FUNTASTICALLY FUN! The of cial newsletter for Funtastic Box!
🐸🎣 FROGGY GONE FISHING! Learn to Spell! Catch Frogs!
☁🥣 CLOUD DOUGH! Mix, Dig, and Scoop!
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ROCKSTAR POTATO! Design your own rockstar!
FLOATIE BATTLE! Grab your oatie!! LAMAY2021mosub
What’s Inside this Funtastic Box!
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GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITY: FLOATIE BATTLE!
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FINE MOTOR ACTIVITY: ROCKSTAR POTATO!
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VISUAL MOTOR ACTIVITY: FROGGY GONE FISHING GAME! FuntasticBox@pm.me
Rock on! 🤘 🎶 🥁 🎸 👹 🤩 Decorate this rockstar potato and transform him into a Rockin’ Monster Potato! Included are different sized googly eyes! Match the different sizes with the different sized black dots! Use glue! Have fun!! Rockin’ Monster Tip! Turn the googly eyes upside down to make them easier to pick up from the table if you’re having trouble!
VISUAL MOTOR ACTIVI FROGG TY! Y GONE FISHIN G This game focuses on having fun and learning at the same time! There are so many ways to play this 1-2+ player game! First, spread the froggys out in the pond. The shing pole can only pick up 1 froggy at a time. Next, choose a word from the wordbook to learn to spell. Use your shing pole to catch a froggy! If froggys are on buried, use your shing pole to pick up the froggys on top and move them to another part of the pond, or out of the pond.
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Lastly, erase it all, put froggys back in the pond and nd a new word to spell!
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Now, place the froggy on the magnet board in the correct order to spell the word! At this point, you can say the word- point at each froggy on the board and say each letter as you point- then repeat the word. If you are working on writing skills, you can trace the word in the word book after you spell it out loud, or you can write the letters below each froggy on the dry erase board.
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THE WORD BOOK!
The word book is dry erase friendly and it is organized with 2 letter words in the front, then 3 letter words, 4 letter words, and blank pages at the end so you can write in your own words to learn to spell.
THE FROGGYS! Each Froggy has a letter on its tummy and there 1 of each letter A thru Z. Some Froggys have a blank tummy. Those Froggys you can use if you need an extra letter for the words you add or you can use them as replacement Froggys. Or use them as extra friends in the pond!
MAGNET DRY ERASE BOARD AND MARKER Place the froggy on the magnet board in the correct order to spell the word! Use all your senses to learn!: 👀 : Look at the wor 🗣 :Say the Wor 👉 Point/ touch the word/letter 👂 👏 Even clap your hands when saying each letter! 🧠 Remember how to spell from memory! ✍ Write the word If you are working on writing skills, you can trace the word in the word book after you spell it out loud, or you can write the letters below each froggy on the dry erase board.
WAYS TO ADAPT THE GAME
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To improve wrist/hand strength: Place the magnet board upright while placing/removing magnets or writing. Decrease visual distraction: Add only the Froggys that you need to spell the word you choose plus a few extra letters as visual skills improve. Improve coordination: Use one hand to hold the shing pole, and the other hand to pull the magnet off. Improve neck and upper body strength: Play the game laying on your tummy on the oor, or over a pillow. Or try in kneeling on one knee. Improve balance and visual tracking skills: Place the board and/book on a coffee table and the pond on the oor. Balance (standing or kneeling) and reach or squat to sh, then come back up to place the letters on the board. Invent your own ways to play and adapt! www.FuntasticBox.me AlannaMarie Pisani, OTD, OTR/L fi
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GROSS MOTOR ACTIVITY FLOATIE BATTLE!! Hold your float at different heights
Grab your Floatie and Battle against another player!
This game works on visual skills, midline crossing, eye/hand coordination, and arm strength!
Blow up the floaties and have a battle! First set safe rules.
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AND Y A W THER O TE! N U A N I T I M TRY TO 1 R E M TI TLE! T A B . SET A Y. SET D A E R
PARENTING TIP 1-2-3! PLAY TIME!
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1. Play 5-10 minutes together each day. The more play the better. Short bursts of play can work great for busy kids and parents!
5. Be enthusiastic and initiate their behavior.
2. Focus on having fun and don’t worry if the game makes sense sometimes.
8. Limit directions or words like don’t, stop, and no.
4. Praise good behaviors.
9. Ignore minor misbehaviors. 10. Recap your play session and remind your child how fun it was to play together.
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What is a tornado’s favorite game to play?
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7. Describe what they are doing.
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3. Allow your child to lead the playtime and encourage them to include you in their decision making process.
6. Limit your questions.
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SENSORY ACTIVITY: CLOUD DOUGH!
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Cloud Dough Recipe!!
Cloud Dough Recipe and Substitutions ________________________
This cloud dough can be made various ways in case there are gluten and other sensitivities! Gluten Free (GF) Rice Flour is included in your Funtastic Box! Gluten Free Option (do not eat) Mix 2 cups of GF rice our (1 packet is 1 cup) 4 tablespoons of baby oil. Gluten Free Option (okay to eat) [just in case] 2 Cups of GF rice our mixed with 4 tablespoons of coconut oil (for allergies to coconut. Use vegetable or olive oil. ) Tips: *To make less cloud dough use 1 cup of GF our with 2 tablespoons of oil. *Mixed cloud dough has a longer shelf life with baby oil compared to vegetable oil .Coconut oil is anti-bacterial *This same recipe works if want to use glutenous our.
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Cloud Dough is easy! And this recipe only requires 2 ingredients! Flour and Oil! 1.
Empty 1 bag (1 cup) or 2 bags of flour inside the plastic container.
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Now add the 2 Tablespoons (for 1 cup/bag) or 4 Tablespoons (for 2 cups/bags) of baby oil and mix together!
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Use the tools to dig, scoop, and mold the cloud dough.
Keep it in the container and use it again and again!
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