The Many Ways You Can Use Shelcore Stacking Cups

Not to be confused with the bulky, musical version, Shelcore Stacking Cups are a set of 8 multi-colored cups. My daughter had this since she was 1 year old and it's one of her most-used and most versatile toy. Here are the many ways you can use the cups, which are sold at less than P300 at the local toy stores (if you buy it separately from the blocks, that is):

 (1) Have your baby stack them into a tower - they need to be stacked in the proper order, from largest to smallest, in order to successfully build a tower. Great for building hand-eye coordination and as a logic puzzle for babies.

(2) The reverse of (1), have your baby fit all the cups inside each other. Again, the proper order is required - from largest to smallest - to get all the cups to fit.

(3) Toss it in the bath and use it as spill cups. The different types of holes at the bottom (used to portray a variety sea creatures) creates various "waterfalls". This kept our baby occupied in the bathtub as she'd scoop up the water, raise the cup, and watch the water drain away.

(4) This is one more for bath time that is sure to delight your baby - stick a plastic ball on top (the really light, multi-colored ones used to fill up those kiddie tents, pools, etc.) and dunk it in the water. The water will go through the holes at the bottom and cause the ball to fly up in the air with a slight popping sound.

(5) Use the cups to teach your baby about the different colors. It also helped my toddler learn to differentiate between light and dark colors.

(6) Bring it to the beach - great for molding sand!