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Drop it in the bowl: a play idea for 6 to 9 months

Letting go on purpose is a new skill, and this gives it a target. It takes about 4 minutes and uses a big bowl, a few pairs of socks rolled into balls.

Checked October 29, 2026.

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How to play

Drop it in the bowl6 to 9 months · about 4 minutes

You need: a big bowl, a few pairs of socks rolled into balls.

  1. Put the big bowl in front of your sitting baby.
  2. Drop a sock ball in and say "In!"
  3. Hand them a sock ball to drop in too.
  4. Tip them all out and start again.

Builds: moving and using hands and thinking and problem solving. Letting go on purpose is a new skill, and this gives it a target.

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