Learn Play Eat

We want to support and educate parents and carers who have picky little eaters, and help them find a way through this often frustrating situation. You can also find out more watching our explainer video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mu6GRLIo2RI Main features *Helps children interact with food by suggesting fun, real-life activities to do with foods, which we call Experiments *Records the child’s progress through the Experiments *Allows children to interact with the mobile app including cute characters, sounds and certificates to download and colour as an incentive to participating *Videos introducing each experiment which provide peer modelling opportunities *Dinner Time Hacks section gives a few ideas to make mealtimes less stressful *5 minute food fun, lets you quickly access all the activities in our database Why it works This app is helpful for kids with sensory challenges or phobias towards new foods *It is based on desensitisation methods used by occupational therapists and other health professionals. *Kids become more familiar with different foods, reducing fear of new foods overall. *We have a system of points, levels, and certificates to make it feel more like a game How it works *Choose which food Experiment you want to do and prepare the food. Each contains a group of similar foods to choose from. *Learn about each food with your child using the 5 senses, and play games to become more familiar with it. Tap the buttons to get the monkey to suggest ideas. They can complete everything or just do the parts they are comfortable with at this point. *Your child earns points for every interaction with a food, moving up a level when they complete an experiment and. Afterwards, you can download a printable certificate for them to colour. *Track which foods your child has tried and see which ones they interacted most with, and then share that information with family or health professionals.