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Play vacuum cleaner has colored balls that tumble inside a clear rotating cylinder when pushed. Included hand vac has a small version of the tumbling balls.
Approx. Price: $24.99 Box Age Range: 1+ yrs # of Pieces: 2-5 Washability: Surface Wipe Storability: Bulky Directions: None Play Locations: Indoor Adjustability: None Levels of Play: Three Levels Batteries: None needed
Lightweight
Durable
Auditorily Stimulating
Visually Stimulating
Promotes Active Play
Self-Contained
Simple
Fosters Imagination/Promotes Creativity
Developmental processes promoted
Visual Attention
Auditory Attention
Cause and Effect
Action Concepts e.g. In/Out, Push/Pull, On/Off, Go/Stop
The ball tumbling sound when the vacuum is moving may help direct a child’s attention during play.
Vacuuming is a simple concept to understand.
Vacuuming provides opportunities for repetitive play, which can be soothing to a child.
The hand-held unit can be an age appropriate alternative for older children who still need the simplicity and stimulation of a rattle.
Skills
Cause and effect relationships are taught when children hear and see the tumbling balls in response to their movement with the vacuum.
Action concepts such as push/pull, go/stop can be emphasized during play.
Vacuuming is a life skill that can be taught in a playful manner and that knowledge can be generalized to using a real vacuum.
Imagination and pretend play are easiest to introduce using toys that are familiar to children.
Help children begin to explore problem solving by giving them tasks to do, such as vacuum the stairs or in a small space, that require a child to decide what vacuum to use – the upright vacuum or the hand-held vac.
Play Ideas
Include play in real cleaning efforts to help children begin to understand home responsibilities.
Use this vacuum as a way to help children pick up their toys. In order to vacuum the floor, toys must be put away.
The ball tumbling sound when the vacuum is moving may help direct a child’s attention during play.
Vacuuming is a simple concept to understand.
Vacuuming provides opportunities for repetitive play, which can be soothing to a child.
Skills
Action concepts such as push/pull, go/stop can be emphasized during play.
Vacuuming is a life skill that can be taught in a playful manner and that knowledge can be generalized to using a real vacuum.
Imagination and pretend play are easiest to introduce using toys that are familiar to children.
Play Ideas
Have children provide the sound effects when moving the vacuum. This can help them practice vocalizations to improve articulation of speech sounds and strengthen oral muscles.
For children who require more sensory stimulation, use the hand-held vac to roll over the child’s arms, legs and back.
While sitting in a stationary position, use the ball tumbler on the upright vacuum for a child to roll with his hands. The large, easy-to-see balls that tumble are red, blue and green and may provide visual stimulation.
The ball tumbling sound when the vacuum is moving may help direct a child’s attention during play.
Vacuuming is a simple concept to understand.
Vacuuming provides opportunities for repetitive play, which can be soothing to a child.
Skills
Imagination and pretend play can emerge from a physical activity. Vacuuming can also introduce pretend play because the act of vacuuming is very concrete and something children have witnessed and understand.
Modeling and role play can be a form of education for children.
Vacuuming is a life skill that can be taught in a playful manner and that knowledge can be generalized to using a real vacuum.
Play Ideas
Play house to help practice repetitive and expressive language and increase verbal communication.
Purposefully place toys in a child’s way to help provide opportunities for the child to request assistance (e.g. “Move, please.”)
Have children provide the sound effects when moving the vacuum. This can help them practice vocalizations to improve articulation of speech sounds and strengthen oral muscles.
The vacuum is upright and stationary. The upright component will not revolve down to the floor. However, a child could not depend on it to stabilize himself. The vacuum will fall.
The hand-held unit can be an age appropriate alternative for older children who still need the simplicity and stimulation of a rattle.
Skills
Mature hand grasp is used on the vertical handle.
Eye-hand coordination can be incorporated into play when vacuuming specific areas and using the hand-held vac.
As children vacuum, they extend their arm and core and reach out in front of themselves.
Wrist rotation is used when pushing and pulling and when turning the vacuum in different directions.
Advanced grow motor skills are used along with weight shifting and balance. It is more advanced because the vacuum has a one-handed handle and can tip if a child is not independently stabile.
Motor planning skills are put into play to pick up and push the vacuum.
Foot placement is a part of play so children do not kick the vacuum.
Crossing midline and hand transferring
Play Ideas
Use the hand-held vacuum for children who are in a stationary position and may not be able to walk with the upright vacuum.
For children who have significant physical limitations, use the hand-held vac to roll over the child’s arms, legs and back.
While sitting in a stationary position, use the ball tumbler on the upright vacuum for a child to roll with his hands. There is a fair amount of resistance that will assist in strengthening hands.
