Spoon Scoop Adventure
Parent and child practice self-feeding skills during a meal, focusing on using a spoon to scoop soft foods, exploring textures, and building mealtime independence.
Opens a guided voice session in TogetherTime.
What you'll need
Have your child's meal ready with soft, scoopable foods like mashed potatoes, yogurt, or oatmeal. You'll need a child-sized spoon and their usual bowl or plate.
How it works
- 1~30s
Great! First, hand your child their spoon. Watch how they hold it. Do they wrap their whole hand around it, or use their fingers? Let's observe for 30 seconds.
Watch for: How child initially holds the spoon
- 2~30s
Now let's practice scooping! Guide their hand to scoop some food. Watch how they move the spoon through the food. Do they dig, push, or lift? Observe for 30 seconds.
Watch for: Scooping motion and coordination
- 3~30s
Let's explore textures! Encourage your child to feel the food with their fingers or spoon. Watch their reaction. Do they poke, smear, or bring it to their mouth? Observe for 30 seconds.
Watch for: Interaction with food textures