run through the sprinkler in your wheelchair

Here I put a long green sprinkler (the one with holes all along it) along the rail of the deck. G loves moving herself in her wheelchair among the streams of water. She really wanted a place to stick her hands in water, so I placed the flower box holder with a container to hold water at the end. A stream of water fills it as she plays.

Independent play- water box with straw & deck toys

G loves playing in this water box, I made from a plastic storage box. Two holes in the top for her to stick her hands into and play water. I had to add the straw because she wanted so badly to blow bubbles into the water. She has been happy with the straw to blow bubbles into the water.

G also loves to make music outside and so I fastened a couple of musical toys to the deck with straps.

The white circle piece plays music with a simple spin.

On this one, the purple circle is turned by G sticking her finger in the open window part & G gets music. You can also push the buttons but G doesn't do that.

Independent Playskills- toys we have

 Most of these toys that we have are push button- cause and effect toys. G is not so good with these ones, though. You need a bit more precision to make them work.

I like this one with the balls to move left and right. That would be a different skill for G to learn for independent play.

Other ideas for independent play:
And G also likes to blow on the recorder. Maybe some other toys that use blowing to work.

Also- I was thinking: Pulling toys to her. Tying short strings on toys that G to pull to her to reach.

Current toys- independent toys

 The knobs on this play stove, G can turn on and gets a "water boiling sound"

G pulls the orange handle on the bottom

 G hits buttons- likes the 3 at the bottom which say Dad, "I love Grace," & Mommy (left to right, middle one is programable). She hits the toy open handed with palm.

 Another musical toy- Velcroed to table. G usually goes for the orange/clear spinner on the left.

ipad- needs help to get to an app

no music but G likes the spinning pieces.

Basket of toys: lots of different textures, shapes and sizes. G usually pulls different things out, feels them, keeps them or throws them.

Here is G's independent play area.Her toys are usually all around her and she will roll around to get to them.