This week's play began with the children collecting wood scraps and delivering them as "packages" to each other. They all participated in their own way. Last week the pieces of wood were bridges and this week they were packages. Loose parts encourage imagination and creativity by not having a fixed definition of how parts can be used. |
We set up an invitation to experiment mixing different textures into paint to see the effect each one creates. We mixed in glue, oats, salt, and flour. And then we created on pieces of cardboard.
One of the children put the big blue ball into a tire and then climbed on top. Someone mentioned that it looked like the child was driving. This prompted all the children to work together to create a train, complete with side cars.
Finally, some of the tomatoes are ready to be eaten! Addison was wondering how the greens one tasted, but decided the orange ones were delicious!