We first heard about the Rubber band Trick when we were watching Criminal Minds. I'm not sure if all of you are familiar with the series, but there was a scene in one episode there where they were all eating in a Chinese restaurant and one of them, Agent Reid, was struggling with his chopsticks so another agent, JJ, helped him by putting a rubber band on them. She twirled the rubber band around and around and voila! Agent Reid was able to eat with the chopsticks like a pro.
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Our family loves Japanese. Although we've already memorized how to ask for a spoon and fork in Thai (shon som, na ka), my 7-year old always wants to try eating with chopsticks. Unfortunately, she doesn't know how so Richard and I thought the rubber band trick would be perfect for Aly.
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What exactly is the rubber band trick anyway? I Googled it and I found this and this. Basically, you need the paper sleeve that the chopsticks come in and a piece of rubber band. You twirl the rubber band again and again, at the top of the chopsticks. Then, you fold the paper sleeve again and again until it's small enough to create a small gap when you put it between the chopsticks right under the rubber band. It's supposed to look like this:
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Rubber band on top and the folded paper sleeve below it.
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Watch how my Aly turns into a chopsticks pro.
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Getting a grip on things.
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Try to get the paper napkin with your chopsticks, babe.
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Look, mom! I did it!
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Eating her tonkatsu with chopsticks (I had to cut the meat into small pieces first so she can easily pick then up)
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So easy to use chopsticks, mommy!
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Serious!
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It was a fun mommy-daughter lunch date!
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Aly loved the rubber band trick so much, I always bring a couple of rubber bands in my bag because my big girl wants to impress her dad with her newfound chopstick skills.
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