Make Smoothie
A smoothie looks simple but has many moments: measure, fill, put the lid on and start the blender, which suddenly roars in the middle of it all. The pictures below break the recipe up so each step comes one at a time.
♀Make smoothie
A girl puts spinach and banana into a blender to make a smoothie.
About this visual support
Behind a simple smoothie hides a whole string of handgrips. Berries and spinach must be measured and poured in, the banana broken into pieces and the lid fitted properly, and only then do you press the button. In the middle of it all comes the sharp noise of the blender, which can jolt the whole body if it arrives unexpectedly.
Visual support turns the recipe into a safe sequence. When the child sees the steps in order, there is no need to hold the whole process in mind, and the picture of the blender becomes a warning so the loud noise does not surprise. What is expected frightens less.
One concrete tip is to give the blending step its own picture where you cover your ears or count down before starting, so the noise becomes something the child controls rather than something that strikes. The loud part then turns fun rather than unpleasant. In the Routined app you can save the smoothie recipe as a chain of pictures and let the child follow it every time.