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Sandy Roadway

Activity for an individual child

Age group: 18-40 months

Duration of activity: 20 minutes

Materials:

  • Sand box with sand
  • Flat spatula
  • Small toy cars and trucks
  • Small blocks (optional)
  • Toy or handmade mini road signs (optional)

This activity combines the fun of sensory play with your child's imagination. You can also adapt this activity for any outdoor dirt area.

  1. Show your child how to use the spatula to draw roads and passageways in the sand.
  2. Let him create the roadways and then drive the vehicles around.
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From The Everything Toddler Activities Book Copyright © 2006, F+W Publications, Inc. Used by permission of Adams Media, an F+W Publications Company. All rights reserved.

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