Orla and Mummy were feeling tired this afternoon, so we needed something simple and fun to while away half an hour. This activity is great - it takes a couple of minutes to set up, and teaches so many key skills while you're having fun. I gathered together a handful of pots, pans, tubs and jars with lids and raided Orla's treasure basket for items that could be put inside them. Then we sat on the floor together, and tried putting the items in different containers, putting the lids on and taking them off again. Simple, but look at what your little one's doing...
Motor skills and dexterity are developed through placing objects inside the different containers and trying to place the lids on accurately. Spatial skills are tried and tested as your child experiments with which objects fit into which containers. Object permanence is learned and reinforced as we remove the lids - "Peepo!" - the object is still there, and this raises a giggle every time! Plus Mummy gets to introduce and repeat 'opposites' with visual aids - 'in' and 'out', 'on' and 'off', 'heavy' and 'light'(objects/receptacles), plus vocabulary about the objects and containers they are playing with.
In the last small Tupperware box, I placed a snack - a perfect way to end the game, when Orla was starting to lose interest!
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