Busy Box 4 - Tongs and Things

I included tongs as part of my kitchen play and found they were a hit with all children.  My son would walk around the house finding all sorts of things to pick up.

Basically you can add anything that can be picked up with some tongs to this box.  I would start by tipping them out and asking them to pick the things up with the tongs and then put them back in the box.  As their fine motor skills develop give them smaller containers (e.g. a jar, or tin with a small hole cut out) and get them to pop the things in the top.