Montessori
Watch a ball drop through a tube
Age range: 1–3 years
- Duration
- 10 min
- Location
- At home
- Category
- Montessori
- Type
- Activity
How to try it
Prop a wide cardboard poster tube at an angle on a cushion. Drop a soft ball or a rolled-up pair of socks in the top and let your toddler watch it roll out the bottom, then help them drop one in. Try it from different sides.
Materials
- Wide cardboard poster tube
- Soft ball or rolled-up socks
- Cushion
Safety note
Use a ball or rolled-up socks too big to fit through a toilet-paper tube (about 1.75 in / 4.5 cm), and stay within arm's reach.
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Why it matters
Watching a ball disappear and reappear helps your toddler see that things keep existing out of sight, one of the first ideas about how the world works.
Benefit
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