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Container Drop

👶 2–3 months Cognitive

Show your baby how to drop small toys into a wide container.

In the Little Play app, this activity appears in week 11 of your baby's personalized plan.

Container Drop, a baby activity for 2–3 months

How to play

1
Hold a wide bowl or container in front of your baby.
2
Drop a toy in and let them hear the sound.
3
Offer a toy and see if they try to drop it in too.

What you need

• A wide bowl, small safe toys

Simple household items. No plastic toys needed.

Why it works

Dropping objects into containers is one of the earliest forms of purposeful action and builds cause-and-effect understanding.

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