Toddler activities with a bowl

A bowl is the most versatile toy in the house. Fill it, empty it, pour from it, sort into it, turn it upside down and drum on it. The activities here all start with a bowl or two from the cupboard, and most add one other ordinary thing, like a spoon or a handful of pasta. They cover scooping and pouring for the hands, sorting for early maths, and the endless cause-and-effect of tipping something out and putting it back. Steps, skills and switch-ups for each are written out below.

15 activities

Ice Cube Melt illustration Ice Cube Melt from 12 months · 10-15 min Wet Sponge Squeeze illustration Wet Sponge Squeeze from 12 months · 10 min Cotton Ball Scoop illustration Cotton Ball Scoop from 14 months · 5-10 min Sponge Squeeze Bucket Transfer illustration Sponge Squeeze Bucket Transfer from 14 months · 10-15 min Fill the Pet Bowl illustration Fill the Pet Bowl from 16 months · 5 min Frozen Toy Dig illustration Frozen Toy Dig from 16 months · 10-20 min Spoon Scoop Pom Transfer illustration Spoon Scoop Pom Transfer from 16 months · 10-15 min Spoon Transfer illustration Spoon Transfer from 18 months · 5-10 min Button Box Sort illustration Button Box Sort from 24 months · 10-15 min Feed The Pet illustration Feed The Pet from 24 months · 5-10 min Sponge Squeeze Splash illustration Sponge Squeeze Splash from 24 months · 10-15 min Teddy Tea Party illustration Teddy Tea Party from 24 months · 10-15 min Big Bead Threading illustration Big Bead Threading from 26 months · 10-15 min Clothes Peg Picnic illustration Clothes Peg Picnic from 26 months · 10-15 min Muddy Garden Pat-A-Cake illustration Muddy Garden Pat-A-Cake from 28 months · 10-15 min

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