Care of Person

Unfastening and Fastening of hooks and eyes

Material Description:

The right flap overlaps the left one.  On the upper surface of the left flap metal eyes have been attached, stitched through their eyelets.  The hooks are fixed so that when the they are in the eyes there is a slight pull.  Have five to six sets of hooks and eye per frame.

Note

Other frames with different types of hooks and eyes should be available

 

Display:

Keep it after the press stud frame

 

Presentation:

  • To open
  • Start at the top
  • With your thumb and index pull back the top corner of the right flap to expose the first set of hooks and eyes
  • With the left index and thumb stand the eyelet vertical
  • Holding the material firmly pull the right index and thumb to the left
  • The hook slides out of the eyelet
  • Release the left hand
  • Pull the right flap back to show the hook and eye have been released, then replace
  • Repeat with the other hooks and eyes

 

  • Fully open the right flap
  • Fully open the left flap

 

  • To close
  • With your thumb and index pull back the top corner of the right flap to expose the first set of hooks and eyes
  • With the left index and thumb stand the eyelet vertical
  • Holding the material firmly pull the right index and thumb to the left, over the eyelet
  • The hook slides into the eyelet
  • Release the left hand
  • Pull the right flap back to show the hook and eye have been fastened, then replace
  • Release your right hand
  • Repeat with the other hooks and eyes till all of them are fastened
  • Let the child open and close the flaps

Points of Interest:

  • Move the fabric not the hook
  • The eye standing vertically
  • The hook slides in and out of the eyelet
  • The right flap must overlap the left

Purpose:

  • Co-ordination of Movement
  • Independence
  • Concentration
  • Social Adaptation

 

 

Age at Presentation:

Three years, after the presentation of the large button frame

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