{"id":27557,"date":"2024-10-22T08:04:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T07:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings-new\/?page_id=27557"},"modified":"2024-12-11T15:50:20","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T15:50:20","slug":"space-blanket-noisy-ball","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/send\/areas-of-need\/sensory-and-or-physical\/multi-sensory-impairment\/how-to-use-a-space-blanket-top-tips-and-activity-ideas\/space-blanket-noisy-ball\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Blanket: Noisy ball"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/11\/Slide2-3-e1731441315660-557x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/11\/Slide2-3-e1731441315660-557x600.jpg 557w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/11\/Slide2-3-e1731441315660-640x689.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/11\/Slide2-3-e1731441315660-279x300.jpg 279w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/166\/2024\/11\/Slide2-3-e1731441315660.jpg 642w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>You will need<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A space blanket<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A well-lit area<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>What to do<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1.Scrunch the space blanket tightly into a ball shape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2.Push or roll the ball to each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3.Give the ball a squeeze and feel the texture \/ listen to the sounds each time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4.Build anticipation before passing it \u201cHere comes the ball! Ready? Go!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Purpose<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The reflective and crinkly nature of the blanket provides visual and auditory stimulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pushing and reaching out helps in developing gross motor skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The large size and light weight makes it a good alternative for practicing catch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The back and forth nature encourages turn taking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You will need What to do 1.Scrunch the space blanket tightly into a ball shape. 2.Push or roll the ball to each other. 3.Give the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2646,"featured_media":0,"parent":27531,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-27557","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-18 17:21:36","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27557"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29718,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27557\/revisions\/29718"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/support-schools-settings\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}