Sensory1½–3 yrsAt home

Bubble wrap road

Loud, satisfying, and over in ten glorious minutes.

Prep

1 min

Mess

None

How to play

Tape it down along the hallway floor. He walks, stomps, crawls and rolls along it. Try tiptoes for quiet pops and heels for loud ones.

  1. a sheet of bubble wrap beside a roll of tape
    1

    A length of bubble wrap and some tape.

  2. the bubble wrap taped down at both ends, seen from above
    2

    Tape it down along the hallway floor.

  3. burst bubbles popping along the strip
    3

    Walk it, stomp it, listen to it pop.

What you need

A length of bubble wrap and some tape.

What it secretly builds

Sensory

Every pop is instant feedback from his own feet — he's learning how much force he's using, which is how a heavy-handed toddler learns to be gentle.

Safety first
Tape the edges flat so it can't slide underfoot.
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