Bath Pouring Station
Three cups with holes in and a whole bath's worth of physics.
- Ages
- 12 mo–6 yrs
- Play
- 15–40 min
- Prep
- 3 min
- Mess
- barely any
- Energy
- calm
- Where
- in the bath
You’ll need
Things you probably have at home.
- a bath, sink or tub of water
- cups and containersDon’t have it? Amazon
Optional
- a colander and funnelDon’t have it? Amazon
- a spongeDon’t have it? Amazon
- a ladle
- a dropperDon’t have it? Amazon
How to play
Before you start: Punch a few holes in the bottom of one plastic cup and a single hole in another. Leave a third whole.
Hand over the three cups and let them discover the difference.
Fill the colander and hold it up — it rains.
Pour from a height into the water and listen, then pour from close up and listen again.
Squeeze a sponge full and watch it empty.
Use the funnel to fill a narrow bottle, which is genuinely difficult and absorbing.
What it helps with
Keep it safe
- Never leave a child alone in or near water, not for a second, not at any depth.
- Keep the water shallow and warm.
Make it different next time
- Add a drop of food coloring to one cup.
- Float a cup and load it with pebbles until it sinks.
Cleanup: It is the bath. Everything drains.
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