| Oral-Motor Objective | Infants | Toddlers | Preschoolers | Older Children |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sucking | bottle breast pacifier finger soft washcloth rattles and toys | straws juice boxes shakes sport bottles | crazy straws sport bottles long straws coffee stirrers connecting straws lollipops Popcicles freeze-pops yogurt | crazy straws sport bottles Sour Patch KIDS hard candy connecting straws coffee stirrers long straws |
| Blowing | Tommy Toot whistle | tissues harmonica flat flutes canary whistle bubbles paper leaves | confetti cotton balls pom-poms airplane whistle candles (supervised) bubbles with wand bubble blowers party horns paper leaves blow pen markers | race car whistle train whistle Coke bottle whistle Super Elastic Bubble Plastic bubbles with bubble gum balloons cotton balls with a straw bubbles in a bowl through tubing paint through a straw blow pen markers |
| Biting and Chewing | adult's fingers star teether washcloth textured rattles | plastic non-toxic tubing Nuk brush raisins baby toast crackers Cheerios | Gummi candy Gummy worms chewing gum pretzel rods bagels Tootsie Rolls | meat gum taffy Tootsie Rolls Gummi worms and candy carrot sticks celery |
| Licking | lollipops ice pops ice cream | peanut butter off a tounge-depressor licking stamps Candy Stampers Pixie Stix Spin Tops | Candy Stampers paper stamps peanut butter | |
| Sensory Input to Face and Mouth | lotion fingers on face (massage) blankets washcloths | vibration textured toys and rattles Nuk brush Sassy cups with textured rims hats on head | vibration Chapstick and lipstick ice cubes chewing gum sour candy or pops sour Gummi worms tart, cold fruit lemon flavoring electric toothbrush various hats on head | WarHeads candy sour Gummi worms sour Blow Pops lemon limes lipstick and Chapstick electric toothbrush lemon flavoring various hats on head |
