Playtime Pantry

Activities with spare buttons

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  • Foil Boat Bath Test: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Learn something

    Foil Boat Bath Test

    15–30 min 5–12 yrs Low mess
    • a bath
    • foil
    • coins, buttons or paper clips as cargo
  • Balance And Weigh: the setup, laid out

    Learn something

    Balance And Weigh

    20–40 min 4–10 yrs Low mess
    • kitchen scales, or a coat hanger and two cups
    • small things to weigh
  • Buried Treasure Dig: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Learn something

    Buried Treasure Dig

    10–30 min 3–7 yrs Some mess
    • kinetic sandto buy
    • small treasures: buttons, coins or figures
  • Train Cargo Delivery: the setup, laid out
    Good for siblings

    Learn something

    Train Cargo Delivery

    10–30 min 2–6 yrs Low mess
    • a train set with trackto buy
    • cargo: pom-poms, small blocks or buttons