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Age range: 3-6

Theme Area: Water Play

Related Episode: Down the Drain

Subjects/Skills: Science; Problem Solving

Materials Needed:
A basin or bathtub
Water
Plastic containers
Plastic spoons
Plastic funnel and sieve
Food coloring (optional)

Directions:
Take your child outside, or put him in the bathtub, so that he can experiment with some water play.

First, provide some simple plastic containers and invite your child to play with them. You might show him how air bubbles escape from the container when you plunge it into the water.

In a little while, offer some new things to play with, such as spoons or a funnel. Ask questions that will encourage him to experiment with the water, such as "What would happen if you poured a cup of water into the funnel? What would happen if you poured it into the sieve?"

If you have food coloring, let him place some water in a plastic cup and add a few drops of food coloring to it. He can make cups of water with different colors, and then mix them together to see what happens.

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