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Bottle scoop catch

Throw, scoop, catch! Make a catcher from a milk bottle and catch pine cones or soft balls.

  • 20 min total
  • Low mess
  • Ages 3–5*
  • Outdoors
  • Any season
Let's do this

*Illustrative age guidance. Your child's development and circumstances matter more than a number.

A tiny plan for your day

Estimated time: 5 min to make · 13 min to play · 2 min to tidy. It's fine to stop early.

Before you start

What you’ll need

  • A clean plastic milk bottle with a handle, cut into a scoop by an adult
  • Tape to cover the edges
  • Pine cones, scrunched paper or soft balls

Let's begin

Five simple steps

That's the whole activity. Tick each step off as you go, and stop whenever you like.

  1. Hold your scoop by the handle.

  2. Grown-up job

    An adult gently tosses a pine cone towards it.

  3. Catch it in the scoop!

  4. Step further apart as you get better.

  5. Can you toss it from your own scoop to someone else's?

All done!

That's every step. However it went, you made a little moment together.

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