Below are 10 tips for providing
nesting and stacking toys for your toddlers.
They are taken from the Totline book TERRIFIC TIPS FOR TODDLER TEACHERS.
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| 1) When choosing nesting
and stacking toys for your toddlers, look for those that have only
a few pieces. Toys with too many pieces to figure out can frustrate
toddlers. |
2) Make a nesting game for your children by collecting paper
cups in three or four different sizes. Place the cups, right side
up, on a table. Show the children how to place the cups inside one
another, starting with the largest cup. A set of measuring cups also
works well.
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| 3) Boxes make a nice nesting
game. Set out three or four boxes in different sizes for your children
to nest together. |
4) Purchase plastic eggs in small, medium, and large sizes.
Put one of each size together to make a fun nesting toy for spring.
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| 5) A nesting set of pots
makes a great toy. Your toddlers will love experimenting with them
to find out just how they can nest together. |
6) Toddlers especially enjoy stacking rings. You can purchase
commercially make stacking rings or you can make your own. A small
bathroom plunger and some shower curtain rings or large metal canning
jar rings make a fun game.
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| 7) You can also make a stacking
rings game out of a wooden bottle-drying rack and some old napkin
rings. Have your children put the rings on the dowels of the rack. |
8) Make a different kind of stacking toy by cutting the tops
and bottoms off plastic 2-liter bottles to make cylinders. Cover the
cylinders with self-stick paper, if you wish. Show your children how
to stack the cylinders on top of each other.
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| 9) Collect several small
plastic containers that are all the same size. Let your children stack
and unstack them. |
10) For an unusual stacking game, collect plastic cups and
saucers. Show your children how to stack them by alternating saucers
and cups, then let them try to make a two or three cup tower.
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