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Self-help skills
The Dish Ran Away With the Spoon
At meal time, encourage your child to help set the table.
Activities and Strategies
for Development
Give him a fork or spoon to place on the table in front of each chair.
Offer your child one food item that requires a spoon to eat such as soup or
cereal. Offer another one that requires a fork, such as meat or vegetables.
Let your child try the spoon and the fork for each food item and see which
works best!
Snap, Crackle, Pop
Fill your child’s bowl with cereal.
Fill a small pitcher or measuring cup with milk.
Encourage your child to use the pitcher to pour milk into the bowl.
This may mean an extra step on busy mornings, but it will build skills in control
and self-confidence!
Muffin Man
Use your favorite recipe to make a batch of muffins or cupcakes.
After the muffins have cooled, get out spreaders and soft spreads like butter,
apple sauce, whipped cream cheese, icing, or pudding.
Invite your child to spread a topping on the muffin or cupcake.
For a special occasion, bring in cupcakes to school that your child has helped to
decorate!