Toddler Activities Using Containers

On the shelf, off the shelf, on the shelf.... Then I decided- I would purchase these mini storage containers. (10 for $1) Just because I didn't have anything in mind at the moment, didn't mean I wouldn't have a good, practical use for them.  I brought them home and then explored the possibilities.

 Our shape for the week is a square, so I chose this shape for us to count.

How many orange squares are in the container? How many blue squares?

LM would take them out and count them and then put them back in the container.

LM loves doing anything we these gems, so he loved this!

These little foam frogs fit perfectly in the small containers.

LM (age 28 mths) played with the containers for quite some time. 

Fill each container with the amount of beans written on the lid.  Have your child choose two of the bins and create a math problem.  Solve by counting the beans in each bin.

Container Activities: 

Counting

Putting the lids on and off (fine motor skills)

Stacking with the lids on 

Stacking with the lids off- putting each container inside the next one

Finding objects around the house to hide in the containers

Building

Addition or Subtraction

Sorting 

Color Matching