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The Tovertafel UP is a fun care innovation that encourages adults with a intellectual disability to take part in physical activity and social interaction. The challenging games can be played either independently or with supervision.

What is the Tovertafel UP?

Are you looking for a social and energetic activity for people with intellectual disabilities? The Tovertafel UP brings people with moderate to serious intellectual disabilities together in their natural surroundings. The result? A lot of fun and a lively and comfortable atmosphere. The games are unique because of their grown-up character and their accessibility for people with differing developmental levels. The Tovertafel has added value for each client: some actively join in on the fun, while others take part from a distance.

 

The Tovertafel is a little box that can be mounted on the ceiling, for instance, above the dining room table of a day care or care home. Inside the box is, among other things, a high-quality projector, infrared sensors, speaker, and processor that work together to project the games onto the table. Because the colourful objects respond to hand and arm movements, clients get to play with the light itself.
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How was the Tovertafel developed?

Research is central to what we do. Not only did the Tovertafel emerge from the PhD research of Hester Le Riche, all our products are the result of a thorough design process. At Active Cues, we always have several students doing research for their studies.

 

We develop the Tovertafel games through the co-design method, working together with the target group and their environment. We talk with care workers and family members and each new game is tested with the clients. Because we actively involve them in the design process, we can tailor our products to their needs and interest, and thereby ensure that games will stimulate them as best as possible. See the research that went into developing the Tovertafel Original

  • Animal Sounds

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    Cognitive Social Physical

    Animal Sounds

    Tovertafel Original

    Listen carefully and match the animal sound with the right picture.

    “Oohoe! Oohoe!” To which animal does this sound belong? Take on the challenge and practice listening skills. Mosquito? Boar? Owl? Pictures of animals are all over the table. Focus well and work together to touch the right picture. When all animals have been matched, a swinging reward follows!

     

    Tip:Name the animals that you see and hear. Whose is this the favorite animal?

  • Shopping List

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    Cognitive Social Physical

    Shopping List

    Tovertafel Original

    Remember the right groceries and put them in the basket.

    A potato, toothpaste and bananas. In this cognitively challenging game, players can train their working memory by doing their shopping. Concentrate well on the shopping list with drawings. Then products fly over the table and players can load a shopping basket. Was this on the list? The messages are scanned. Bliep! The more good products, the more difficult it becomes.

     

    Tip:Players can also work together. If you remember the banana, I will remember the fish.

  • Dominoes

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    Cognitive Social Physical

    Dominoes

    Tovertafel Original

    What numbers are the same? Touch them, make contact and win!

    The dominoes are broken in half. Both halves move one step to the left or the right. Does the amount of dots on the two domino halves match? Touch them quickly. The cognitive challenge increases: matching dots, numbers and eventually numbers with dots. Play against each other or just make pairs with the player on the other side. If you touch the same match at the same time, you both win!

     

    Tip:Play in teams for extra excitement and success experiences!

  • Transport Puzzle

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    Transport Puzzle

    Tovertafel Original

    Work together to complete Transport Puzzle to reveal different vehicles

    Transport Puzzle has pieces of a puzzle moving across the table. Will it be a fire engine? A digger? Or perhaps a lorry? Try to guess what the puzzle is before you’ve touched all the pieces and reveal a super-cool vehicle! Once touched, the puzzles move to the correct places on the board meaning it’s suitable for all levels and everyone can enjoy this well-known activity together.

Benefits of the Tovertafel UP

  • The Tovertafel UP contains a strong group component and stimulates playing together
  • The games were developed through co-design: together with the target group
  • The clients can play with the Tovertafel independently
  • Everyone can take part at their own level
  • The Tovertafel results in valuable interactions with relatives, informal carers and care staff
  • The Tovertafel does not take up any space and is not in the way
  • Extensive range of games: each game has its own goals
  • We offer an optimal service to make using the Tovertafel as easy as possible

Purchasing a Tovertafel

We place a high value on quality and service, and with our extensive service we ensure that the installation and use of Tovertafel is as simple as possible. For more information about the costs and the different packages, please contact us.

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Why Active Cues?

Training & support

Discover all the possibilities of the Tovertafel. After the Tovertafel is installed, we offer staff and family members extensive support on the daily use of the Tovertafel. We even provide you with a special Tovertafel buddy.

More about our training and support

Co-design

Because we use the co-design method and actively involve our target groups in the design process, we can tailor our products to their needs and interest. That way, we ensure that games will stimulate them as best as possible

Read more about co-design

Scientific research

The Tovertafel is based on scientific research. In her PhD research, Hester Le Riche studied how the physical and social environment affect activity among older people with dementia. She also did a literature study into their play experiences.

See our research

Questions

Do you have questions about the Tovertafel, or do you want to know more about purchasing the Tovertafel or one of its games? Then perhaps you can find the answer in the FAQs. If you would prefer to speak to someone in person, please get in touch.

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