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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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Monkey Magnets
Each Monkey Magnet Puzzle Box contains; 105-127 magnetic foam pieces in a variety of fun shapes and colors; 6 transparent templates and 16 color pictures to copy. Use the lid as a perfect work surface and when playtime is over, everything goes back inside the tin storage box. The fun graphics and cool colors make this a highly appealing way to work on visual perception, form consistency design copy and hand skills. Two designs to choose from (Sorry- no monkey's!)

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Farm Magnets (monkey magnet) $13.95 P0280 Quantity   
Robot Magnets (Monkey Magnets) $13.95 $11.95 On Sale! P3390 Quantity   
Vehicle Magnets (Monkey Magnets) $13.95 P3361 Quantity   
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Magnetic Mosaics for Kids
$24.95
P3360
It’s like coloring by number but with 600 colorful, easy to handle magnetic foam cubes instead of pencils and they are simply irresistible! Use the ½ “ square cubes to create your own designs and patterns or use one of the 20 color/number coded templates to create mosaic masterpieces. The large 12x17 inch magnetic board can be placed on included easel in either landscape or portrait orientations so you get great hand and arm positioning. Perfect materials for working on visual perception, decoding,sequencing and hand skills.

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Stacking Caps
$15.95
P2193
The sheer abundance of color and material you get with this product makes it irresistible! The approximately 1” x ½” plastic caps come in 10 attractive colors and they stack. A terrific way to work on the arches of the hand and finger mobility, mid range control of fingers and arm, grading of movement, as well as design copy and direction following skills.

Try holding 5, 10 or more in a stack in your hand. Then place them down one at a time on the table. Pick them up again duplicating the order of a different stack or as verbally instructed. Increase level of arousal and speed of response by having 2 or more players race to complete a set tower design. Enough pieces for large groups or to share with another therapist/teacher.

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Wood Pegs and Pictures
$13.95
P5612
A beautiful crafted 5"" square wooden pegboard with 91 holes. Comes with100 ¾"" painted wooden pegs in 4 colors and 4 pictures to re-create. Small size and attractive design makes it easy to transport and irresistible to children and adults. Try using with one of our tweezers or other tools to challenge hand skills, visual perception or spatial relations. Versatile piece for use with a wide variety of clients.

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Squiggle Wiggle Worms
$15.95
P2061
Cute little worms bounce up and down in the big red apple, just waiting to be picked. Pluck one and check the color of his tail. Keep your color, but put the others back. Player with the most worms wins. Helps develop timing and digital grasping patterns. A delightful game, full of giggles and squiggles. 2-4 players. No batteries required.

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Dancing Animals
$1.95
P3902
They're back!

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Magnetic Wand and Chips
You'll find 1000 uses for this strong magnet & small plastic colorful chips.Play: follow a path; chip pick up; move the chip but don't attach it". Also use for sorting, counting and in-hand manipulation tasks. 20 chips included. Additional 50 pack of chips available.

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Magnetic Chips and Wand $4.50 X2503 Quantity   
Magnetic Chips (50) only $2.00 X2502 Quantity   
Deluxe Peg Set
$18.95
P3502
The only peg set you'll ever need or want. Soft plastic board and 208 assorted colored pegs in 3 sizes. Unique board joins with storage space to form a handy carry box with handle. Some picture ideas included on box."

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In-hand Manipulation Box
$19.95
P6704
Therapist designed box of finger fun! Includes tasks to work on small muscle control of the fingers. Start by manipulating three small balls around the palm. Next use the unique adjustable butterfly device for placing washers. Third task places chips into hand held container and last uses the pencil-like magnet device to pick-up, retrieve and retain as many washers as possible in one hand. Unusual and motivating devices challenges the hands and encourages hard work from the finger muscles needed for writing.

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Wind-Up Toys
A fun assortment of 3 quality wind-up toys, each with attention grabbing actions. Some flip and roll, some popover and some are part of a marching band. All great for encouraging bilateral coordination, fine motor skills and finger strengthening.

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Wind-Up Toys (set of 3) $9.50 P7911 Quantity   
Single Wind-Up Toy - Assorted Styles $3.50 P7915 Quantity   
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My Tissue Art
$10.95
P1965
What a great idea – keep the best part of a classic classroom art project and get rid of the messy, hard to control part. The artist must still crunch up the small tissue paper squares into balls of color but instead of worrying about too little or too much glue, they now just push them down onto the self stick pattern card. Comes with 800 rainbow colored tissue paper squares and 6 self-stick pictures. A great bilateral fine motor, and finger strengthening activity. And clean-up is now a snap so, “on the go” therapists have a new tool!

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Peg Mosaic
$29.95
P6806
This classic pegboard and peg activity provides bright, colorful pleasing materials for working on basic and refined hand skills, visual perception, design copy, counting, color recognition, pattern sequencing, auditory processing, attention to detail and so much more. Comes with one clear plastic 10”x 7 1/2” pegboard, 320 small pegs in 4 colors and 12 pattern cards. Place pattern under pegboard or create your own. A must have for all classrooms, clinics and fine motor centers.

