TalkTools® Magenta Fork™ (Bumpy) - 12-Pack
The bumpy Magenta Fork sits in the middle of the sensory range, giving clients a step up in tactile feedback once they're ready to move past a smooth surface. Small raised bumps along the tines provide noticeable but moderate input during each bite, which can help build oral awareness without overwhelming a sensitive client. Therapists use this fork for hand-over-hand guidance, lip closure practice, and gradual exposure to new food textures, and it pairs naturally with the TalkTools® Magenta Spoon for a matching feeding set. For more options, visit the feeding tools collection, and consider TalkTools courses for additional guidance on sequencing sensory feeding goals.
Therapy Goals
- Provide oral awareness and tactile sensory input during structured feeding activities
- Encourage lip closure and lip-rounding engagement around the fork tines
- Support upper and lower lip stimulation during food presentation and acceptance
- Facilitate hand-over-hand feeding assistance between clinician, caregiver, and child
- Build tolerance and normalization of food textures through structured sensory exposure
- Promote generalization of feeding skills from the clinical setting to home routines
- Coordinates with the popular TalkTools® Magenta Spoon in design and feel for a unified utensil set
- Ergonomic Comfort Grip Handle makes hand-over-hand feeding assistance easier for caregivers and clinicians
- One of three surface options (Smooth, Bumpy, Textured) used to grade sensory input across a feeding program; this pack provides the Bumpy variant
- Stimulates both the upper and lower lip during feeding
- Lightweight and dishwasher safe on the top rack, making cleanup between sessions simple
- Made in the USA; meets FDA compliance and is latex-free, lead-free, BPA-free, and phthalate-free
- Includes a reusable storage bag and basic instructions
- Works alongside other items from the feeding tools collection for a fuller therapy toolkit
- Supports carryover so families can keep practicing feeding goals at home
- Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and occupational therapists (OTs) building feeding therapy plans
- Therapists working with children who show sensory processing difficulties or oral defensiveness
- Clients with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, or related conditions affecting feeding
- Children who need a moderate sensory step between smooth and textured input
- Caregivers continuing feeding practice at home under therapist direction
- Private practice, school-based, NICU, and early intervention programs
- 12 x TalkTools® Magenta Fork™ (Bumpy)
- 1 x Reusable storage bag
- Basic instructions
| Surface | Bumpy |
| Available Variations | Smooth, Bumpy, and Textured (each sold separately) |
| Material | FDA-compliant, BPA-free, latex-free, lead-free, phthalate-free plastic |
| Handle | Comfort Grip ergonomic design |
| Care | Dishwasher safe (top rack only) |
| Country of Origin | Made in the USA |
| Compatibility | Compatible with the TalkTools® Magenta Spoon and complementary feeding utensil sets |
- Clean before first use by washing with warm water and mild soap, or place on the top rack of a dishwasher
- After each use, clean on the top rack of a dishwasher or with warm water and mild soap
- Do not use abrasive cleaners, bleach, or harsh chemicals
- Inspect forks before each use; discard at the first sign of wear, deformation, or damage
- Store in the included reusable storage bag when not in use