A simple experiment that can last all morning. Combine play dough to stick parts together. Toddlers love this play experience.

A folded up gym mat or anything that makes a slat works for this exciting play experience. Collect different sized balls, lids, cylinder blocks and containers and simply let them go from the top to watch them roll down.

A wooden toy car or truck that shows the wheels and how they are made is displayed for reference. Try rolling it too. Let’s now make our own wheels!

The lids are too thin and so we stick two together to make it roll better. Watch the shape of makes as it rolls. This isn’t shown in the video but you could roll the lids in paint to visually see the patterns better. Using play dough is a great way to introduce sticking without glue.

Try sticking the lids into different blocks and roll. What happens? This is really great fun and your child will learn a lot. He/she will gain confidence by leading his/her own play. Your child will then be telling you what to do.

Which shapes cannot roll? How can we change shapes to make them roll? These are great problem solving skills.

I recommend using what you have. Often we worry too much about this and it becomes an obstacle. Collect containers and other useful materials. Involve your child with making the play dough.

I hope you enjoy this activity. Which part do you like most? If you do try it I’d love to hear how it went.

Thank you for watching.