Learn somethingGood for siblings
Which Cup?
Hide a small toy under one of three cups, shuffle, and let them guess.
- Ages
- 18 mo–10 yrs
- Play
- 3–15 min
- Prep
- none
- Mess
- barely any
- Energy
- calm
- Where
- at the table
You’ll need
Things you probably have at home.
- three cups you can't see throughGet it on Amazon
- a small toy to hide
How to play
Line up three cups upside down.
Let them watch you put the toy under one.
Slide the cups around slowly, swapping two at a time.
Ask which cup it's under. Lift it and see.
Speed up as they get better, then swap roles and let them shuffle for you.
What it helps with
Keep it safe
- For under-3s, hide something too big to fit in their mouth, like a ball or a large toy, not a pom-pom or small figure.
Make it different next time
- Use four or five cups for older kids.
- Hide two toys and ask where each one went.
- For toddlers, just one cup and no shuffling. Lifting it is the whole game.
Cleanup: Cups back in the cabinet.
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