50 WAYS TO USE A LIGHT BOX-
By: Michelle Clyne
For eating, use the light box as a table:
1) Juice in a clear cup or bottle will glow and encourage
reaching.
2) Scatter m&ms on the surface (know your audience!)
3) Scatter cheerios on the surface
4) Scatter small or large crackers on the surface.
5) Set a table by having child match place, cup and spoon with
a transparent outline of these objects on the light box.
6) Set plate with slice of bread, container of light colored jelly on
a light box, (apricot suggested), help child shift gaze from
jelly jar to bread as he or your takes jelly to spread on bread.
7) Jello in clear container will glow.
8) Help child mix colored soft drink mix into a clear glass of
water and watch the color develop.
Art, using light box (covered in clear plastic as easel or table:
9)Finger paint onto parchment paper with foam paint.
10)Paint with dark colored pudding
11)Paint with whipped topping on red or blue transparency.
12)Use watercolors on parchment paper.
13)Sprinkle powdered tempera paint on parchment paper; help
child spray on water and watch color spread and swirl.
14)Roll clay into strings and lay out in interesting shapes on light
box.
15)Use Wikki Sticks to make raised line outlines.
16)Use “Smelly” markers on tissue paper.
17)Make a necklace using beads and string (APH)
Simple reaching:
18)APH “Spinner” motivates reaching to start or stop the
spinner.
19)Slinky (connected to handle and hanging over lighted
surface, wrap other end onto student’s wrist to encourage arm
movement.
20) Stack up blocks so that simple arm or leg movement knocks
them down.
21) Leave a koosh ball on the light box
22) On a large light box, put pressure switch attached to a
vibrating pillow. Position the child so that slight pressure on the
switch makes the pillow vibrate. Help the child shift gaze
between the pillow and light box.
Movement difficulties:
