pretzel

[taylorcamel]

How do you sign pretzel?

[c01dunlap]

I was told to fingerspell (by a Central Ohio interpreter). I hope there is a better way, since (1) I'm still terrible at fingerspelling & (2) Sophie is only 2, so she probably won't be able to sign it back for quite some time.

He also suggested that for favorite foods that are normally fingerspelled, we could make up a "home sign". I'm trying to avoid that as much as possible.

[sandys148]

Hook your two pinkys together and move both hands to floor together as if shaking someone's hand once.

HTH

[krley2000]

I got this from a friend of mine who is studying now to be an interpreter. I hope I can explain it right.

make 2 R's pointed down. move them in a pretzel shape (overlapping circles toward the middle, up, out and around)

Kim

[c01dunlap]

Thanks! I am glad for a couple of alternatives to fingerspelling. Guess I should also get off my duff and go to the fingerspelling practice page. Sophie's growing fast, and can't be my excuse forever :rolleyes:

[c01dunlap]

It's been quite a while since my last post on this thread. Since then, I've also been shown another version.

I'm terrible at describing, but here goes:

Handshape (both hands the same) is all fist, but with index finger and thumb forming a circle.

Action is linking the index/thumb circles of both hands (like a link in a chain), and then releasing to re-link the other way (e.g. link/circle that was parallel to floor now rotates perpendicular, and vica versa).

Whew! Somebody tell me if that made ANY sense! I'm guessing that "pretzel" is pretty regionalized, and fingerspelling would be most recognizable until a Deaf person from your area corrects you/shows you the sign. (I was using the pinky shake, and we got 'corrected')

[dmmetler]

It must be regional-the one I learned is to make two Ds, then link the index fingers like the twist on a pretzel.

Alli signs CRACKER and then sort of draws a circle shape in the air-which seems pretty reasonable to me. I've shown her the sign I know for PRETZEL, but so far, she prefers her own.

[heather_212]

Hi,

Before my newborn son was born, we took a signing class. We asked how to sign pretzel because my daughter loves to eat them. She said she didn't know of one (she's been signing for 20+ years) - so we made one up. We sign a "p" on the elbow... like signing cracker but using a "p" instead of a fist. She said that was fine, so that's what we've stuck with.

[c01dunlap]

Hi,

Before my newborn son was born, we took a signing class. We asked how to sign pretzel because my daughter loves to eat them. She said she didn't know of one (she's been signing for 20+ years) - so we made one up. We sign a "p" on the elbow... like signing cracker but using a "p" instead of a fist. She said that was fine, so that's what we've stuck with.
:) I like that!! Of course, who can beat "pineapple bread (http://www.signingtime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1221)" for cuteness? LOL

[abbysmom]

I love the 'p' cracker sign for pretzel!

[heather_212]

:) I like that!! Of course, who can beat "pineapple bread (http://www.signingtime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1221)" for cuteness? LOL

No one! LOL It made me think of my daughter as she's done similar things. Not as cute as pineapple bread, but close. I remember two instances... The first one was when she was watching Sesame Street. Often, when she sees something that she knows the sign for, she'll come find me and say and sign what she saw. So one day she comes running and signs zebra. I didn't think much of it 'til one day I was watching with her and Rosita (sp?) came on and she signed zebra. LOL It was the closest sounding thing to Rosita that she knew so whenever she saw Rosita she signed zebra. I tried to explain to her that Rosita was her name, but she didn't get it.

The other time she was signing potato. She told me she wanted potatoes...which I thought was weird because at the time she didn't like to eat potatoes. I told her I didn't understand her so she brought me to the kitchen and pointed to our bench (it's a bench at the kitchen table that opens to a storage area.) Again, she signed potato. I told her we have no potatoes there but she insisted I open the bench. She signed potato and pointed inside.... to her PlayDoh! LOL She didn't know how to sign PlayDoh, but potato sounded similar, so she used that sign.

I think it's great how these kids use signs to explain what they want, even if they have to get creative to get us to understand.

[abbysmom]

Those are great! Thanks for sharing those cute stories. Mine just makes up signs for things she doesn't know. :)

[c01dunlap]

Heather, that is so cute!! And so creative - aren't our kiddos so incredibly imaginative, even in their communication?

Love it!

[heather_212]

:D
Heather, that is so cute!! And so creative - aren't our kiddos so incredibly imaginative, even in their communication?

Love it!

They truly are! I love it too!

[abbysmom]

Yes, it's usually very cute, but I'm constantly asking her to repeat herself in English and ASL. I never know whether she's saying something I should know...or something she's made up. All the joys of mothering a toddler, I guess. :)

[c01dunlap]

Yes, it's usually very cute, but I'm constantly asking her to repeat herself in English and ASL. I never know whether she's saying something I should know...or something she's made up. All the joys of mothering a toddler, I guess. :)
So very true! It took us FOREVER (like, until maybe a month ago) to figure it out, but Sophie had made up her own word for "thingamajig" when she didn't yet know the word for ____ (fill in the blank). So she kept saying, "Gook" as a part of her sentances. But also began to use "Gook" the same way we might (as in gunk). Veeerrry confusing!

[amiller]

ISophie is only 2, so she probably won't be able to sign it back for quite some time.

Don't underestimate her! Show her consistently and slowly and repeatedly, and you might just be surprised how soon she spells back! kids are way better than we give them credit for -

a

[c01dunlap]

Don't underestimate her! Show her consistently and slowly and repeatedly, and you might just be surprised how soon she spells back! kids are way better than we give them credit for -

a
Aly,

So true! It has been a while since I posted that. She is working on fingerspelling several words these days, and probably would be farther along had I not resisted fingerspelling earlier. She gets lots of exposure these days, since when we spend time with Vonnie & Jelani (both Deaf), I do LOTS of fingerspelling! LOL.