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Mini Clothes Pins
$1.95
P4802
Small, 1" colored plastic clothes pins-that work! 24 in a package. Ideal for fine pinch & finger strengthening. Place around boxes,on clothes, attached to each other, even use to pick things up.

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Peg Domino
$35.95
W6245
Classic matching game with a great fine motor twist. Players take turns placing the 28, 1-1/2” bicolored plastic clothespins on the vertical dividers of circular board. First player to match all their clips wins. Finger strengthening has never been this much fun! Also great for working on wrist and forearm positioning, color matching, turn taking, and beginning strategic planning. High quality plastic used in construction.

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Crazy Clickers
$0.75
P4807
1" round face with crazy eys and a large mouth that "clicks" when opened and closed. Can be used as a noise maker or a grabber. Place index and middle finger on protruding eyes and thumb underneath in his dimple to encourage a 3 point pincer grasp and palmar arching. Brightly colored, highly motivating and fun!

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Bean Counters
$9.95
P6703
You receive 200 flat 2 color chips with a unique beanlike shape. White on one side, red on the other. Great for working on inhand manipulation skills and speed. Try putting 3 in your hand and turning them all to the same color, or line up 10 or more in a row and see how fast you can turn them over. When cleaning up, pick up each one with fingertips, no sliding to edge of table allowed.

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Mini Playing Cards
$1.50
P1501
2 1/2 inch glossy finished playing cards in a plastic storage box. Great size for smaller hands or makes larger hands work harder. Unlimited uses for therapy and play. Small and convenient for travel and therapy bags.

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Mini Dice
$3.50
P4804
These tiny 1/4” little guys are real dice in mixed colors. So cute and appealing everyone will want to play. You get 24 in a package along with activity ideas. Great for number and color matching, picking up with hand tools or with fingers for in-hand manipulation work. Also develop the arches of the hand as you practice that perfect roll!

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Flip ‘N’ Stack Monkeys
$15.95
P2210
This may be addictive, so be prepared! Place your first performer on the launch platform, press, and watch him jump, flip, and sail through the air, hoping to land upright on the magnetic landing pad. The object of the game is to get all of your performers stacked one on top of the other, in any arrangement. The super strong magnets in their arms and legs make seemingly impossible catches a reality. But is takes some steady hands, a good eye, and lots of focus to control your launches. Easy to learn – hard to master! Play with friends or by yourself. Comes with carry bag for anywhere flip, stick and stack’em fun!

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Peg Pen
$27.95
P5627
A silly name for a classic toy. Set includes 109 wooden pegs in 3 shapes and four colors all fit into the clear plastic grid tray. The pattern sheets, 4 included, may be placed under the tray for color matching or next to it for pattern copy work.Can also create simple patterns on your own for copying. Pieces are slightly larger then other grid sets. Great for grasp, manipulation and design copying work.

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Coin Bank
$4.95
V4061
Think of this heavy cardboard bank as the handy container with removable lid, you’re always looking for. Great for simple bilateral hold and put activities. Slot in lid will accommodate flat items as large as a half-dollar or remove lid to place larger items. And, it comes with 94 realistic coins for working on in-hand manipulation and translation skills as well as sorting, money recognition and math skills.

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Pontiki
$5.95
P2510
Each Pontiki Pod unscrews so you can mix and match parts to create an endless array of body shapes. An assortment of small pieces come inside each pod for adding eyes, tails, ears etc. The more pods you have, the more creative you can be in your construction and the greater the workout for the hands. Pontiki Power!

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Popbeads
It took us awhile, but we finally found the BEST POPBEADS and they REALLY WORK! All the benefits of the old stand by activity, but made more fun and motivating by the new designs available. These hard to find popbead designs are made in the USA, of high quality plastic. A wonderful activity to address bilateral hand skills, finger strength, and stability of the hand. As with most small items, PFOT provides a recloseable plastic bag, for easier travel in your treatment bag or in backpacks. Three types are available, and all are interconnecting!

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Large-size Popbead Set $5.95 P9903 Quantity   
Small-size Popbead Set $3.95 P9904 Quantity   
Butterfly Popbeads $3.95 P9905 Quantity   
Key Chains
$2.95
P4808
And you thought they were just for holding your keys... Think again! These brightly colored plastic 2 1/2" belt clip key rings are great hand/finger therapy tools. Brightly colored and highly motivating. Attach many together to form long chains or necklaces. Comes 12 to a set in assorted colors. Great for classroom and home programs.

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Drill and Design
$42.95
P3519
A powerfully fun and meaningful activity for a wide range of children. Use the “power” drill or screwdriver to screw bolts into the 100-hole activity board. Set comes with 120 plastic bolts in 5 colors, 3 interchangeable drill/screwdriver bits, 2-sided wrench and 10 picture/pattern cards. Follow the cards or create original patterns. Watch hand and planning skills develop as this well designed tool provides years of fun and purposeful activity.

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