Discovery Play Activities with Your Young Child: Tinker Box

Authors:

Victoria Waters

Publication Date:

revised 7/31/2023

" "Creating an inventor’s box does not have to be expensive. Add a variety of household items into a container of your choice. Encourage your child to create/invent something with the items inside of the box and share their creativity with you!

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Audience: 

  • Families

Developmental stage: 

  • 3-5

Setting: 

  • Home

Resource Type: 

  • Activity cards (playtime, daily routines)

Topic: 

  • Engineering

Level of Intended Impact: 

  • Awareness

Language: 

  • English

Developer / Author: 

  • STEMIE

Routines and Everyday Activities: 

  • Playtime (indoors & outdoors)

Resources for Families: 

  • Discovery Play Activities