Who new a muffin tin could be so much fun!?
If you have one pull it out, put things in it and put it in front of your baby. I find Baby T has a blast putting things in and out, banging items in the tin and pushing the tin forwards and backward with items in or out of the tin.
So what have we put in it so far:
Toilet paper rolls (fun but Baby T also likes to eat cardboard!!!)
Blocks (super fun yet noisy)
plastic eggs
Balls
Spoons
Stacking cups
So what is Baby T learning?
Spacial awareness (does that fit?? can I put two in??)
Hand Eye coordination
Noise (and how much one can make!)
weight (heavy nor heavy)
cause and effect
The list goes on as always but there are a few things she is learning,
Have fun!
What a fabulous idea! I will keep this in mind for the next baby (and maybe even try out a version with my toddler - he's 18m but just a little older and we can be making patterns, sequences etc.... there's so much potential here!)
ReplyDeleteSuki, Baby T is also 18 months now and we use muffin tins a ton still. I found two mini muffin tins at the thrift store and they are perfect. The smaller ones are good for this age and there is more hand eye control involved and they use smaller objects too which fit nicely in the tins. Tons of potential fun!
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