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Children learn through play. As an occupational therapist who works with children and youth, I use games and toys almost every day to help develop important cognitive, visual perceptual, motor, sensory, social, play and leisure skills. While many different types of activities can be used in therapy, this blog focuses on off-the-shelf games and toys that are accessible to most. Whether you are a therapist, parent, teacher, or a game lover like me, I hope you discover something useful while you are here. Learn a different way to play a game you already own or discover a new game for your next family game night. Either way, just go play. It's good for you!

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Jun 15, 2016

Feed the Kitty

Feed the Kitty - A simple, kitty themed dice game
What could be cuter than a game that comes with its own kitty bowl!? Feed the Kitty comes not only with a food bowl, but it also includes cute, custom dice and little purple mice. 

The dice are a little larger than your standard numbered dice. The pictures on the dice include a sleeping kitty, a kitty food bowl, a mouse and an arrow. 

Object:
Be the first go get rid of all your mice.
 
Set up:
Divide the mice between all players. Place the empty bowl and dice nearby.
 
Play:
Players take turns. Throw the custom dice to find out what to do. 
  • Throw a picture of an arrow and pass a mouse to your neighbor.
  • Throw a picture of a kitty food bowl and place one mouse in the bowl.
  • Throw a picture of a mouse and take a mouse out of the food bowl.
  • Throw a sleeping kitty and do nothing.
Keep playing until someone runs out of mice and wins the game.

Try this:
  • Throw the mice into the bowl, one by one, for near target practice when putting the game away.
  • Line the mice up, nose to tail, across the table. Put the mice, one at a time, into the child's hand and ask him to push it to the fingertips and orient to place.
  • Hold the bowl just off the edge of the table with one hand and, cupping the other hand, push all the mice into the bowl without any dropping to the floor. 
  • Cup the hand and drop the mice in one at a time. Can you hold them all? If not, cup both hands together and have someone else drop the mice in one at a time. Put them away by the handfuls.
  • Clean up by picking the mice up one at a time and squirreling it into the palm. How many can you hold without dropping any. Drop them into the box. Go again and try to add just one more.
  • Work on visual discrimination, manual dexterity, palmar arch development, socialization skills skills, process skills, play and leisure exploration and participation 
In the box: 20 wooden mice, 2 custom dice, a kitty bowl

If you are interested in purchasing this game or just want more information, click on the image below.

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