what we love, alongside the most amazing children and families 🌈

24/09/2025

Happy Heritage Day!🇿🇦
Today we celebrate the beautiful diversity of our country and the traditions that make each family unique. Love the Sensoryscape Team ❤️

15/07/2025

✏️Why work on a vertical surface?✏️

Activities done on a wall, easel or window aren’t just fun — they are used to build shoulder stability, upper body strength, posture, bilateral coordination, hand-eye coordination, wrist extension, fine motor control and and even pencil grasp!💪🖍️

There are abundant benefits of moving activities from a convenient horizontal surface to a vertical surface. Activities could including writing, drawing, painting, puzzles, using a whiteboard or chalkboard, word searches, exploring shaving cream, etc!

These activities can be done in standing, kneeling or even sitting on a ball! 🔴

13/07/2025

✨What is Open-ended play?✨

Open-ended play is a type of play that encourages creativity and imagination by allowing children to explore and interact with materials without specific rules, instructions, or predetermined outcomes.

🌈 It fosters the child’s ability to be creative and use their imagination (being bored is a learnt skill🤩)
🌈 It boosts problem solving abilities and critical thinking skills
🌈 It’s child-led and develops independence, confidence, social and emotional skills
🌈 It focuses on the process and not the outcome or end product
🌈 Fosters sensory exploration and motor skill development

In a world of structured activities and plenty screen time, open-ended play gives children the freedom to explore and learn in their own way ✨

Ideas of open-ended play:
🎈Imaginative play or role-play (dress up, pretend cooking, dolls, cars, building forts, play shopping, etc)
🎈Sensory or messy play
🎈Arts and crafts exploration without a predetermined end product
🎈Building blocks or constructive toys (blocks, Lego, magnetic tiles, suction fun, etc)

25/06/2025

Push, press, and strengthen! 🖐️✨ Using push pins on a foam board against a vertical surface is a fun way to build fine motor strength, improve shoulder stability, eye-hand coordination and posture and develop those proprioceptive senses! 👋

25/06/2025

Push, press, and strengthen! 🖐️✨ Using push pins on a foam board against a vertical surface is a fun way to build fine motor strength, improve shoulder stability and posture and develop those proprioceptive senses! 👋

23/06/2025

Our team of occupational therapists had a fantastic time attending ExpoSense over the weekend hosted by the South African Institute of Sensory Integration. A fun and informative morning filled with learning about all things sensory and keeping up to date with new therapy resources and ideas 🌈✨

16/06/2025

✨ Happy Youth Day! ✨

Today we honour the courage, resilience, and bright futures of the young people of South Africa 🇿🇦

Here’s to creating safe, inclusive spaces where little hands can build big dreams and every child’s voice matters. 🌈💪

15/06/2025

Happy Father’s Day!👔

Today, we celebrate all the amazing dads, grandpas, uncles, and father figures who hold little hands, cheer on every tiny triumph and turn everyday moments into adventures!

Wishing you a wonderful Father’s Day filled with laughter, hugs, and special memories!

Love the Sensoryscape team💙