Sink or float?: a play idea for 2 year olds
Guessing and then trying is your child's first science experiment. It takes about 10 minutes and uses a tub or big bowl of water, a spoon, a plastic lid, a sponge, a big wooden block, a towel.
Checked October 29, 2026.
How to play
Sink or float?2 year olds · about 10 minutes
You need: a tub or big bowl of water, a spoon, a plastic lid, a sponge, a big wooden block, a towel.
- Fill a tub with a little water and lay a towel underneath.
- Hold up one thing and ask "Will it sink or float?"
- Drop it in and watch.
- Sort them into a "sink" pile and a "float" pile.
Builds: thinking and problem solving and language and talking. Guessing and then trying is your child's first science experiment.
Safety: Stay within arm's length the whole time. Young children can drown in an inch or two of water, so pour the water out as soon as you finish.
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