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HI HO CHERRY-O

HI HO CHERRY-O

This adapted version of the classic counting game Hi Ho Cherry-O will delight children of all ages and abilities. This game encourages the development of cognitive skills and interaction. The set includes a game board equipped with two switch plates and two external jacks to accommodate external switches. Push the red switch plate to pick a cherry off the tree and hear a tone. Push the blue switch and a cherry goes back on the tree and a different tone sounds. Users can activate the spinner by pressing its rim or using a switch. The set also includes the original Hi Ho Cherry-O game without the spinner. Game Board Size: 10 inches x 8½ inches x 7 inches. Spinner Size: 8½ inches in diameter. Game Board Requires 4 AA Batteries and Spinner Requires 2 AA Batteries. Weight: 2¾ pounds. Not for children under 3 years.

WOODEN LATCH BOARD

WOODEN LATCHES BOARD

The Wooden Latches Board is an educational activity play board to help children build dexterity as they figure out how the six different latches work. The play board helps to build fine and gross motor skills while learning colors, numbers, animals and more. Children can undo a lock or latch, swing open the numbered door, and count on finding fun when the picture beneath is revealed on this wooden play board. This smooth-sanded, solid-wood board features surprises behind the opening doors and windows. Suitable for ages 3 years and up.

ALL THAT GLITTERS

ALL THAT GLITTERS

All That Glitters is a multi-dome activity center that keeps playtime interesting for hours. This activity center encourages reaching, increases tactile awareness, encourages swiping, and increases auditory development. The gentlest pressure to any corner of the activity center rewards the user with lights, vibration, music, flying beads and glitter. This is a dynamic experience that simultaneously awakens the user's visual, auditory, and tactile senses. Size: 11 inches x 11 inches x 6 inches. Weight: 3½ pounds. Requires 4 C battery.

The ABLEDATA database of assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment contains information on more than 30,000 products for persons of all ages who have a physical, cognitive, or sensory disability. Products are chosen for these pages by the ABLEDATA staff based on their specific applicability to or design for children who have disabilities. ABLEDATA, operated by New Editions Consulting, Inc., is funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) under contract number ED-OSE-13-C-0064. For more information on these and other assistive devices, or to submit product information for the database (and possible inclusion on this page), contact: ABLEDATA, 103 W. Broad Street, Suite 400, Falls Church, VA 22046; phone: 1-800-227-0216; TTY — 703-992-8313; website: abledata.com; email: abledata@neweditions.net; twitter: twitter.com/AT_Info; Facebook: facebook.com/abledata.

P'S AND Q'S CHEW SET

P'S AND Q'S CHEW SET

P's and Q's Chew Set can be used for practicing biting and chewing skills and for oral motor exercises. The chewable P and Q shapes also encourage tactile exploration. The design provides a firmer chewing surface for biting than other chewy tubes. The long stem of the P reaches back into the molar area where true biting skills mature. Grasping the P can help with developing fine motor skills. For larger jaws, the circle portion of the Q offers a firm bitable surface for bilateral jaw closure activities. Approximately 3 inches in diameter and ½ inch thick. Made of FDA approved materials. Not made with natural rubber latex. Does not contain lead, PVC, or phthalates. Adult supervision required.

FIDGET FEED ME FRED PARROT SET

FIDGET FEED ME FRED PARROT SET

Abilitations Fidget Feed Me Fred Parrot Set provides sensory input to help improve focus and concentration while strengthening the intrinsic hand muscles and arches to improve handwriting skills. May be suitable for some children on the autism spectrum as well as for preschool, and early childhood learning environments. The set has two "Feed Me Fred" parrot toys for individual or group play and 12 pom-pom food pellets for "feeding" Fred. Children can also feed marbles, cotton balls, dry cereal, or fish-shaped crackers to Fred, who measures approximately 3.5 inches diameter. Fred is made of phthalate-free polyvinyl chloride (PVC) for durability and safer use, and his food pellets are polyester for resistance to moisture and oils.

BETTER BOARD SLANT BOARD

BETTER BOARD SLANT BOARD

The Better Board Slant Board is a slant board to promote better handwriting for children just learning to write or older individuals who may not have the hand mobility they used to have. The slant board collapses to a thickness of ¾ inches. It is made of durable corrugated plastic, offers attached plastic clamps that hold paper in place and includes non-slip "feet." Can be used for writing or holding materials to copy from. Sizes: Small: (red) 12 inches x 12-1/2 inches. Large: (blue) 19 inches x 12.