Fork with Spoon
Purpose
Cristiane, who lives with FOP in Brazil, and her father created this combination fork with spoon. It is a large fork with a spoon at the tip. This creation has allowed her to eat snacks and breakfast alone. She says,” My hand no longer goes to my mouth on its own; this way, I can eat harder foods on one side—like bread or savory snacks—while on the other side, using a spoon, I can eat sweets, such as *brigadeiros*. It took two tries because the handle was too short; so I switched spoons, and it worked.”
How to make
Items Needed: Fork, Juice Spoon with an extended handle, Rivet.
- Take the spoon and the fork and insert the rivet to secure them
This tool was created as part of the 2026 Ability Toolbox Homemade Tools Contest. More information about the contest can be found on the IFOPA Webpage. The IFOPA would like to thank The Radiant Hope Foundation for their generous financial support of this program.