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The Touch Game

The Touch Game

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The Touch Game
    TG-86828

Description
Based on the sense of touch, this innovative family table game is a multiple award winner! Adults and children can play in friendly competition on an even playing field. Kids love the instant reward of collecting pieces, while parents will appreciate the educational Fun Facts about each piece. In addition to being highly interactive and educational, it is also beneficial to players with special needs.

Special Needs Uses and Benefits:

  • The tactile perception factor, which develops and builds fine motor skills.
  • Memory and cognitive abilities are challenged.
  • Spatial and visualization abilities are strengthened.
  • Literacy and language come into play through the use of names and ‘fun facts’ on the corresponding theme cards.
  • Players retain information more readily as they feel the object, see the image and read (or are recited) the informative passages.
  • The multi-sensory stimulation builds nerve pathways in the cerebral cortex of the brain.
  • Communication skills are developed through interactive play and open discussions on the themed objects.
  • Proprioception, the mind’s awareness of the body, is enhanced through the sense of touch and the relationship to visual, verbal and literary descriptions.
  • Bilateral hand function by using both dominant and non-dominant hands help develop dexterity and reflexology.

Many teachers and therapists use The Touch game with their students and patients as a multi-level learning and assessment tool. The Touch game is highly adaptable to independent settings, by personalizing goals and objectives for each use. The basic rules are simple and are open to imaginative interpretation. It is a valued learning game, accessible for a multitude of applications.

Applications include:

  • autism
  • Asperger's
  • speech and language pathology
  • occupational and physical therapy
  • sight impairment
  • early intervention
  • sensory integration
  • neurological motor disorders
  • stereognosis

Race against the clock to find concealed pieces. Collect interesting play pieces and theme cards for points. Enjoy fast-paced amusement and easy scoring. Develop lightning-fast memory and finger dexterity. Builds confidence and brings family and friends together!

Features include a lighted observation window, built-in timer and self-adjusting hand opening. It comes ready to play with a full starter set of 49 detailed play pieces, 20 theme cards with Fun Facts and Directions.

Winner of these awards and many others:

NAPPA Honors Award 2007, iParenting Media Award, 2006 Top Toy of the Year - Creative Child Magazine, Dr. Toy 100 BEST Children's Products 2002.

Ages 5 to 10.

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