Explore Kids Physiotherapy

21/12/2025

14/12/2025

🧸 Toy of the Week: Recyclable Bottles ♻️

Who knew a simple milk bottle could be such a great toy? 🥛✨
Plastic recyclable bottles (like milk cartons) are amazing for water play and fun!

💪 Why we love them:
• Supports strength building - almost a mini-gym workout with weighted squats, weighted walking and arm movements!
• Builds grip strength by lifting and pouring
• Encourages bilateral coordination and midline play
• Heavy work supports body regulation
• Encourages fine motor movements to get the lids on and off
• Promotes creativity, problem-solving and independence

💡 Play ideas:
Set up water stations where they fill up the containers and bottles, walk across to another station and tip it out. 💧
Put the stations at different levels (one on floor, one on table) to encourage squatting and standing play.
Could even give toys a ‘shower’ and a wash! 🚿
Have the child carry a bucket of water and cloth around to wash items in the yard like the fence or some rocks. 🧼
Or, use as a watering can and wander around the garden tipping water on the plants.

Simple, sustainable and SO effective 🌱👏
Sometimes the best toys are already in your recycling bin!

What have you done with some recyclables?

07/12/2025

💦 Toy of the Week: Reusable Water Balls! 💦

As a paediatric physiotherapist, I love when a simple toy supports so many developmental skills — and these water balls are a winner! 🙌✨

These squishy, colourful balls are perfect for:
🌈 Hand strengthening & grip development
🤲 Bilateral coordination
🚀 Reaching, throwing & catching practice
💧 Sensory exploration
🏃 Getting kids active and moving!

Great for a wide range of ages. In and out play, throwing at each other, collecting, throwing at the fence, squishing with your feet! What other ways could you use them? 👇

06/12/2025

✨ New weekly series: TOY OF THE WEEK!
Fun toys → real skills → confident kids 🌟
From building strength to boosting coordination, play is powerful!

13/05/2025

We have been working on strength, balance and body awareness with our little friend here, and set up a tape obstacle course in her passageway in one of our sessions.
She now frequently requests for the set up with mum, and will insist on showing dad how she does it when he gets home from work!
Nothing like a bit of painters tape for fun and strength building play!

27/03/2025

Baby development and movement is huge part of their first few years. Sometimes babies need a little extra boost to get them moving and grooving with some physiotherapy support! Contact us today if you have questions about your baby’s development 👶

19/03/2025

Crocs have become a popular footwear choice but they aren’t always the best option for your child. We get that they are convenient, waterproof and kids can put them on themselves but…

✖️They are a wide open shoe and don’t provide snug support around the foot when you walk, meaning the foot is sliding around in the shoe with each step. Kids then have to compensate with toe gripping or walking more at the front of their feet.
✖️The low floppy back strap provides minimal extra support. Kids benefit from a firm heel cup to hold their heel in the shoe and allow a good walking pattern.
✖️Kids feet get sweaty! The rubber becomes sticky and slimy as they walk which can create rubbing and blisters
✖️Everything seems to slip in to the crocs as they walk - leaves, rocks, barkchips, you name it you end up spending lots of time shaking out a shoe as you go!!

Instead, we would pick:
⭐️ Sandals like in the picture with a firm heel cup or a thick adjustable strap, and snug support around the mid-foot, with some front foot protection.
There are lots of Velcro options which make it easier for those independent friends who like to participate!
⭐️ Runners - pick ones that are lightweight but sturdy with a proper sole and the firm heel cup

04/03/2025

Have you noticed your little baby prefers to only rest their head one way?
This can sometimes happen when they are turned that way in the womb and once out will continue to turn towards the way of least resistance.
Having a head turn preference can lead to uneven head shape (plagiocephaly) and tight neck muscles.

We can provide advice at our Baby Explorers group if you have concerns about your baby’s head. Book in online via our website!

02/03/2025

I want to share a recent fabulous therapy win for a little man:
A family involved me for support with physical skills in their backyard pool for their 5yo son. He was fearful of the water and only would go in the pool if he was wearing a floatation vest.

We started a burst of weekly sessions where we focused on building confidence, using his body to move through the water and learning new skills in the water.

After the therapy burst he was diving into the pool at the deep end, swimming the length of the pool and doing somersaults in the water! The difference in his confidence was incredible to see!

11/02/2025

Is your baby learning to sit but still topples over a lot? Try a washing basket (with supervision) 🧺
You can prop rolled up blankets around baby to give more support and add motivating toys to keep them entertained! You could also get down on their level and chat/sing to them or read them a book to make it a great interactive moment.

23/01/2025

Our Baby Explorers infant physio group is ready to roll for 2025!
And we’ve expanded to Albury! We have teamed up with ’s lovely space to offer you a group in Albury on Mondays👶
Our Wodonga group will still be running as usual on Fridays, beginning 31st Jan.

Book in via our website: explorephysio.com.au/babyexplorers (link in bio)