Making Bubbles with a Sponge
This helps learn about cause and effect with bubbles. Make bubbles with a sponge to explore cause and effect. Fill a large container with water and give your child a sponge or rubber toy. Show how squeezing the sponge underwater creates bubbles. Let your
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What you'll need
You'll need a plastic tub with water, a sponge. This helps learn about cause and effect with bubbles.
How it works
- 1~30s
Alright, let's get started! To complete this activity, you will need a plastic tub with water and a sponge. you, watch your child closely — I'd love to hear what you notice about how they responds.
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- 2~30s
Great, now let's try the next part. Fill a large container with water and hand your baby a sponge or a rubber toy. Tell me what your child does — any reaction counts!
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- 3~30s
One more thing to try. Show her that when the sponge is submerged and squished, bubbles appear. Your baby will learn to associate that if she wants more bubbles to appear, she needs to let the sponge absorb air and then squish it inside the water again. During this exercise, observe if your baby recognizes cause and effect actions and identifies different textures. How does your child handle this? What do you see?
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