Sort the laundry by color
A tiny helper game
10 min Ages 2-4 IndoorsNothing to buy
Dump the clean laundry on the floor and make color piles together, naming each one out loud. Your toddler feels like a real helper, and you get a head start on folding.
You’ll need
- A basket of clean laundry
How to do it together
- 1
Dump a basket of clean laundry on the bed or the floor.
- 2
Pick a color and find it together: "Where's something blue?"
- 3
Make piles by color.
- 4
Name each one out loud as it goes on the pile.
- 5
Let your child carry a small pile to the right room.
Make it easier
Start with only two colors.
Make it harder
Sort by owner too: whose sock is this?
Why it’s worth it
Toddlers love real jobs, and learning colors with something they can touch sticks better.
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