Laundry Sense

Give your child a chance to explore textures when you’re putting away laundry. Before you fold, pass pieces to them first and ask how each feels. Is it soft, rough, thin, heavy? What else feels that way?

See what your child is learning

This game helps your child “think like a scientist” because they’re using their senses, including touch, to understand the world around them.

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