Dish Cloths–common utilitarian household objects to adults, engaging and amusing playthings to children. And they come in a near-infinite variety of colors, materials, and shapes. They’re also inexpensive, easy to care for, and long-lasting. What’s not to like?

Dish cloth play can help kids bump up against a variety of learning. Dish clothes can help kids develop visual tracking skills, sensory integration, and both small and large muscles to name a few.

Here’s a few dish cloth play tips:

• Water Play–It’s kind of obvious, but they pair nicely with water play.
• Child Sized–Make or trim dish cloths to fit the hands of children. Some kids find the full-sized versions a bit cumbersome. They’ll be more successful with cloths that fit their hands.
• Freeze Them–Offer up an interesting sensory experience by wetting and then freezing dish cloths before sending them out to play.
• Real Work–Make dish cloths available so kids can help clean up messes they help make. They might not do a great job, but kids can wipe things down after meals, sensory play, process art projects, mud play, and other messy activities.
• Dramatic Play–Never know when you’ll need to give a baby unicorn a bath or scrub up the dishes so your evil stepmother will let you go to the ball.

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