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Pinch/Grasp/Manipulation
The hand and finger positioning and movements needed to develop appropriate pinch, grasp, and manipulative skills are innately based within these toys.

Caution: Many items in this section are small and brightly colored. Supervision is needed for all young children and clients who may mouth items.

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Large Headed Snappers
So vibrant and authentic looking kids cannot help but interact with these jaw snapping wild animals. The 12 inch long handle and trigger mechanism are constructed of heavy duty plastic, more durable than most. Larger mouth opening and heavier weight facilitates two handed use when picking up items. Buy 2, even wild animals need friends.

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• Shark Headed Snapper $2.50 P9878 Quantity   
• Dino Headed Snapper $2.50 P9879 Quantity   
• Lion Headed Snapper $2.50 P9890 Quantity   
• Wolf Headed Snapper $2.50 P9892 Quantity   
Critter balls
$2.75
P3905
A spiny ball with a cute little face and long tail! Great used with our toolkit for developing hand skills or as classroom manipulatives. See how many you can hold in one hand or will fit into cupped hands. Assorted colors; 6 critters per set.

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Animal Snatcher
12" reacher. Easy one-handed trigger operation. Fun to "eat" marbles, cotton balls, etc., but don't let him "eat" you! A great crossing midline activity. Assorted styles.

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• Alligator Snatcher $2.50 P4801 Quantity   
• Dolphin Animal Snatcher $2.50 P4810 Quantity   
Lil’ Grabber
$1.00
P3913
It looks and works like a small plastic mechanical arm. Squeeze handle between two fingers to close the pincers. Play robot and pick up and move small items without ever touching them. An amazingly motivating new tool for working on finger and hand strength.

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Peel and Stick
At last, you get all the great benefits of a craft project but without the mess, prep time or uncertainty regarding outcome. Success is virtually guaranteed as kids peel and stick the colorful foam tiles on to the numbered picture boards. Includes 4 projects and enough sheets of colored foam squares for 4 players at the same time. A fun, motivating, take anywhere activity to help improve hand skills, concentration, visual perception and decision making confidence.

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• Peel and Stick Wings $9.95 P2592
• Peel and Stick Trains $9.95 P2593
Multi-Cubes
$11.95
V6262
Bag of 100, top quality 3/4” cubes in 10 bright colors. Cubes link on all sides for six way finger strengthening fun. A playful, manipulative to work on motor planning, 3 dimensional design copying, sequencing, patterns and spatial concepts.

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Multi-Cube Pegboard
$15.95
V6263
An exciting complimentary piece to the multi-cubes. Molded in strong translucent plastic, this 8” square board has 100, 3/4” pegs standing on it. Cover all 100 pegs with multi-cubes or make patterns or towers. Placement and removal of the cubes from the pegs facilitates more distal, fingertip grasping and arching of the hand.

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Bug Tongs
$1.00
P8514
Cool new hand tool with the scissor like handles and clear plastic ball at the other end. Great for catching bugs, putty balls or any other small items.

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Peg Clips
$2.00
P3981
Kids love the polished jewel like colors of these 1” x ¼” size clips. Their slightly larger size makes them easier to manipulate than our smaller mini clothespins and they are great for developing pinch and finger strength. Perfect addition to classroom and home based fine motor programs.

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Twist and Sort
$14.95
P3790
Unique wooden toy promotes color and shape recognition along with manipulation and problem solving. Each of the shaped pieces can be moved all the way to the bottom of only one of the 4 posts. Can you get all the pieces down the correct post and can you do it faster next time?

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Puzzlekins: House
$14.95
P1319
This is a brand new concept in puzzles! The completed puzzle looks like a house and the bottom of the puzzle frame show a cutaway picture of the different rooms in the house. But the best part is that the back side of all the chunky puzzle pieces are painted and shaped to become figures and things you need to fill a house. So not only do you get to do a puzzle, you get to play with the pieces like you would play with a doll house. The couch goes in the living room and the car gets pushed down the road..etc. A terrific piece encouraging language, creative play, visual perception and hand skills.

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Pegboard - Sorry not available until mid-Oct 08
$14.95
P6200
There are so many therapeutic and educational activities packed into this one little 6x6” box, it is difficult to outline them all. Box contains plastic, 100 hole pegboard, 20, 2-sided color pattern cards of increasing difficulty and 120, 5/8” plastic pegs in 6 primary colors with large tops for easier grasping and manipulation. Instruction sheet reviews many uses for this versatile set. If you work on fine motor control, eye-hand coordination, visual discrimination, ocular motor control, auditory and visual memory, then this will be a great addition to your bag of tricks.

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Mini Eraser Collection
$3.50
P7643
You receive an assortment of 50 small adorable erasers in the shapes of flowers, stars, turtles and other friendly characters. Approximately 3/4” x 3/8” in size. They can be sorted by shape and placed flat on table or stood on edge for a greater fine motor challenge. Try picking them up or towering them using one of our tweezers or other tools to increase the hand and arm workout received.

