What Floats?

What floats? This was a HUGE hit with little miss 9 month old. What a great summertime activity!

I filled a mixing bowl with water and added some objects that float and some that sink. We took it to our patio and she loved splashing, playing with the objects, and eventually dumping everything out and using the bowl as a drum!

When she touched objects in the water I talked to her about whether they were sinking or floating! For a toddler, ask them to make two piles, one of the objects that floated and one of the objects that sank, then go find more objects outside or in the house and make predictions about whether they will sink or float!

This was great for a warm day as an alternative to the baby pool. As always, close supervision required.