Transferring Ideas

Grasping dried pasta by hand and transferring between 2 bowls on a tray.  

Picking up small items between index finger and thumb and transferring between 2 containers on a tray.  

Spooning cotton balls with a ladle between 2 bowls on a tray. Vary the spoon and use large beads etc.

Spooning dried beans between 2 bowls on a tray. Vary the spoon and the beans.

Spooning dried beans between 2 bowls on a tray.

Spooning popcorn between 2 bowls on a tray. Vary the spoon and the beans.

Spooning rice or lentils between 2 bowls on a tray.

Scooping between 2 bowls on a tray.

Transferring water with a sponge between 2 bowls (or a double bowl) with a small sponge for drips, on a tray.

Transferring water with a mini sponge using the 3-fingered grip

Transferring liquid with a mini ladle between 2 bowls, with a small sponge for drips, on a tray.

Transferring liquid with a turkey baster between 2 bowls, with a small sponge for drips, on a tray.

Transferring liquid with a pipette between 2 shot glasses, with a small sponge for drips, on a tray.

Transferring coloured water with a pipette on to an upturned soap mat, with a small sponge for drips, on a tray.

Transferring liquid with a syringe between 2 shot glasses, on a tray.

Transferring mini sponge pieces or cotton balls with tweezer tongs between 2 boxes on a tray. Soft items are easier to pick up.

Transferring pasta shells with tongs between 2 bowls on a tray.

Transferring large coloured beads with tongs between a large bowl and sorting by colour

Transferring cotton wool balls with meatball tongs between 2 bowls on a tray.

Transferring Hama® beads from a small bowl to a Hama board using
tweezers, on a trayHama beads are wonderfully fiddly and therefore
perfect for using with tweezers. The child can make random patterns or
make a picture. These also have the added benefit that the image can be
made permanent if ironed.

Using training chopsticks to transfer cornpuffs in a transferring dish.

Using Chopsticks (or training chopsticks) to transfer HappyMais® between a box and a bowl on a tray.

Pegging clothes pegs onto the edge of a box or basket on a tray.

Pegging mini clothes pegs onto the edge of a tray/ onto a line strung across a tray.

Using Tea Tongs (or any tongs) to transfer beads out of a bowl of water.

Using a garlic press to squeeze water from mini sponges.

Sorting pegs with tweezers into different sections.

 Use the tongs to pick up the beads and sort into the sections by size/colour/shape/type

Using training chopsticks to transfer HappyMais® between a bowl and a sorting dish./search?q=chopsticks

Sort cutlery into a tray/search?q=cutlery

Using a simple pump to transfer water from a carafe to a bowl