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Cause & effect6–18 moAt home

Fill it, dump it

They will do this ninety times. Let them.

Prep

1 min

Mess

None

How to play

Fill it in front of them and tip it out. They'll want to do the tipping. Then, weeks later, they'll start putting things back in — that's the harder half.

  1. a basket beside a teddy, a block and a ball
    1

    Set out a basket and a handful of chunky toys.

  2. toys dropping into the basket
    2

    Fill it up, one toy at a time.

  3. the basket tipped over, toys spilled out
    3

    Then tip it all out — that's the best bit.

What you need

A basket or box and a handful of chunky toys.

What it secretly builds

Cause & effect

Taking out comes months before putting in. When they start filling the box, you're watching a real leap in hand control and planning.

Safety first
Objects too large to swallow, and stay alongside them.
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