Find It!

Visual perceptual fun.

Spin it, twist it, and shake it to search for hidden objects. Each plastic tube is filled with small plastic pellets and small objects that match the theme of the tube. 

Find It! games come in many different themes. Above you will see princess (pink) and underwater (blue). You can also see some of the small items that are inside each tube in the image above. Generally Find It! tubes are 10.5" tall and 3.5" in diameter and weigh a little under 2 pounds. Made of hard plastic, the tubes cannot be opened.

Each of the newer tubes have the searchable items printed in list form on the top of the tube. I like to copy or type and print the list of items and let individuals cross off each one as they find it. You have three options for play:

• Find an item and then name it
• Name an item and then find it
• Play with the search-and-find cards

Search-and-find cards are included with the newer Find It! games and are a fun way to extend play. Here are a few of the search cards from the Elf on the Shelf version:

• Find an item that makes noise
• Find a shiny item
• Find two round items at the same time
• Find a plastic item
• Find a pointy item
• Find a square item
• Find three Christmas items at the same time

Find It! comes in many versions now including At the Beach, Discover America, Dinosaurs, Wildlife, Eww Gross, Great Outdoors, Things that Go, and Glitz and Glamour. Battle Sports comes with two identical tubes so you can compete with someone else. Find It! also has a line of tubes to take with you, called On the Go, that have shorter, wider tubes.

Try this:

• Ask the individual to hold the tube in front of them if they lay it on the table top to play. Prop the elbows on the table top for more stability as they turn. Hold the arms in space for less stability.
• Time the individual. How many objects can they find in one or two or five minutes. Go again and try to find more.
• Type and print copies of the items listed on the top. Find them all, crossing them off as you go.
• Leave the tube and a list of items somewhere where others will see it as they come and go. Family members or random people can pick it up and play, crossing off any new items as they find them. Might be fun in a family room or a waiting room.
• Make up a story as you find items in the tube. Add something new to the story related to each piece as you find it.
• Pass the tube back and forth for multiple people to find items if it seems to tedious to do alone.
• Work on color. Ask the individual to describe each item found by naming the color first. 
• Pick one item from the list on the top and look until you find it. Then pick another item and go again. I don't use this method in therapy as it could take a long time. 
• Take the stickers off the front of the tube so that you can see all the way around the tube.
• Try different methods of shaking - up and down, forward and back, side to side, fast and slow - to involve a variety of motions.
• Shake the tube for a few seconds and then slowly turn it and see what has been revealed.
• Look for items that are still partially hidden and try to name them (visual closure). 
• Work on figure ground, visual discrimination, visual closure, visual form constancy, eye-hand coordination, motor planning, manual dexterity, coordinated use of both hands, shoulder stability, social interaction skills, process skills, executive functioning skills, play and leisure exploration and participation 

What you get: 1 tube with small plastic colored pellets and approximately 30-40 small items (depending on theme), search-and-find cards

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