Learn something, 2-year-olds

• a box or tub with a small opening
• scarves or fabric strips

• cotton balls
• kitchen tongs
• two bowls

• a laundry basket
• stuffed animals

• a flashlight

• painter's tape
• toy animals or cars

• a shallow bath
• a few cups

• pans, bowls or trays
• wooden spoons

• a basket of clean laundry

• plastic containers with lids

• a muffin tin or ice tray
• large objects to drop in

• a muffin tin
• three pasta shapes, mixed

• dot stickers
• paper
• a marker

• stuffed animals
• a chair or cushion to land them on

• painter's tape

• blocks or bricks

• a turkey baster
• water
• two bowls or cups

• a pile of small toys

• ice cubes
• a bowl or tray

• pillows or couch cushions

• water
• a big bowl or tub

• masking tape

• cushions or pillows

• a cardboard tube
• balls that fit through it

• empty bottles or cups
• a ball

• ten small toys

• dining chairs
• a blanket or big towel

• baking soda
• white vinegar
• a tray with a rim

• ice cubes
• a rimmed tray

• a box with a lid

• a picture book they know well

Nothing to gather

• masking tape
• small toys

• tape
• three or four different surfaces

• water
• a bucket
• a brush or sponge

• a bath, sink or tub of water
• cups and containers

• loop cereal
• string or pipe cleaners

• couch cushions and pillows

• cups and a measuring cup with a spout
• a tray with a rim
• water or dry rice

• dry pasta
• a bin or big bowl

• tape

• a cardboard box
• a marker to draw the face
• monster food: pom-poms, rolled socks or soft balls

• baking soda
• white vinegar
• food coloring
• droppers or a teaspoon

• cushions and chairs

• cornstarch
• water
• a bowl or tray

• toy cars or balls
• something to make a ramp

• an ice cube tray
• paint or food coloring
• water
• thick paper

• a big cardboard box

• blankets or sheets
• chairs or cushions

• a box big enough to sit in
• paper plates
• markers or crayons

• masking tape

• uncooked white rice
• food coloring
• white vinegar
• zip-top bags

• all-purpose flour
• salt
• water
• a mixing bowl

• old pans and bowls
• water
• spoons and scoops

• bubble wrapto buy
• tape to hold it down

• large building bricksto buy
• a bath

• building bricksto buy

• play doughto buy

• a toy doctor kitto buy
• a stuffed animal or doll

• a train set with trackto buy
• small people or animal figuresto buy

• play doughto buy
• toy animals or dinosaursto buy

• building bricksto buy
• play doughto buy

• a container with a lid
• pom-pomsto buy

• large pom-pomsto buy
• water
• a tub or big bowl
• a strainer, cups or a slotted spoon

• a train set with trackto buy
• cargo: pom-poms, small blocks or buttons

• a sheet of bubble wrapto buy
• washable paintto buy
• paper

• toy carsto buy
• three or four small boxes

• toy carsto buy
• a big sheet of paper or flattened box
• a marker

• cardboard tubes
• painter's tape
• pom-pomsto buy

• clear contact paperto buy
• painter's tape
• scrap paper to scrunch into balls

• a toy doctor kitto buy
• stuffed animals or toy animals
• painter's tape for bandages

• wooden blocksto buy
• toy carsto buy

• play doughto buy
• cookie cutters

• play food or a tea setto buy
• stuffed animals

• play doughto buy
• drinking straws cut short for candles

• a train set with trackto buy
• a shoe box or cardboard box

• washable paintto buy
• cotton balls
• a big sheet of paper

• washable paintto buy
• plastic toys that can be washedto buy
• a tub or tray

• play food for toppingsto buy
• paper plates for pizza crusts

• washable toysto buy
• warm water
• two tubs

• toy cars with wheelsto buy
• washable paintto buy
• a big sheet of paper

• animal or people figures
• blocksto buy

• a train set with trackto buy

• play doughto buy
• small figuresto buy

• a trike, scooter or ride-onto buy
• water
• two buckets

• small figures or carsto buy
• water
• a container to freeze in

• small figuresto buy
• a shallow tub or tray
• a filler like rice or dry pasta