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ORAL-MOTOR TOYS
FOR VARIOUS AGE LEVELS
| Oral-Motor Objective |
Infants |
Toddlers |
Preschoolers |
Older Children |
| Sucking |
bottle
breast
pacifier
finger
soft washcloth
rattles and toys
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straws
juice boxes
shakes
sport bottles
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crazy straws
sport bottles
long straws
coffee stirrers
connecting straws
lollipops
Popcicles
freeze-pops
yogurt
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crazy straws
sport bottles
Sour Patch KIDS
hard candy
connecting straws
coffee stirrers
long straws
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| Blowing |
Tommy Toot whistle
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tissues
harmonica
flat flutes
canary whistle
bubbles
paper leaves
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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
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| Biting and Chewing |
adult's fingers
star teether
washcloth
textured rattles
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plastic non-toxic tubing
Nuk brush
raisins
baby toast
crackers
Cheerios
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Gummi candy
Gummy worms
chewing gum
pretzel rods
bagels
Tootsie Rolls
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meat
gum
taffy
Tootsie Rolls
Gummi worms and candy
carrot sticks
celery
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| Licking |
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lollipops
ice pops
ice cream
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peanut butter off a tounge-depressor
licking stamps
Candy Stampers
Pixie Stix
Spin Tops
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Candy Stampers
paper stamps
peanut butter
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| Sensory Input to Face and Mouth |
lotion
fingers on face (massage)
blankets
washcloths
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vibration
textured toys and rattles
Nuk brush
Sassy cups with textured rims
hats on head
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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
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WarHeads candy
sour Gummi worms
sour Blow Pops
lemon limes
lipstick and Chapstick electric toothbrush
lemon flavoring
various hats on head
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