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Pebble plops
Plop, splash, ripple! Drop pebbles into water and listen to the sounds they make.
*Illustrative age guidance. Your child's development and circumstances matter more than a number.
A tiny plan for your day
Estimated time: 2 min to collect · 7 min to play · 1 min to head off. It's fine to stop early.
Before you start
What you’ll need
- A handful of pebbles, small and big
- Safe, still water, like a pond edge, a lake shore or a bucket
Let's begin
Five simple steps
That's the whole activity. Tick each step off as you go, and stop whenever you like.
Choose a big pebble and a small pebble.
Drop the small one in. Plip!
Drop the big one in. PLOP!
Watch the circles spread out. Which made the biggest ripples?
Try dropping two at once.
All done!
That's every step. However it went, you made a little moment together.
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