Game

Feed the Laundry Basket Monster

Here's one to try together!

A hungry monster lives in the laundry basket, and it only eats toys from the floor. Can you feed it before the song ends?

10 min5 min prepAges 2 and uplow mess

Reviewed by our team.

Safety first

Under 3s: pick up any small pieces yourself first. Anything that fits through a toilet paper tube is a choking size.
Racing on a cluttered floor could cause tripping or slipping
Tape and crayons should not be put in the mouth by toddlers
Hard or heavy toys could bump other children when tossed into the basket

What you need

Grown-up prep: Pick a room with a few toys on the floor and clear a safe path to the basket. Choose a favorite song to use as the timer.

Draw two big googly eyes on a sheet of paper.
Now draw a huge, hungry mouth on the other paper.
Tape the eyes and mouth onto the side of the basket.
Wake up the monster with a big, loud monster roar!
Ask: What does your monster sound like when it is hungry?
Look around and spot all the toys on the floor.
Start the song and feed the monster one toy at a time!
Ask: How many toys can you feed before the song stops?
Listen closely, because the monster will tell you which toy it wants next.
When the song ends, peek inside and count the toys.
Now say goodnight to the monster. Can you feed it even more next time?
Ask: Who else should we invite to feed the monster?

Color hunt: the monster only eats one color at a time, like all red toys first.
Silent monster: whisper and tiptoe the toys in without waking it up.
Two monsters: make a second face on another basket and race to see which one gets full first.

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