DIY MATERIALS : TOY STORY

I'm working with my first client this semester!  He's such a joy to work with, and I'm having so much fun planning activities for him and seeing him improve.  I've been trying to personalize a lot of my articulation activities according to his interests.  He loves Pixar movies so I recently incorporated some Toy Story themed games into a speech session.  Although I always enjoy the newest Pixar movies, the first two Toy Story movies came out when I was in the target age range, so they definitely bring out my inner child.  I think I probably get as excited about these types of activities as my client!  Here is what we did:

The Claw:
First, I made a rocket out of construction paper, leaving a square cut out in the middle.  Next, I taped a plastic sandwich bag behind the square cut out.  I printed Toy Story aliens on card stock, cut them out, taped target words on their backs, and put them in the plastic bag.  My client used a clothespin (the claw), to pull out aliens and produce the corresponding words.

Andy's Toy Chest:
This was very simple to put together.  I folded brown construction paper to form an envelope for the chest.  Then I printed Toy Story characters on card stock, cut them out, and taped target words on their backs.  I placed the characters all over the room, and my client cleaned up Andy's toys by putting them in the toy chest and saying the target words along the way.