Clean Up – 1.9 – Add A Little

Let’s Wiggle

Pick Them Up Game

Supplies:

• A set of 8-15 small to medium toys. Could be almost anything. Consider:
  • Bean bags
  • Balls
  • Pompoms
  • Cars
  • Stuffies
• A basket or box that holds all the toys

Time to Play:

• Show your child the basket of toys and explain that you are going to play a pick them up game.
• Dump the toys on the floor. Work together to pick up all the toys.
• Consider singing the Clean Up Song while you pick them up (see video below).
• Optional: for children who have a solid grasp of colours, consider challenging them to pick up the toys by colour: “Can you pick up all the yellow ones?” “Now pick up the red ones.”

Let’s Explore

Toy Insert

Supplies:

• 10-20 small items. Consider:
  • Plastic chain links
  • Q-tips
  • Standard playing cards
  • Washable markers (if your child cannot open them yet)
• A container to hold the items. Consider:
  • A yogurt container (clean)
  • A cardboard box

Prep:

• Cut a slot in lid of the container that is a bit bigger than the items you are using.
• If your cardboard box has a handle hole, consider using that as your slot by setting the box on its side.

Time to Play:

• Model for your child how to insert the items into the container.
• Encourage them to try.
• Optional: Extend the fun by setting the container at one end of a hallway while you stand at the other end with the items. Hand one item to your child at a time. Encourage them to run to the container to insert the item.