I kept forgetting to take a picture of our discovery baskets but I am going to write about them anyway so that I don’t forget about them! I used a basket that was about 1′ by 1′ and 10 inches deep for our basket. I then filled it with lots of objects from around the house for my daughter to discover. I used things like: a metal wisk, squares of fabric, ball of yarn, pine cone, wooden spoons, tea strainer, small glass jar, brush, etc. The idea is to have lots of different textures for your baby to feel and discover. I used this once my daughter was sitting up until she started walking. She loved to sit and go through the basket. I always made sure I was close by because not all of the objects were the best to have out unsuperviesed but I let her do the exploring. I got the idea from this article on Treasure Baskets. This site, written by the woman who wrote the e-book on Treasure Baskets has some wonderful ideas for activites for young children.
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