This toddler activity was so easy to set up. It did not require any preparation. This play set up is great for fine motor & sensory play.
All you need is a transparent tube/water bottle and items to put into the tube. I used Pom poms. (Large ones are ideal but I only had small ones which was fine as toddler activities should always be supervised).
P.S was so engaged in this activity he would pick up the Pom poms and place them into the tube and once they were all in the tube he would dump them into the tray. He did this repeatedly for 10 minutes. Eventually he decided to put the lid on and shake the Pom poms and walked off with the tube.
Make sure to seal the tube & you can even try other items that make more noise so your toddler can see & hear that different items will sound different in the tube.