Contents:
This activity is indeed suitable for children aged 19 months, but children who are older or younger can enjoy it too.
Benefits:
- Encourage and develop the sense of touch in infants. Your baby starts learning to feel the difference between cold water and warm water.
- Develop and expand vocabulary - experiment with languages and try new words.
- Playing senses gives your baby the opportunity to express themselves. He will dare to change or experiment with what he does.
What you need:
- Large bowl (preferably plastic)
- Two large spoons
- Cornstarch
- Water
- Food coloring (optional)
- Aprons or clothes that are already unused, and newspapers to protect the floor if you play inside the house
Instructions:
This activity is better done outdoors, but if you play inside, place lots of newspapers to protect the floor. Make sure your child is wearing clothes that are unused.
Pour a cup or two cups of corn flour into a bowl, and gradually add water until the cornmeal is sticky. Let your child hold one of the spoons to help you stir the mixture. Add a few drops of food coloring if you want to use it, then stir again.
Now fold your child's sleeve and let him dip his hand into the bowl. Take and squeeze the lump of dough. Notice when you give pressure and the dough starts to feel hard. Then relax your hands and the sticky mixture will turn back into liquid in the bowl.
Talk to your child about what he can feel when you squeeze and crush the sticky lumps. For example, you can say, "When we squeeze it, the mixture will be hard and dense, but when we stop squeezing, the mixture will dissolve itself. Funny? "And make sure there are enough sticky dough for you both.
Note: if your child has asthma or you are worried if he or she breathes corn flour powder, make sure you mix it with water while your child is at a safe distance. After the dough is sticky, it is absolutely safe.
