It’s Time for Summer Water Play!
It’s hot outside, and we can expect the temperatures to keep rising! With that, it’s still important for kids to get outside and play, and what better way than in the water?!
Water play is beneficial in a variety of ways, whether it be swimming in a pool, running through a sprinkler, or splashing in a water table. When children play in the water, they encounter a multi-sensory experience:
- Auditory – the sound of the water and others around
- Tactile – the feeling of the water surrounding or splashing it
- Oral/olfactory – the smell/taste of the water
- Vestibular/proprioceptive – the movement and pressure of the water around the child’s body
Water is great for the sensory experience, but it is also great for so much more, like muscle tone and strength. So, get your children out of the house and into the water. Let them experience all the water has to offer while burning off all of their excess energy!
Amber Torczon, MOT, OTR/L
Clinic Occupational Therapist
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