Witches Brew Potions is the perfect toddler activity to experience some Halloween magic. While you can just use supplies you have around the house, using black cauldrons and glitter adds to the Halloween fun.
Fine Motor Skills:
- Grasp patterns
- Tool use
- Pouring
- Hand eye coordination
- Finger strength
Related Cooking Skills:
- Cooking tool use
- Measuring + pouring ingredients
- Accuracy with pouring/placing items
- Mashing
- Stirring
Bonus Skills:
- Science Learning
- Cause + Effect
- Focus + Attention
- Sensory Play
Supplies:
- Baking Soda
- Vinegar
- Black cauldrons (or other containers)
- Glitter
- Pipettes
- Cups + spoons
Activity Instructions:
- Pour baking soda into bottom of container.
- Add glitter
- Pour vinegar into cups + add pipettes or measuring spoons.
- Using pipettes, measuring spoons, and cups, let your toddler have fun adding vinegar to the baking soda
Additional Toddler Notes:
- 1-2 year olds: provide hand over hand help, especially in the beginning to help them learn how to squeeze the pipettes to get liquid from one container to another.
- Using larger pipettes will be easier for toddlers to squeeze and will suck up more liquid than smaller ones.
- Pouring out of larger vessels such as cups will give larger reactions with the baking soda. Experiment with differently sized vessels for your toddler to see how the reactions change.
Recommended supplies: Amazon affiliate links:
- Black Cauldrons: https://amzn.to/47fmKEX
- Large Pipettes/Droppers: https://amzn.to/435zjQP
- Chunky Glitter: https://amzn.to/4h9kHG4
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