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Window Car Track – Day 3 Toddler Play Challenge

November 3, 2013 by Emma Gadsby Leave a Comment

Adam loves his cars. In a short space of time I am amazed by how many cars he has already collected. I have been looking for different ways he can play with them rather than just going up and down his garage. So when I saw this toddler play activity on The Imagination Tree I knew it would be perfect for Adam. The activity is also meant to be good for strengthening shoulder and arm muscles and developing gross motor co-ordination – so all in all a win win activity!

Using foam sheets I cut out various road shapes. Bearing in mind my lack of artistic skills and the fact I was cutting them out at breakfast  time they didn’t come out too badly. I couldn’t find white paint so I made marks for the white lines. Afterwards I realised I should have made all the track the same width so they would join up together – hindsight it a wonderful thing. I couldn’t find a water sprayer so used a damp cloth to wet the window. I was surprised at how long the foam tracks stayed on the windows.

Window car track toddler play

Adam did look at me strangely to begin with as if to ask why is my Mum sticking things to the window and expecting me to do something with a car. With a bit of demonstration he soon picked it up.

window car track toddler play

He enjoyed moving his cars around the window and was beginning to follow the tracks towards the end of the activity.

window car track toddler play

 

UPDATE: I have added this activity into a Busy Box activity. I haven’t added any water to the box but whenever he gets the cars and track out I just wipe the window with a baby wipe.

 

Equipment:

* Scissors

* Foam sheets

* Toy cars

* Water – either in a sprayer or use a damp cloth

 

Adam was 18 months old.

 

 

Filed Under: Independent Play Activity, Play Activities, Some time required Tagged With: 100 day toddler play challenge, 30 day toddler play challenge, Busy Bag Play Activities, Foam sheets, Gross Motor Skills, Independent Play Activities, Non-messy activity, Toddler play, Transport activity, Window activity

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During a difficult pregnancy suffering from Hyperemesis Gravidarum (HG) Emma vowed to make every day an adventure once she had recovered. Adventures of Adam is the outcome of completing a 100 day play challenge with Adam as part of that promise. Emma has a section dedicated to HG friendly play activities so that Mums can still be part of their children’s play whilst they are ill.

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