The Clubhouse is the Behavioral Intervention Association's (http://www.bia4autism.org) after-school program. Once a week, children between the ages of 5 and 12, who have communication and social challenges, meet and engage in fun activities to practice different social skills. Thanks to the generosity of our friends at the Jewish Community High School of The Bay who have given us access to their beautiful campus and their committed student volunteers, we were able to bring our East Bay Clubhouse program to San Francisco.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Drip and Fold with a Friend (Rainy Day Fun and Magic)


“Drip and Fold with a Friend”: We worked in small groups and created a collage by putting blobs of paint on a piece of paper. Then, we folded the piece of paper in half, used a rolling pin to spread the paint and finally opened up the paper again. We used eye droppers and spoons to drizzle the paint on the paper.

Some interactive play strategies:
1) Let the children negotiate where they want to place the blobs on the paper, e.g., in the fold, only on one side of the paper, on both sides of the paper. 
2) Let the children point out what animals, creatures, etc. they can make out after the paper is unfolded.


High 5
Fishing Game: We were split into two teams and played a fishing game. But there was a twist: There were questions or instructions  written on the back of the fish (e.g, go around and give your Clubhouse friends a high 5). The player whose turn it was had to either ask his teammates a question or follow the instructions.

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