The Last of the Yoghurt

What you need

• a small pot of yoghurt
• a short spoon

How to do it

1. Eat most of a yoghurt pot with them as usual.
2. Leave the last bit for them to get out on their own.
3. Hold the pot steady while they scrape round the sides.
4. Let them decide when it's finished.

Why it matters

Scraping the last of a pot takes a turning, tilting wrist, which is exactly the movement that keeps a spoon level on its way to the mouth, and it's the part of spoon use that comes last.

What they're learning

Turning the wrist

Getting round the inside of a pot needs the wrist to rotate, which is the hardest part of spoon use.

Keeping it level

A spoon that stays level stays full. That's the whole point of the wrist turn.

Finishing the job

An empty pot is a clear result of their own work.

What to look for

Watch for the spoon staying level as it comes out of the pot.

A tip

Food falling off the spoon on the way up is normal for a good while yet. The wrist turn that stops it is one of the last pieces to arrive.

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