19/09/2026
Who knew lollies could teach us so much about social communication? 🍬👀
Our younger boys’ Social Group was given a challenge: build the ultimate lolly fortress! 🍬🏰
The mission? Create a fortress that was tall, colourful, sturdy AND designed to keep intruders out!
Sounds simple, right? Not quite! Each team had to work together to plan their design, communicate their ideas, explore different perspectives and problem solve along the way.
Throughout the activity, we created meaningful opportunities to practise:
💬 Expressing ideas and communicating preferences
🤝 Collaborating and working towards a shared goal
🌈 Exploring and respecting different perspectives
🧠 Negotiating, problem solving and flexible thinking
🙋♀️ Self advocacy and contributing to group decisions
💛 Building authentic peer connections through shared experiences
The result? Some seriously creative fortresses, plenty of laughter and lots of opportunities to explore social communication in a fun and meaningful way!
Because speech pathology isn’t always about sitting at a table. Sometimes, it looks like building lolly fortresses with friends! 🍭🏰
We ended the session with one of our participants taking the lead and guiding the group through a mindfulness activity we’ve been learning and practising together. 🧘♂️💛
A lovely opportunity to build confidence, practise leadership and support nervous system regulation!