Toddler activities with a tray

A baking tray is the secret to sensory play without the clean-up. Anything that happens on a tray stays on the tray, more or less, which means flour, water, ice and rice all become reasonable indoor activities. The ones on this page all use a tray as their base. They are mostly hands-in-it sensory play, with a few pouring and sorting games too. Lay a towel underneath, keep a cloth nearby, and let them go. Steps, what they are learning and a drier version for each are written out below.

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Draw in the Oats illustration Draw in the Oats from 12 months · 10-15 min Flour Hand Prints illustration Flour Hand Prints from 12 months · 25-40 min Foil Tray Drum Band illustration Foil Tray Drum Band from 12 months · 10-15 min Garden Splash Tray illustration Garden Splash Tray from 12 months · 10-15 min Jelly Squish Tray illustration Jelly Squish Tray from 12 months · 20-35 min Pudding Finger Paint Splat illustration Pudding Finger Paint Splat from 12 months · 20-30 min Wash the Pumpkin illustration Wash the Pumpkin from 12 months · 10-15 min Wet Hand Prints illustration Wet Hand Prints from 12 months · 10-15 min Flour Spoon Tap illustration Flour Spoon Tap from 13 months · 5-10 min Flour Spoon Trace illustration Flour Spoon Trace from 13 months · 5-10 min Watering Can Fill illustration Watering Can Fill from 13 months · 5-10 min Cornflour Goop Tray illustration Cornflour Goop Tray from 14 months · 20-35 min Fill the Jack-o'-Lantern illustration Fill the Jack-o'-Lantern from 14 months · 10-15 min Funnel Water Race illustration Funnel Water Race from 14 months · 5-10 min Oat Tub Fill illustration Oat Tub Fill from 14 months · 20-35 min Pots And Pans Band illustration Pots And Pans Band from 14 months · 25-40 min Spider Tape Rescue illustration Spider Tape Rescue from 14 months · 10-15 min Yoghurt Finger Paint illustration Yoghurt Finger Paint from 14 months · 20-35 min Carry The Cutlery illustration Carry The Cutlery from 16 months · 5-10 min Flour Dough Knead illustration Flour Dough Knead from 16 months · 20-40 min Paintbrush Puddle Art illustration Paintbrush Puddle Art from 16 months · 5-10 min Muffin Tray Snack illustration Muffin Tray Snack from 18 months · 5-10 min Put Shoes by the Door illustration Put Shoes by the Door from 18 months · 5-10 min Flour Sift Shake illustration Flour Sift Shake from 20 months · 5-10 min Funnel Pour Practice illustration Funnel Pour Practice from 22 months · 10-15 min Big Jug, Little Cups illustration Big Jug, Little Cups from 24 months · 30-45 min Cauldron Scoop and Count illustration Cauldron Scoop and Count from 24 months · 15-25 min Coffee Filter Bats illustration Coffee Filter Bats from 24 months · 15-20 min Jelly Hands Dig illustration Jelly Hands Dig from 24 months · 20-30 min Mummy Pumpkin illustration Mummy Pumpkin from 24 months · 15-20 min Shaker Bottle Symphony illustration Shaker Bottle Symphony from 24 months · 20-35 min Water The Plants illustration Water The Plants from 24 months · 5-10 min Flour Finger Drawing illustration Flour Finger Drawing from 26 months · 20-30 min Muffin Tray Sort illustration Muffin Tray Sort from 26 months · 10-15 min Oat Scoop And Pour illustration Oat Scoop And Pour from 26 months · 25-40 min Pumpkin Spice Café illustration Pumpkin Spice Café from 26 months · 20-30 min Put Them Back illustration Put Them Back from 26 months · 5-10 min Teddy Tea Party Pour illustration Teddy Tea Party Pour from 30 months · 10-15 min Which Rolls Furthest? illustration Which Rolls Furthest? from 30 months · 10-15 min Sink or Float Guess illustration Sink or Float Guess from 33 months · 10-15 min Spaghetti Snip Tray illustration Spaghetti Snip Tray from 34 months · 10-15 min Barefoot Feely Path illustration Barefoot Feely Path from 36 months · 15-20 min Cheesy Scone Bake illustration Cheesy Scone Bake from 36 months · 30-45 min Cutlery Drawer Sort illustration Cutlery Drawer Sort from 36 months · 5-10 min Fairy Cake Bake illustration Fairy Cake Bake from 36 months · 30-45 min Fill the Bird Feeder illustration Fill the Bird Feeder from 36 months · 10-15 min Frozen Toy Rescue illustration Frozen Toy Rescue from 36 months · 30-40 min Nature Table illustration Nature Table from 36 months · 30-45 min Pumpkin Scoop and Sort illustration Pumpkin Scoop and Sort from 36 months · 30-40 min Rainbow Water Cups illustration Rainbow Water Cups from 36 months · 10-15 min Ramp Roll Race illustration Ramp Roll Race from 36 months · 10-15 min Rice Tray Diggers illustration Rice Tray Diggers from 36 months · 15-20 min Salt Dough Shapes illustration Salt Dough Shapes from 36 months · 30-40 min Sandcastle Row illustration Sandcastle Row from 36 months · 15-20 min Snow Dough World illustration Snow Dough World from 36 months · 30-40 min Tongs Colour Sort illustration Tongs Colour Sort from 36 months · 10-15 min What Dissolves? illustration What Dissolves? from 36 months · 30-40 min What's Missing Tray illustration What's Missing Tray from 36 months · 5-10 min Which Cup Holds More? illustration Which Cup Holds More? from 36 months · 30-40 min Window View Drawing illustration Window View Drawing from 36 months · 10-15 min Witch's Potion Lab illustration Witch's Potion Lab from 36 months · 30-40 min Foil Tray Boats illustration Foil Tray Boats from 38 months · 30-45 min Flour Tray Letters illustration Flour Tray Letters from 40 months · 10-15 min

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