Sponge Squeeze Count
Fill a cup one squeeze at a time and count every squeeze.
- Ages
- 18 mo–6 yrs
- Play
- 5–15 min
- Prep
- 1 min
- Mess
- barely any
- Energy
- calm
- Where
- in the bath
You’ll need
Things you probably have at home.
- a bath
- a spongeGet it on Amazon
- a plastic cupGet it on Amazon
Optional
- a bigger cup to compareGet it on Amazon
How to play
Soak the sponge and squeeze it into the cup.
Count each squeeze out loud.
Keep going until the cup is full. How many did it take?
Try a bigger cup and guess first.
What it helps with
Keep it safe
- Stay with them for the whole bath, every time.
Make it different next time
- Cut a sponge into small pieces and compare small and big squeezes.
- Squeeze it over their hands and knees instead and call it rain.
Cleanup: Wring out the sponge.
Three more like this
- Good for siblings
