Toddler activities with a basket

A basket, whether it is the laundry one or a small wicker one, turns almost anything into a game. Fill it with textured fabrics to explore, use it as the target for a sock toss, carry it from room to room on a delivery round. The activities here all use a basket as their centre and range from calm sorting to properly energetic fetching. They are good for tidying-up habits too, since a toddler who has spent ten minutes filling a basket is oddly willing to keep going. Steps and skills below.

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Empty the Washing Machine illustration Empty the Washing Machine from 12 months · 20-30 min Laundry Basket Stand illustration Laundry Basket Stand from 12 months · 5-10 min Leaf Crunch Basket illustration Leaf Crunch Basket from 12 months · 20-30 min One Colour Treasure Basket illustration One Colour Treasure Basket from 12 months · 30-45 min Point and It Comes illustration Point and It Comes from 12 months · 5 min Slinky Ball Drop illustration Slinky Ball Drop from 12 months · 10-15 min Textured Fabric Basket illustration Textured Fabric Basket from 12 months · 20-30 min Two Hands Full illustration Two Hands Full from 12 months · 5 min Uh Oh Drop illustration Uh Oh Drop from 12 months · 5 min Who Says Moo illustration Who Says Moo from 12 months · 5 min Carry The Toolbag illustration Carry The Toolbag from 13 months · 20-35 min Leaf Basket Walk illustration Leaf Basket Walk from 13 months · 10-15 min Apple Picking Tree illustration Apple Picking Tree from 14 months · 10-15 min Count The Socks In illustration Count The Socks In from 14 months · 5-10 min Laundry Basket Haul illustration Laundry Basket Haul from 14 months · 20-35 min Paper Tear Basket illustration Paper Tear Basket from 14 months · 10-15 min Pumpkin Hunt illustration Pumpkin Hunt from 14 months · 10-15 min Put Toys in the Bin illustration Put Toys in the Bin from 14 months · 5-10 min Treasure Basket Walk illustration Treasure Basket Walk from 14 months · 25-45 min Bean Bag Toss Basket illustration Bean Bag Toss Basket from 16 months · 20-35 min Car Goes Home illustration Car Goes Home from 16 months · 5-10 min Shoes Off at the Door illustration Shoes Off at the Door from 16 months · 5-10 min Sock Ball Basket illustration Sock Ball Basket from 16 months · 5-10 min Toy Tidy Scoop illustration Toy Tidy Scoop from 16 months · 5-10 min Basket Dip illustration Basket Dip from 18 months · 5 min Book Basket Pick illustration Book Basket Pick from 18 months · 5-10 min Bring Me A Book illustration Bring Me A Book from 18 months · 5-10 min Leaf Toss Basket illustration Leaf Toss Basket from 18 months · 5-10 min Bye-Bye Everything illustration Bye-Bye Everything from 20 months · 5 min Sock Pairing Basket illustration Sock Pairing Basket from 20 months · 20-30 min Laundry Sorting Pile illustration Laundry Sorting Pile from 22 months · 20-35 min Toy in the Box illustration Toy in the Box from 22 months · 5-10 min Where Does It Go? illustration Where Does It Go? from 22 months · 10-15 min Whose Sock Is That? illustration Whose Sock Is That? from 22 months · 10-15 min Whose Turn? illustration Whose Turn? from 22 months · 10-15 min Big And Small Tidy illustration Big And Small Tidy from 24 months · 5-10 min Colour Hunt Basket illustration Colour Hunt Basket from 24 months · 30-45 min Dress-Up Box illustration Dress-Up Box from 24 months · 20-40 min Pick a Fruit and Bring It illustration Pick a Fruit and Bring It from 24 months · 5 min Put Toys To Bed illustration Put Toys To Bed from 24 months · 5-10 min Sock Sorting By Feel illustration Sock Sorting By Feel from 24 months · 5-10 min Spoons in a Basket illustration Spoons in a Basket from 24 months · 5-10 min Kick To The Box illustration Kick To The Box from 26 months · 20-35 min Pumpkin Patch Shop illustration Pumpkin Patch Shop from 26 months · 15-20 min Shopkeeper Pretend Sell illustration Shopkeeper Pretend Sell from 26 months · 25-45 min Sort The Laundry illustration Sort The Laundry from 26 months · 20-40 min Teddy's Trick-or-Treat Trail illustration Teddy's Trick-or-Treat Trail from 26 months · 15-20 min Texture Basket Guess illustration Texture Basket Guess from 26 months · 5-10 min Beanbag Target Games illustration Beanbag Target Games from 36 months · 30-40 min Bug Hotel illustration Bug Hotel from 36 months · 30-40 min Nature Table illustration Nature Table from 36 months · 30-45 min Sock Ghost Throw illustration Sock Ghost Throw from 36 months · 10-15 min Toy Mending Day illustration Toy Mending Day from 36 months · 30-40 min Trick-or-Treat Doors illustration Trick-or-Treat Doors from 36 months · 30-40 min Washing Day Helper illustration Washing Day Helper from 36 months · 30-40 min Picture Shopping List illustration Picture Shopping List from 38 months · 30-40 min Rhyming Pairs Basket illustration Rhyming Pairs Basket from 40 months · 10-15 min Toy Box Labels illustration Toy Box Labels from 40 months · 10-15 min

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