Spoon Scoop Adventure
A warm mealtime activity where parent and child practice scooping soft foods together, building self-feeding skills and exploring different textures during a regular meal.
Opens a guided voice session in TogetherTime.
What you'll need
Prepare your child's meal with soft, scoopable foods like mashed potatoes, yogurt, oatmeal, or applesauce. Have a child-sized spoon ready and a bib or washcloth nearby.
How it works
- 1~30s
Let's start by handing your child their spoon. Say, 'Here's your special scooping tool!' Watch how they hold it.
Watch for: How child holds and maneuvers the spoon
- 2~30s
Now let's practice scooping! Guide their hand to scoop some soft food. Say, 'Let's dig for treasure in your yogurt!' Watch their scooping motion.
Watch for: How child holds and maneuvers the spoon
- 3~30s
Let's explore textures! Offer a different soft food on the spoon. Say, 'This oatmeal feels different. Let's feel it with our fingers too!' Watch how they interact with the new texture.
Watch for: How child interacts with and explores different food textures