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Baby Play: Material Box

February 9, 2011 by Anna Ranson

I’ve seen this idea in a few places and love it for its simplicity and for the fact that it saves your baby wipes from being wasted all of the time! Find an old tissue box or a plastic baby wipe tub with an opening on the top.
Cut out some squares of fabric and put them inside for baby to discover and pull out one by one.
If your baby is anything like mine then no demonstration will be needed. This girl could probably empty a packet of baby wipes in 60 seconds flat!

 I did not make enough fabric squares- she got through these in no time.

 Stuffing them back in and pulling them back out again.

 Examining the box more carefully. Did they come out the bottom?

 Initiating a game of peek-a-boo with the material!

 This activity is good for:
* exploring textures
* developing gross and fine motor skills
* exploratory play
* promoting creativity and curiosity
* saving lots of wasted baby wipes 😉

This post is shared at http://childhood101.com/

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Comments

  1. pyjamaschool says

    February 10, 2011 at 11:59 pm

    Great idea! I remember how quickly Aaron used to empty the baby wipes. We don’t use disposable ones now so Tabitha has never had the chance, but I’m sure she’ll enjoy this sometime!

  2. Tracy says

    February 11, 2011 at 1:26 pm

    This is a great idea!! I just found your blog and am loving all your creative ideas – I have a 20 mo and am always looking for new ideas!

  3. Darcey says

    February 13, 2011 at 7:50 pm

    This looks like fun for a baby! It’s simple too. I’ve included this idea on my weekly favorites here: http://play2grow.blogspot.com/2011/02/weekly-favorites-for-february-13-2011.html

  4. Christie - Childhood 101 says

    February 21, 2011 at 10:25 am

    What sweet, sweet photographs, precious girl 🙂

  5. pink and green mama MaryLea says

    February 22, 2011 at 12:26 am

    Genius!! Wish I had done this with my own girls when they were little : )

  6. Jane says

    February 23, 2011 at 11:26 pm

    Love this idea! I put it to use and made one for my Sweet Pea. I wrote about it here:

    http://mamapeapod.blogspot.com/2011/02/split-peas-sensory-fabric-box.html

  7. Anonymous says

    December 25, 2011 at 6:31 pm

    When the child gets a little older, sew the fabric (or glue it) together to make a really long colorful fabrics and tie a large toy or bell on the end for a surprise…the fabric keeps going and going and going rather than them playing with toilet paper rolls at home 🙂

  8. Michelle says

    June 26, 2012 at 9:48 pm

    That is the CUTEST baby I’ve ever seen! 🙂

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