Care Of Self

• Learning to plait hair.
• Tying shoe laces, Putting on shoes.
• Shoe Polishing.

• Pairing and folding socks, stored on a tray. Pairing socks is a very useful skill to learn and can be practised easily at home. Here brightly coloured socks add appeal to the activity. Using toddler socks helps as they are small enough to be easily handled.
• Folding a shirt using a cardboard guide.
• Packing a suitcase: t-shirt, shorts, pants, socks, etc.

• Brushing teeth .
•  Washing hands and Cleaning nails.
• Cleaning spectacles with water spray.

• Large Button Dressing Frame.
• Small Button Dressing Frame.
• Snapping Press Studs Dressing Frame.

• Velcro Dressing Frame.
• Zipping Dressing Frame.
• Hook and Eye Dressing Frame.

• Buckling Dressing Frame.
• Bow Tying Dressing Frame.
• Cloth Lacing Dressing Frame.

• Safety Pins Dressing Frame.
• Shoe Lacing Dressing Frame.
• Bag Clips Dressing Frame.

• Display dressing frames on a wall or door using a simple wooden batten as a base and a stretchy coated curtain wire (as used for cafe curtains etc). Much cheaper than the stands, take up no floor space, make all the frames visible and accessible.

These items can be found here Care of Self Activities

 More ideas:

	combing/brushing hair plaiting cords plaiting hair cleaning Teeth blowing nose, coughing, sneezing washing hands washing face nail care cleaning spectacles polishing shoes
	dressing frames removing and putting on a coat removing and putting on gloves, socks, boots, shoes lacing shoes folding napkins along lines folding clothes hanging up clothes pairing and folding socks ironing clothes folding a shirt using a cardboard guide packing a suitcase brushing lint from clothes dressing independently rolling a tie tying a tie

 

Click here to see our range of Practical Life equipment.

A huge thank you to everyone who has contributed to our ideas bank.
We take no responsibility for the safety of these suggestions - please always assess the risks of activities you present to children.

 

 

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