Experimenting, exploring, creating and communicating through the activity is more important than expecting the children to achieve an end goal - for example, knocking over the tubes in 'Fun with tubing' (see right).
Bring the post
* Gather a selection of empty gift bags with patterns and colours on them.
* Save large envelopes including the padded type. Decorate the envelopes to make them more interesting for the babies and toddlers.
* Stuff the envelopes and gift bags with scrunched up newspapers and seal them with sellotape.
* Scatter the packages around the room and encourage babies and toddlers to lift the packages and bring them to you from their different locations.
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