Requirements: Cardboard box, various lengths of ribbon, strips of felt and/or pipe cleaners, sticky tape, pencil, paint (optional).
Instructions:
- Poke holes through a box and paint.
- Thread one piece of ribbon/cord/pipe cleaner through two holes (to achieve cause and effect). Repeat all over the box.
- Seal the box.
The creator of this DIY Tugging Box sites many educational elements to this sensory box such as: cause and effect, sensory enrichment, fine Motor Skills, hand/eye coordination (let your little one poke pipe cleaners in extra holes) and investigation and exploration.
Source: http://www.laughingkidslearn.com/2013/09/diy-tugging-box-for-young-toddlers.html