Nesting Bowls
Prep:聽5 Minutes | Activity Time:聽3鈥5 Minutes
Your baby is developing鈥痬otor skills鈥痶hat will prepare him鈥痶o use drawing and writing tools as he鈥痝ets older. You don鈥檛 need to purchase fancy toys for him鈥痶o play with. Pull out some plastic bowls and watch him鈥痟ave fun nesting the bowls inside each other.
- Plastic bowls of various sizes to use for nesting聽
Step 1:聽Gather a set of plastic bowls of various sizes that can be used for nesting. Start with four to five bowls.聽
Step 2:聽Place the bowls in a nested pile in front of your child.聽
Step 3:聽Watch as he pulls them apart and works to nest the bowls inside each other.聽
Step 4:聽Just watch! Provide language to go along with what you are observing:
鈥淵ou put the little yellow bowl inside the blue one! Ooops, that one is too big. It doesn鈥檛 fit, does it?鈥濃
Avoid stepping in to rescue your little one by doing it for him. Give him a chance to use his judgment and figure it out on his own.鈥