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Find the lid: a play idea for 12 to 18 months

Trying lids until one fits is early problem solving. It takes about 5 minutes and uses two or three pots and their lids.

Checked October 29, 2026.

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How to play

Find the lid12 to 18 months · about 5 minutes

You need: two or three pots and their lids.

  1. Set out the pots and their lids, all mixed up.
  2. Show your toddler how a lid sits on a pot.
  3. Let them try each lid on each pot.
  4. Cheer when a lid fits: "It fits!"

Builds: thinking and problem solving. Trying lids until one fits is early problem solving.

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