Spoon Scoop Adventure
A warm mealtime activity where parent and child practice self-feeding with a spoon, exploring different food textures while building mealtime routines.
Opens a guided voice session in TogetherTime.
What you'll need
Prepare a small bowl with thick, scoopable food like yogurt, mashed potatoes, or oatmeal. Have a child-sized spoon ready. Sit facing your child at their eye level.
How it works
- 1~30s
First, let's introduce the spoon. Place it in your child's hand and say, 'This is your spoon! Let's hold it together.' Watch how they grip it.
Watch for: How child holds the spoon when first given
- 2~30s
Now let's practice scooping! Guide their hand to dip the spoon in the bowl. Say, 'Let's scoop some yummy food!' Watch their scooping motion.
Watch for: How child maintains grip while attempting to scoop
- 3~30s
Time for the big journey to the mouth! Help guide the spoon from bowl to mouth if needed. Say, 'To your mouth! Yummy!' Watch the hand-to-mouth coordination.
Watch for: Bringing spoon from bowl to mouth successfully