Wee WEDGITS

Product Description

Social/Emotional 4

Skills

Skills

• Wee Wedgits are exploration and discovery driven allowing kids to build confidence while learning.

• The stacking set can be used to hone social skills, sharing and turn taking.

• The child can use the Wee Wedgits to pretend play, which promotes social awareness of self and others.

Play Ideas

• Wee Wedgits are easy to "take along" for travel. The stacking set comes with a clear case for portability. 

• The stacking set does not need all of the Wedgits for exploratory play if a caregiver wants to limit the amount of pieces to keep track of. 

• Additional Wedgits can be combined to advance play and build upon creativity and exploration. 

Physical 4

Skills

• Eye-hand coordination is practiced when the child plays with Wee Wedgits.
• The child can use two hands cooperatively to hold and stack a Wee Wedgit.
• Grasping and releasing is worked on when a child picks up and stacks a Wee Wedgit.

Play Ideas

• The Wee Wedgits can be lined up in a row.
• The Wee Wedgits can be stacked from smallest to largest forming an opening in the middle where the child can put things in.
• The pieces can be placed at different levels to encourage a child to pull up to reach for pieces, or climb over obstacles to get to a piece.

Adaptation Ideas

• A piece of non-skid material, such as Dycem or non-skid shelf liner, can be used to ensure that the bottom piece will not slip.
• Velcro can be added to help the pieces stick together.
• Hand-over-hand assistance can be given for children who require more physical help.

Cognitive 4

Skills

• This item can help promote the understanding of action concepts such as in/out and on/off.
• Contrasting colors provide an opportunity for color recognition and identification.
• Graduating sizes can be used to teach sequencing concepts.

Play Ideas

• Play “I spy” by looking through the opening of one of the pieces.
• A set of colored cards can be added to work on matching.
• Add a picture of different configurations for the child to duplicate.

Adaptation Ideas

• Using a black permanent marker, label each piece with its corresponding color name.