Tubby Table

Product Description

Communicative 4

Skills

• As the bather and caregiver interact with the Tubby Table and its accessories, they engage in social exchange about their play.
• Tubby Table and accessories provides opportunity for open, imaginative play whereby bather is encouraged to tell his / her own story about the activity in which he/she is engaged.
• Tubby Table and accessories are easy to understand thereby encouraging bather to label objects, colors, and actions.

Play Ideas

• To encourage expressive language development, encourage bather to create and act out a story on the Tubby Table top using words and sound effects.
• To strengthen auditory processing skills, utilize the Tubby Table accessory packs (race track, zoo animals, etc.) to encourage bather to act out a favorite or made-up story as read or by caregiver.
• At the conclusion of bathing, use the remaining water on the Tubby Table for a watercolor activity to paint a picture of their bath time experience.

Social/Emotional 4

Skills

• Tubby Table encourages development of social interaction between bather and caretaker or bath mate as they play with water and accessories on the Table together.
• Tubby Table can be used independently allowing bather to develop confidence as he / she becomes familiar with the manipulation of Tubby Table and accessories.
• Tubby Table provides engaging water-based activities which can provide an effective method for improving infants’ and toddlers’ tolerance of bathing time.

Play Ideas

• Prior to entering the bath tub, bather and caregiver work together to select bath toys to play with on the Tubby Table and discuss why the toys are a good fit for use with the Table.
• Use Tubby Table and its accessories to tell a progressive story; bather and caregiver / bath mate take turns adding their own narrative with words / sounds and play pieces on the table.

Adaptation Ideas

• Introduce the Tubby Table and accessories to bather outside of tub to familiarize bather with operation of toy.
• Encourage bather to assist caretaker to assemble the Tubby Table before getting in the tub with the toy.

Physical 4

Skills

• Tubby Table encourages strengthening of bather's arm extension and reach to grab and manipulate the accessories across the table.
• Tubby Table encourages development of wrist rotation as the bather scoops and pours water with the Table's shape cups
• Tubby Table height is adjustable to fit bather's height thereby encouraging development of good posture.

Play Ideas

• Instruct bather to fill the Tubby Table shape cups with water by squeezing a soaking wet washcloth or sponge, Use the Tubby Table as a barrier over which to toss rolled up wash cloths or water-friendly balls back and forth with a bath mate, similar to a game of volleyball or tennis.
• Use the Tubby Table as a table in or outside of the bathtub for a pretend tea party, utilizing the shape cups as teacups and teapot.

Adaptation Ideas

• Add or remove Tubby Table leaves to increase or decrease the overall table circumference to improve accessibility to bather.