Spoons and Forks

Ages: 2 - 5
Need silverware

This educational kids game teaches children the importance of helping out at home.

An added bonus is it teaches them sorting skills.

Once the dishwasher is ready to be emptied, or the hand washed silverware is ready to be put away, let your child take over.

Lay the knives, forks and spoons all out on the table. Have your child match them up, putting all the same utensils together.

Once everything has been sorted, let your child help you put them in the drawer.

Talk to your child about what utensil is used to eat what food. Explain why soup would be eaten with a spoon and not a fork.

Tell him why we use a knife to put butter on the bread and not a spoon.

Tell her we usually stir things in a pot with a spoon.

If you have different sizes of spoons, knives and forks, have him sort the smaller ones in a separate pile from the larger ones.

Tell him why you have larger spoons. What are they used for? What is a salad fork? Why should you use it?

You can also show your child how to place a spoon, fork and knife on the table beside the dinner plate.

Let her set the table for your next family meal. It's giving her responsibility, and she'll learn how to correctly set the silverware on the table.

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