Are You My Mummy?

Are You My Mummy?

With a simple piece of material, you can turn a child into a fun monster.

Goals

• Playing with others
• Proprioceptive stimulation
• Vestibular Stimulation
• Imagination

Materials

Ace bandages, elastic therapy bands or a long scarf

Set-up

Unroll the bandage to get it ready to wrap a child.

Directions

Have one child stand still while the other children, with and adult directing, wrap the bandage around the child’s body. Mime a mummy’s stiff-legged walk for the wrapped child to imitate. Demonstrate funny sounds to accompany the walk.

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