Cause & effect6–18 moAt home

Kitchen drums

Loud. Very loud. Worth it.

Prep

1 min

Mess

None

How to play

Sit on the kitchen floor and let him hit things. Hit one yourself and wait — see if he copies. Then hit softly and see if he goes quiet too.

  1. a pot, a bowl and a wooden spoon on the floor
    1

    Set out a pot, a bowl and a wooden spoon.

  2. the spoon striking the pot, loud sound marks
    2

    Hit one yourself, then wait — see if they copy.

  3. the spoon tapping the bowl gently, small sound marks
    3

    Now tap softly — see if they go quiet too.

What you need

A pot, a plastic bowl, a wooden spoon.

What it secretly builds

Cause & effect

Bang, sound, every time. He's discovering that he can cause things to happen — the first evidence a baby gets that he has any power at all.

Safety first
Nothing with a lid he can trap fingers in, and keep it away from glass.
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