This activity promotes development and learning by encouraging children to understand and use a growing vocabulary.
Materials Needed:
- Medium box
- Cardboard tube
- Tape
- Toy vehicles
Participants: This activity is intended for independent play or adult/child interaction.
Directions:
- Connect the tube to the medium box and secure with tape.
- Show your child how to send the toy vehicles through the tube.
- Introduce prepositional words, such as up, down, inside, and over.
Learn More: Older children might enjoy making a more elaborate parking garage with levels, windows, and ramps inside the box.