Counting and Number Recognition

An almost 3 year old didn't want to put his helmet on today (which was unusual) so we walked on the trail with me handing him toy animals to position along the route. His twin brother was able to then find the toys and put them in a bag as he rode his horse. After 15 minutes my little guy not only mounted and rode-he picked up the numbers that I named, out then in a container and then imitated me as I clapped the corresponding number of times (using only the 1,2,3,4, and 5). I was very impressed.