VIDBE-Q Volume 66 Issue 4
opportunity for them to demonstrate all they know and are learning. This gives
your child an opportunity to share what they know, to be the expert for a moment.
• Set the kitchen table while under blindfold or simulator
• Try unlocking the front door with your keys.
• Put a windchime in the backyard and another at the door returning to the
house; try to walk between the two sound points.
• Gather clothes from the dryer, fold them, and try to put them away (was it
challenging to locate which clothes go where? Would labeling drawers or
cubbies make it easier?)
• Walk to the mailbox to retrieve the mail or newspaper (please remember to
have an assistant with you as you learn what to be aware of, such as traffic,
drop offs, uneven walking surfaces, head level obstacles, etc.)
• Have your child teach you how they use their device(s) such as a white cane,
monocular telescope, magnifier, etc.
• Tie a plastic grocery bag around a soccer ball or playground ball and have
some fun kicking the ball back and forth.
• Fill up a cup with water (best to keep this over the sink while you learn to
listen to the sound of water changing as it fills, or become practiced at
having your fingertip over the edge of the cup to clue you into the water
reaching the top of the cup).
