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A Windy Day

Go outside on a windy day. Help children become aware of things being moved around by the wind.

Changing Textures

Explore how the texture and consistency of foods can change as you make a snack with children. Expand the exploration to include dry/wet sand or mud.

Hide and Seek

Play hide-and-seek games with babies to help them learn that things and people exist even when they can’t be seen.

How Does It Feel?

Introduce babies to new and different textures as you explore natural and man-made materials and objects together.

Light Show

Go outside and explore light on a sunny day. Play shadow games and explore what happens when light passes through colored water. 

Nature Walk

Taking a walk together outside—in the city or the country—offers so many ways to explore, learn, discover, and investigate!

Peek-a-Boo!

Playing Peek-a-Boo is not only fun, but helps your baby make an exciting discovery: things are still there when she can’t see them!

Small Group: Sink the Boat

Have children place pennies on their boats and count how many pennies are on the boats before they sink.

Sort It Out

Sorting by color, size, texture, or any other category helps your toddler learn how things are alike or different.

Talk Together: Exploring Sound

Have children discuss making sounds with shakers. Help them make connections between their explorations and the book What Is a Scientist?

Talk Together: Sounds Around Us

Talk about the different sounds children hear inside and outside the room. Encourage children compare the sounds they hear.

Talk Together: Talk About Sounds

Review sounds by playing back recordings of sounds children made while exploring.

Touch and Feel

Babies love to reach, grab, and touch everything! Help him safely explore his sense of touch.

Water, Water, Everywhere

Let babies explore water. Join in as they explore and help them build their science vocabulary by giving them words to describe their actions.

What Happens If . . .

With a few pans or buckets, your toddler-scientist can experiment and explore!

What’s That Sound?

Your baby likes to hear a variety of sounds, and he will be amazed to discover that he can also make sounds happen.

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