Apple Toothpick Tower

What you need

• Toothpicks An apple

Benefits

This activity can help introduce 2D or 3D shapes to your child.

The experience

Cut the apple into different cubes and start connecting them to the toothpicks with your child, being mindful of the sharp endings of the toothpicks.

Start with 4 cubes, working with your child to connect all the cubes together with the toothpicks. What shapes can you make? Can you make a square, a rectangle, a triangle? What about 3D shapes, like a cube or a pyramid? Once you’ve tried out a few shapes, you could see if you could build a tall tower!