Balance Beam Toy

Age range

3 years old

Development benefits

1. Cognitive Development: Builds equal/unequal concept.
2. Physical Development: Introduces hands-on testing.

Take place in

Indoors (table).

How to play

1. Place one object on each side and ask which side is heavier.
2. Let your child test a few object pairs themselves.
3. Find two objects that balance evenly.
4. Talk about "heavier," "lighter," and "the same" as you play.

Perfect for

1. Cognitive: comparison
2. Language: weight vocabulary

Expert tip

Letting your child test and see the beam tip is far more convincing than simply telling them which object is heavier.