Fill an old suitcase or travel trunk with a variety of paper such as tissue, crepe paper, newspaper, sandpaper, tracing paper and bubble wrap.
Sit the young child beside the trunk and let him explore the contents.
Sit next to them and choose a piece of paper to put on your head, hide behind.
Choose a piece of paper to tear, slowly then quickly, and react to the sound it makes.
Then choose another piece of paper to scrunch up then let go.
Encourage the toddler to scrunch and rip pieces of paper.
Touch the sandpaper but do not rip it. Instead, offer the child a spoon to draw across it and explore the sound.
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