Fanta Color Daisy Peg Board Set

Fanta Color Daisy Peg Board Set - Not your typical peg board

Fanta Color Daisy Peg Board Set is not your typical pegboard. Instead of the typical pegboard pattern that I am used to, straight lines of holes that all line up horizontally and vertically, this pegboard alternates rows with double spaces between holes. This allows pegs to follow a curved line for more intricate pictures, but it also makes it more difficult to follow the pattern.

Working with this pegboard will require counting holes multiple times to get the picture exactly right. I have given this to kids who love pegboards and they couldn't even figure out where to start. Once given a few starting pegs to build on, they still couldn't follow the pattern.

The pattern book appears to have many designs until you realize that it is depicting a number of different size pegs. This set comes with 240 pegs, all of which are the same size, so the majority of the patterns in the book don't even apply to this set. There are six designs total in the book for this set including a monkey head, a ship, and a crab. The company must use the same book with all their sets. 

A picture from the pattern book.

The pegboard is a flexible white plastic and is held to the tray with 2 clips (image on box above). The pegboard is removable and the pegs can all fit under it for storage. it is a nice tray for sorting the pegs by color, but they will all have to be mixed again if you put them back under the lid for storage. Clip the white pegboard back on, and it doubles as a lid. My first instinct on the pegs was that I didn't like them. They are slick/slippery and easy to drop. The head is just a little small and coupled with the slick plastic, are just a tad difficult to get a good grip on. Will see how it goes.

UPDATE: I have not ended up using this activity very much. The kids on my caseload that would benefit from it just cannot keep track of the spaces and where to go. They end up approximating and sometimes it is recognizable and some times it isn't. 

If you would like to read more about peg board activities, check out my post What's in Your Therapy Box? Peg Board Edition.

Try this:

• Scatter a handful of mixed color pegs on the work surface. Choose a color to work with. Gather a handful of that color peg by picking them up one at a time and squirreling them into the palm of the non-dominant hand. Keep that palm cupped with the pegs as you work, picking them up one at a time to place with the dominant hand.
• Use it as a sorting activity as it comes with its own sorting tray. Hold several pegs in-hand as your sort, bringing them to the fingertips to drop.
• Use it as an in-hand activity, translating pegs from the palm to the fingertips for placement.
• Have fun making up your own designs.
• Work on visual discrimination, visual closure, eye-hand coordination, visual memory, spatial relations, in-hand manipulation, fine motor precision, executive functioning skills, process skills, play and leisure exploration and participation 

In the box: 240 10mm pegs, white pegboard, peg caddy, pattern book

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