My spoon
This helps reinforce the proper use of eating utensils. Begin this activity by placing a bowl of seeds in front of your toddler and handing her a spoon and a plastic cup. Next, ask your toddler to pass the seeds from the bowl to the cup using the spoon. On
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What you'll need
You'll need seeds, a cup, a bowl. This helps reinforce the proper use of eating utensils.
How it works
- 1~30s
Alright, let's get started! The purpose of this activity is to reinforce the proper use of eating utensils. Therefore, we'll be exercising the social and emotional developmental area, more specifically adaptability. To complete this activity, you will need seeds, a cup, a bowl and a spoon. you, watch your child closely — I'd love to hear what you notice about how they responds.
Watch for: Little One use a spoon independently.
- 2~30s
Great, now let's try the next part. Begin this activity by placing a bowl of seeds in front of your toddler and handing him or her a spoon and a plastic cup. Next, ask your toddler to pass the seeds from the bowl to the cup, using the spoon. Once the cup is full, have him or her return the seeds back to the bowl in the same manner. Tell me what your child does — any reaction counts!
Watch for: Little One correctly use some everyday items (like sipping from a cup or dialing a phone).
- 3~30s
One more thing to try. This will stimulate his or her fine motor skills. During this exercise, observe if your toddler makes precise movements while using everyday objects. Use kine-du to stimulate growth in your child every day. How does your child handle this? What do you see?
Watch for: Little One feed independently, with or without utensils.