Day 4 of our 50 day challenge saw a ball chute arrive in the playroom. One of Isabelle's favorite type of toy is a ball, and she loves putting things 'in' other things, so I thought that this would be a winner.I used the big cardboard box in which our stroller came, and simply cut holes along the length and down one of the sides. We have 300 ball pit balls, and I used one as a template for size - cutting some holes smaller than others to make it a big more challenging. However, using a stanley knife to cut the holes they all became a bit messy, but the idea was still there.
After work, I propped one end of the chute up onto the chair, and showed her how to put the balls into one of the holes and she was off. At first, she put the balls into the same hole over and over so we had to show her that using the other holes was just as effective. She ran back and forth between the box of balls and the chute, popping them in and totally ignoring where they went.
She was tired this evening, so she got bored quickly as she wouldn't settle to anything for long, but played for about 15 minutes before running off with my phone. After dinner,
we played again with the chute but this time we showed Isabelle how to put her cars through the holes instead, which she really enjoyed as well.
I am definitely going to keep the chute handy, as it was great for her hand/eye co-ordination and her cause and effect. I think when she is in a better mood she will enjoy chasing the balls as much as putting them down the chute.
