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Jelly DigVery often at a festival the weather takes a turn for the worse and the paths and fields turn to sludgy mud. Who doesn’t love poking around in a bowl of goo and it is a much cleaner and more tasty version of playing with mud- although that is great fun too! This is an easy to set up, fun and safe activity to provide some sensory play as well as practice of fine and gross motor skills. You need very few ingredients or pieces of equipment and it takes little time to prepare. I hope your student has fun with this safe exploring activity!My Independence Show anticipation when presented with activities outside their normal daily routines. Vocalise or otherwise show interest in the activityMy Communication Begin to show interest and wanting to participate, show awareness to visual and sensory stimuli- be aware of and/ or interact with different materialsMy Lifestyle Show some responses, positive or negative, to tactile experiences. Indicate interaction with objects; take interest in different media ( jelly). Explore different objects (jelly and toys set into it)My Body Make a physical indication to show an interaction- moving a limb or turning their head or eyesMy Thinking Request more, indicating pleasure in the activity with a smile, physical movement or sound. Use touch to explore different materials, search out objectsWhat you will need:Sugar free jelly: you can also choose plain Gelatine and add natural flavouring if you prefer- remember it will go everywhere, including in their mouths so think about taste and staining!A plastic bowl or deep tray- make this big enough to set a large ‘slab’ of jelly inItems to ‘set’ into the jelly- you could put in teething rings for chewing, or similar ‘safe to mouth’ plastic toys. A place to play- somewhere to turn the set mould out onto such as a table, work table or an accessible tray suitable for the student to access from their regular seated or lying position. *You might consider a hard floor which can easily be washed as well as an apron/ towel/ plastic sheet to collect spills!How to make the ‘Jelly Dig’:Make up the jelly mixture- you will need about 3 pints of jelly to make this thick enough. If you are using sugar free jellies, make up 4 jellies with 3 pints of water to make the jelly firmer than normal. If using gelatine, follow the instructions for a firm set, adding your choice of colour at this point.Pour the jelly mixture into the tray- when you have poured the jelly into the tray, leave it to cool. Once it has cooled- but before it has set- place a selection of teething rings and safe to mouth toys into the tray. Leave to set until firm.Playing with the ‘Jelly Dig’:Turn the set jelly mixture out of the tray onto a table, ‘Work Table’ or tray accessible to the student. Offer the student the opportunity to access the jelly mould and touch the wobbly mixture.Allow them time to explore the jelly with touch and taste, encouraging them to search for the items from the jelly and explore them too.*You may need to model this- take care not to remove everything and leave nothing for the student to find!** Once the activity is completed, you can re-melt the jelly and reset the mould for another day, although you may need to make another pint or two to add to it if your student has eaten some!!*Remember- some students are tactile sensitive, they don’t like their hands (or feet) plunged into wet, cold materials. Be mindful of this and allow the student plenty of ‘processing time’ to explore the texture of the jelly as independently as possible. ................
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