🧠 Think⏱ Quick Play · 5 min⏱ Discovery Play · 15 minAges 3–4, 4–6
You need
- bowls (3)
- small toys, bigger than a cotton reel (10 or more)
Steps
- 1. Put three bowls in a row. Each bowl is a colour.
- 2. Tip the toys out on the floor.
- 3. Sort each toy into the bowl of its colour.
- 4. Count: which bowl has the most?
⚠ Safety · Stay nearby
Use toys bigger than a cotton reel.
Stop if:
- Your child wants to sort a different way — that is still sorting
Easier
Two bowls, two colours.
Harder
Sort by size, or by what the toy does: goes, flies, swims.
Only 5 minutes?
Sort five toys.
Why it matters: Sorting is an early maths skill: finding what is the same and what is different.
Clean-up: Pour each bowl back into the toy box.
This activity is a draft. It will be reviewed by a child-development professional before launch. Use your own judgement about what is safe for your child.