Sharna Berelowitz Occupational Therapist

Sharna Berelowitz Occupational Therapist BScOT (Wits) MScOT Peadiatrics (Wits)
Special interest in sensory integration

12/05/2026

✨ Diamond dot art isn’t just pretty — it’s packed with OT benefits too! 💎🖐️

This calming activity helps build:
• Fine motor skills
• Pincer grasp
• Hand-eye coordination
• Visual tracking
• Bilateral coordination
• Attention & concentration
• Patience and perseverance

Plus… it’s a wonderful sensory regulating activity that encourages mindfulness and relaxation 🌈✨

Sometimes therapy looks a lot like fun 💕 PediatricOT LearningThroughPlay HandEyeCoordination MindfulActivities OTLife

03/05/2026

✨ Stress Ball ✨

🧠 What you need:• Balloon• Flour / rice / playdough• Funnel (or make one with paper)• Spoon

👐 How to make it:

- Stretch your balloon a few times to loosen it.

- Use a funnel to fill the balloon with flour or rice.

- Fill to your desired size (not too full!).

- Tie a tight knot.

- Cut another balloon and pull it over the ball

- Give it a squeeze… and relax!

💛 OT (Occupational Therapy) Benefits:
• Strengthens hand muscles (great for pencil grip ✏️)
• Improves fine motor control
• Provides calming sensory input
• Helps with self-regulation and stress relief
• Encourages focus and attention

🌈 Perfect for little hands (and grown-ups too!)

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21/04/2026

Collecting pictures from the “spandex cloud,” matching them to the correct words, and writing them out ✏️☁️

Working on visual scanning, vocabulary, word recognition, spelling, and fine motor skills—all while following a sequence in a fun, hands-on way 💛

14/04/2026

When life gives you lemons 🍋

Ingredients:
• 1 lemon
• 1–2 teaspoons sugar (adjust to taste)
• 1 cup cold water
• Ice (optional)

Method:
1. Roll the lemon on the counter first (helps get more juice out).
2. Cut and squeeze all the juice into a glass (remove seeds).
3. Add sugar and stir well to dissolve.
4. Pour in the cold water and mix.
5. Taste and adjust — more sugar if too sour, more water if too strong.
6. Add ice if you like.

Tip:
If your lemon is very small or not juicy, add a tiny pinch of salt — it boosts the flavour nicely.

🍋 Why this is great for kids:

✋ Hand function & strength
• Squeezing = builds grip strength
• Stirring & pouring = improves control and coordination
• Using both hands = strengthens bilateral skills

🔢 Following a sequence
• Learn order: squeeze → sugar → water → stir
• Builds memory and listening skills
• Teaches cause & effect (taste changes!)

Bonus: sensory play + language (“sweet”, “sour”) + independence 👍

20/03/2026

🚒🔥 Firefighter obstacle course fun!

Little heroes on a mission—racing through obstacles to rescue letters and practise their formation along the way. 💪✏️

Building strength, coordination, and early literacy skills all in one exciting activity!

13/03/2026

🌸 Nature Bracelet Craft 🌿

A simple and magical nature craft for little hands!

Wrap a piece of sticky tape around your child’s wrist with the sticky side facing outwards. Then head outside and go exploring in the garden!

Collect beautiful petals, leaves, and tiny flowers of different colours and stick them onto the tape to create a gorgeous nature bracelet.

This activity is wonderful for:
✨ Fine motor skills
✨ Sensory exploration
✨ Colour recognition
✨ Encouraging outdoor play

Sometimes the simplest activities create the most beautiful moments. 🌼🍃

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12/03/2026

Rainy weather calls for indoor play! ☔️🧸

We found the most amazing play area in Dunkeld, Johannesburg – the perfect spot for babies and toddlers to explore, climb, crawl and play while staying warm and dry.

Soft play, space to move, and endless fun for little ones… what more could you want on a rainy day? 🌈

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11/03/2026

Little hands get stronger through everyday play! 🧺

Using pegs to hang items on a washing line is a simple but powerful toddler activity. It builds hand strength, finger control, and coordination while also encouraging concentration and independence.

Tiny fingers working hard, one peg at a time! 💪👶

09/03/2026

Core strength in action! 💪⚽

Working on core activation and postural control using a gym ball. Lying back, engaging the core to sit up, then throwing the ball at a target.

This fun activity targets core strength, balance, coordination, and motor planning while keeping kids motivated through play! 🎯

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06/03/2026

Learning letters the sensory way ✋✨
Writing in sand is a fun way to practise letter formation while engaging the senses. It supports fine motor control, pre-writing skills and tactile learning, making early literacy feel like play.

Baking up more than just treats today 👩‍🍳🧁This fun toddler activity works on fine motor skills, sequencing, following in...
06/03/2026

Baking up more than just treats today 👩‍🍳🧁
This fun toddler activity works on fine motor skills, sequencing, following instructions and sensory exploration. Pouring, mixing, scooping and sprinkling all help strengthen little hands while learning the steps needed to complete a task.
Learning through play (and a little flour everywhere) is always a win! ✨

Address

Corner Rannoch And New Forest Road, Forest Town
Johannesburg
2122

Opening Hours

Monday 14:00 - 17:30
Tuesday 14:00 - 17:30
Wednesday 14:00 - 17:30
Thursday 14:00 - 17:30
Friday 14:00 - 17:30

Telephone

0794980463

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