Celebrating the festive season remotely with family
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Read moreWhat’s in the bottle?
What you need
A sack (if you don’t have a sack, an item such as an old pillowcase works well!)
Benefits
- Developing hand-eye coordination
- Encouraging problem-solving (working out how to get the objects in!)
- Exploring shape, space and measure
The experience
- Sit on the floor with your baby/toddler or have some tummy time. Place pom-poms or straw or other small object in a basket or on the floor, just out of reach!
- Put the bottle in front of your child.
- Encourage them to reach for a pom-pom and put it in the bottle. Try putting a red herring in the basket – something that won’t fit in the bottle!
- Take turns having a go – describe what you’re doing and celebrate successes or encourage your child to keep trying.
- Describe the shapes and colours; challenge your child by finding different containers, not just bottles, that have openings of different sizes.