Plastic Cups

I brought some plastic drinking cups for the girls to explore.

First they pulled them all apart.

They looked like they were wondering what do you do with all these cups.

Then they started to pretend to drink from them.

Next they tried to put them on different body parts

and discovered that they fit well on their hands.

So we sang a little song and used them as musical instruments.

They discovered that the cups are fun to kick, they don't hurt their toes and they make noise.

They also discovered that this size can be hard to pick up.

Once they mastered that they begun to try to stack them.

It was easier to stack them when they are upside down.

And they were worked so well together building a tower.

And sometimes carrying more than one cup at a time.

I left the cups on the speaker for them to go back to.

Which they did and kept stacking and unstacking.

Another simple item you wouldn't think of a toy but offers much fun and exploration.

Jello Eggs

Going through my Easter bins I found these old egg shaped jello molds.

I forgot that the recipe needed to be modified,

I added too much water.

This is the twins first experience with jello so they were a little apprehensive.

 Using one finger to poke at it, discovering the texture and movement.

 Quickly starting to grab it in their hand and watch it slide off.

Unfortunately, and I predicted it, they started shaking their hand to get the jello off.

Soon I was busy cleaning it off the floor and walls.

 A quick switch and I put them in the bath tub taking any restrictions away.

 A bonus was the tub toys that were waiting.

Scooping, pouring, grabbing, spreading and flicking was no problem in the tub.

When they were done it was easy to clean up and then give them a bath.

What's in the Tub Tuesday?

Pasta!

With tubes taped to the wall and table.

The cans under the tubes are for catching the pasta so it doesn't fly all over the floor.

 The girls got right in to grabbing the pasta 

and dropping in to the tubes after I showed them it could be done.

 Watch her progression as she drops the pasta into the tube and follows it with her eyes.

 Where did it go?  It's not in the tube, maybe it's in the can?

Eventually they started playing with the cans so I put the tops on. 

I had already cut a small hole in the lids so they could drop pasta through it.

They spent quite a bit of time with this Tuesday Tub.

In the afternoon I brought it out the pasta again but with just the cans.

 Transferring items from one container to another is so much fun and something that toddlers love to do.

 Adding the lids with the holes adds another skill for them to practice.

Same with adding a tube.  This time she has reach to the top.

What's in the Tub Tuesday?

What's in the tub?  Big pom poms,

with big spoons, little bowls and an egg carton flat.

The girls loved the big spoons and managed to scoop with them better than they did with the little spoons last week.

I wasn't surprised when she put it in her mouth just like she did with the little ones.

 This one started transferring the pom poms from the tub to the egg carton.

Then her twin took them out and back into the tub.

A great partnership.

 The pom poms naturally ended up on the floor which expanded their play space.

So I found a few other containers that they could use to fill and dump.

If you don't like a mess then big pom poms are a great material to use as they are easy to clean up.