The Melissa & Doug Cutting Fruit Set is a wooden toy designed to teach kids about fruits, hand-eye coordination, and imaginative play. The 17 piece set includes a wooden knife and seven sliceable fruits, held together with Velcro. Kids can practice their slicing skills and learn about healthy eating as they pretend to make fruit salads, smoothies, or snacks.
It is recommended for children aged 3 years and up.
We used these in a couple of phases – first was just using the affected hand to hold down part of the item in more of a gross motor type function, cutting then with the non affected hand. As she got older and her function increased, we’d get her to reach out and grasp the item, and then hold it while she cut with the other hand. As her grip function increases, we’ll then move the knife into the affected hand, and then onto holding the items and just separating them with hands only.
These are a quality toy that reflects the price and the velcro is pretty strong, meaning you may want to loosen them a little to ensure success if there are any struggles.
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| Activity Type | (Both) Hold, (Both) Pull Apart, (Both) Push Together, (SH) Cause & Effect, (SH) Fine Manipulation, (SH) Grasp Objects, (SH) Hold Item, (SH) Pull Apart, (SH) Push Down, (SH) Rotate/Supination |
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