A-Maze-ing – a simple game to help your toddler develop their sense of space

What you need 

1. Items to make a maze with, like cardboard boxes, the washing basket or some chairs  

What to do 

1. Make a simple path or maze using the items you’ve found.  
2. Make the pathways quite wide at first; fitting through a smaller gap will be more difficult for your toddler and they might lose their balance as they negotiate the space.  
3. Walk through the space you have made and encourage your toddler to follow.  
4. When they seem confident, make the pathways a little narrower and try again. You could add tunnels or small items to climb over, too.

Use objects that will move a little if your toddler bumps into them, so they don’t hurt themselves if they misjudge the space.