Container play and posting play for children

25 August, 2020

At TFK we love to see our babies, toddlers, and pre-schoolers play posting games. It begins from about 12-15 months and involves dropping or “posting” objects into different containers (e.g. a bowl). Children still play posting games in more complex ways into preschool.

Posting helps develop:

Fine motor skills
Finger dexterity
Strength in arms
Eye-hand coordination
Cause and effect – I do something and something happens (e.g. noise when drop toy into an object).
Object permanence – if I can’t see something, it’s still there.
Language development – in/out, big/little, full/empty
Learn about size – why does this fit, something else doesn’t

At TFK we have a range of posting toys to use with our babies up until school age.

Toys to make at home:

It’s very easy to make posting toys/play posting games at home using a few household items.

Shoe boxes + plastic eggs
Spoons in cups
Ping pong drop – tall container with top and bottom cut out
Pegs into containers – can pull off and drop in
Scarves in containers
Tissue boxes
Push pom poms into slits in a container
Bubble container (empty) + wand

This is just a beginning – please share your ideas with us.

Our lovely OTs, Jane, Pauline, Rebecca, and Belle, will be happy to give you suggestions and ideas.

Stay safe, happy, and well,

Deb

By Debbie Evans

Executive Director

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