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Hand Development Kit
$79.99
W6740
We have put together, (at your request) a collection of our favorite and most versatile materials for hand skill development. Provides enough materials for working with groups of children or to stock a fine motor work station. Also a great initial purchase when starting or updating a department, clinic, or therapy bag! Costs 10% less as a kit then when ordered as separate items! Comes packaged in our on the go Tote bag.

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Square Clips 8 pk
$2.95
S3029
Beautiful colored, translucent plastic clips, each approx. 1” x 1”. Shape encourages the use of a three point grasp and finger strength to squeeze open. Eight, sturdy clips to a set. Terrific as part of a home or classroom program. Try placing around the edge of a shoebox or on a piece of cardboard held by the child.

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E-Z Reverse Tweezer
$2.95
P9964
It’s a tweezer but you squeeze-er to open, not close. Release the tension and tip automatically closes. Five inch stainless steel tweezer requires little physical strength to operate. Pickup small items, place pegs, use one in each hand to string small beads. Fun tool for small hands. Has a pointy though not sharp tip.

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$29.95
S3590
This set offers exceptional quality along with exceptional value. Punch set includes one sturdy punch press and lots of interchangeable punch cartridges all packed in a see through carry case. Alphabet set comes with a separate punch cartridge for each letter. All confetti is collected in press until you pull the lever to release the cartridge. This punch is a terrifically motivating way to work on hand strength, fine motor control, motor planning, visual perception, sequencing, visual memory etc. Use your imagination and have fun!

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Get a Grip on Patterns
$35.95
P6269
Set comes with a 6”x6” individual grip board, 12 laminated pattern/activity cards and 30 colorful plastic clothspins. Matching the clips to the patterns on the card provides a perfect workout for both the eyes and the hands.

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Mosaic Puzzle
$19.95
P8083
Set comes with 490 half inch plastic squares and triangles that fit perfectly into the square holes of the grid. Create your own patterns and pictures or follow the ones provided. There are 6 full size pictures that fit under the grid allowing for simple one to one matching to complete the picture. The 24 pictures in the booklet are smaller and so must be copied by counting and spatially figuring out where to start and when to change colors. Handling and placement of the small, colorful pieces facilitates development of a refined pincher grasp. But for removal everyone loves using the special suction tool provided. Also try using one of our tweezers to help with placement and removal. A terrific product you will reach for again and again!

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Dolphin Animal Snatcher
$2.50
P4810
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Large E-Z Offset Tweezer
$2.95
P9965
These standard operating tweezers are 7 inch long stainless steel and require only a minimal amount of hand strength to squeeze closed. The pointy, not sharp, offset tip makes it easy to see the object you want to pick up. Quality construction allows for use as a precision tool capable of precise work. Pick-up paper clips, our new mini erasers, rice, etc. A great, highly durable addition to any “tool” collection.

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Plastic Tweezers
$1.50
P2622
At only 4 inches long, this “grabby, grippy” new hand tool is just perfect for little fingers. Specifically engineered to maintain alignment, the grooved plastic handle also provides tactile and visual cues for finger placement. Tip is pointed but not sharp and lined with non-slip teeth for holding items. Opens only 1/2 inch, so subtle and refined movement of the thumb and fingers are reinforced. Also great for working on midrange control of arms, midline crossing and range of motion. Try picking up small items including spiny balls, letter beads, colored rice, etc.

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Popcorn Fork
$2.00
P3060
Fun new hand tool was developed for, and works great at, picking up and eating popcorn without getting your hands all buttery. But it also works super at picking up pegs, glitter pom poms, mini erasers, etc. Careful not to squeeze too hard or prongs slip past each other and your “catch” might get away! Fun way to work on grading of movement and hand skills. Try adding a weight source to the hollow shaft to build finger and hand strength.

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Paperoni
Create pictures of adorable jungle animals using this novel art form. Colorful ½ inch tall rolls of paper are glued vertically onto a board following a preprinted color pattern. Once glue has dried, the pieces will stick together, so you can peel this wildly tactile picture from the board and hang anywhere! A fun, creative workout, for the fingers and eyes.Try using a tweezer for a greater challenge. You get 4 reusable picture patterns, glue and over 1000 Paperoni pieces. Enough for 4 or more pictures.

Item Price Part No. Add Qty. to Cart
• Paperoni- Jungle Animals $14.95 P5066
• Paperoni Refill $14.95 P5065
Resistive Reverse Offset Tweezer
$2.95
P9966
Same concept as above but longer in length and more resistive to squeeze open. It also has a bent or offset point giving a clearer view of the object to be picked up. Wood-like overlay provides clear indication of finger placement for best balanced operation. Great tool for building hand strength and endurance.

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