What Happens If . . .

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Rough sand, wet water, moist soil, and cold snow offer your toddler many different textures to explore. With a few pans or buckets, your toddler-scientist can: test whether objects float or sink in water; bring snow indoors to watch it melt; or pour and fill other containers with sand or dirt.

Keep her exploration going by asking questions that begin I wonder what would happen if.…