Welcome to our collection of Tot Tray™ ideas featuring TRANSFERRING ideas.
What is transferring?
It’s moving one object or a group of objects from one place to another. This can be done using a variety of materials and can be changed up to engage interest quite easily!
You can set up many different transfer Tot Trays, they are one of the easiest to set up and can be as basic or elaborate as you want!
Transferring helps with real practical life skills, teaching young children hand to eye coordination. It is also great for fine motor skill development.
What You Need for Transfer Tot Trays ~
- a transfer material {pom poms are a very easy one}
- something to transfer with {tongs, tweezers, spoon, etc.}
- a container to transfer from and into {we use ice cube trays, paint trays, bowls, etc.}
Here’s some ideas to get your brain spinning!
Some Transferring Tot Tray Ideas
Note ~ All ideas are presented with the understanding that you are playing WITH your tot, these are not all independent activities as some of the items are choking hazards. Please only use ideas that you feel comfortable with and feel you can ensure your tot’s safety.
Here my daughter was transferring little spikey balls {which were sea urchins for our ocean theme} from one bowl to other bowls. She was also sorting by color. She is using a melon baller spoon to do this transfer.
Below you see my daughter transferring ping pong balls from the metal container to the paint tray using a pair of mini tongs.
Below Ladybug is using tweezers to transfer pom poms into and ice cube tray. She LOVED these little plastic tweezers!
You can see Krash using tongs with smaller paint trays and pom poms below, the tongs shown below are from a bug collection set we had years ago.
Large tongs and large pom poms are certainly an option too and provide a unique challenge for different arm muscles!
Below she was transferring marbles using tongs, into an recycled frozen baby food tray
Krash is using the mini tongs to transfer mini erasers into two cups {he was sorting the fish and turtles}.
Below he was using the same tongs to transfer bigger erasers into small glass cups {tealight holders form Ikea}, working on one to one correspondence {counting one item at a time}
See more transferring ideas here on our Tot Tray Ideas ~ Transferring Pinterest Board
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