Happy Friday! We made it through another week! Here are three invitations for toddlers for today.
Dramatic Play/Sensory Invitation: Coffee shop water play
This invitation would work well outside or in the bathtub. You will need some water, cups, something to serve as a coffee pot, spoons, and possibly a coffee filter or two and sand or soil if you are outside. We know it has been a long time since families could hang out in beloved Durham coffee shops like Cocoa Cinnamon and Nolia. Today we wonder what your child will do with materials similar to those they might find in a coffee shop or that they might see when someone at home makes a cup of coffee. What steps do they investigate doing on their own?
Art Invitation: Finger paint
As a final art invitation this week, we would like to suggest finger paint followed by water play to wash off. You can use many kinds of washable paint as finger paint, but it may not have the alluring, silky texture of finger paint. We definitely recommend using cardboard or thicker paper for this invitation, or embracing the holes that often happen when children work with paint and their fingers. What are they exploring as they make the holes and enlarge them?
Building Invitation: Block building with vehicles
As a block building invitation this week, we wonder how your child will engage with blocks and vehicles. These could be trucks and interlocking blocks, strollers and unit blocks, or wagons and alphabet blocks. Your child might engage in transporting, filling and dumping, exploring ramps or something else entirely.
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