tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84891432178404482592024-03-05T04:46:26.932-08:00Very Messy MummyMessy Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798979899540153255noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489143217840448259.post-41964331720235916172013-10-03T13:37:00.001-07:002013-10-10T12:23:57.581-07:00We're going on a Bear HuntOne of my favourite books to teach in year one was We're going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury.<br />
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It is now one of Hartley's favourite and he already knows all the actions and some of the words!<br />
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I decided to take Hartley and his friends on their very own bear hunt.<br />
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We're going on a bear hunt</div>
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We're going to catch a big one.</div>
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We're not scared </div>
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Uh-uh! Grass </div>
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Uh-uh! A lake</div>
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Uh-uh! A forest</div>
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Uh-uh! a snowstorm </div>
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Uh-uh! A cave</div>
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Can't go over it, can't go under it. We have to go through it! </div>
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This was a really simple activity that just took a bit of organising<br />
grass - play tunnel with paper grass but you could use cut up grass or shredded paper.<br />
Forest - i used leaves and twigs but if you were lucky to have a woodland area that would be great or you could use tree stumps.<br />
snow - flour and cotton wool balls but you could use snow or ice in winter, or gloop, or shaving foam anything really<br />
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We also made bears from paper plate. This was a really simple and fun activity. </div>
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We also made these bear foot prints. Another cute way of using children's footprints. I added the words from the story too.Messy Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798979899540153255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489143217840448259.post-56230396309660167012013-07-30T12:20:00.005-07:002013-07-30T12:34:51.706-07:00Train Safari<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have made a few sensory small world tubs before. This time I thought I would add a train track as Hartley loves playing trains at the moment. I decided to make a safari park as we already had lots of animals. </div>
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I separated the tub into different areas and used different materials to make them fun and interesting.</div>
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<u>Polar Area</u></div>
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- polar bears, penguins, seals, whales</div>
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Hartley has loved playing with his train track zoo. He pushes the trains around and moves the animals. He makes the animals noises too.</div>
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We have had an underwater theme the last few weeks.</div>
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We played with this favourite activity again. Coloured spaghetti with sealife animals. </div>
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Our Under the Sea story tent </div>
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We made hanging fish out of cardboard and jelly fish using plastic cups and tissue paper. <br />
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I hung them up in our tent, I then added stories and musical instruments and blew bubbles.</div>
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Under the sea Sensory Tub </div>
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All the children have enjoyed exploring this. I put silver foil in the tub and then added blue tinsel, plastic fish and sea animals, some real shells and stones. Messy Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798979899540153255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489143217840448259.post-47791979011372283342013-07-25T08:19:00.003-07:002013-07-25T08:19:47.673-07:00Summer FunIt has been a long time since I posted last. I have been so busy childminding and enjoying the sun. Here are a few of things we have been up to:<br />
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Our under the sea story tent </div>
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We made a Train</div>
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We have been sharing the story of Noah's Ark.</div>
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I added some sensory elements to our Noah's Ark to make it even more fun.</div>
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I put our Noah's Ark into a tub and then added<br />
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We then read the story and acted it out using the Ark and some props. </div>
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The children played with Noah's Ark all week. The younger children matched up the animals, made the animal noises, enjoyed the story and signing the songs and explored the sensory tub.</div>
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The older children Retold the story and enjoyed acting it out with the props. They also enjoyed exploring the sensory tub and came up with some fab words to describe it.</div>
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The story of Noah's ark linked in with our colour week, and we did lots of fun things with rainbows. We also talked a lot about different weathers and all the animals. </div>
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We have been doing lots of colour activities this week. One that I was very excited about was Coloured Rice. </div>
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Put the rice into a bowl and add vinegar, I never work in exact amount so just made sure there was enough to cover all the rice.</div>
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Add your chosen colour, again just put enough so it colour all the rice in the shade you want.</div>
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I decided to do three colours this time. I put the diferent colours into seperate bowls. I put them into a big tube and also included some pots, utensils and funnels.</div>
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The children enjoyed poring, scooping, mixing and investigating the rice.</div>
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This activity is also great for mark making. Older children could even write their names in the rice.</div>
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<br />Messy Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798979899540153255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489143217840448259.post-54213684958228960562013-06-17T13:46:00.004-07:002013-06-17T13:46:48.232-07:00Posting Pom Poms though coloured tubes<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have always been a fan of pom poms for developing fine motor skills and Hartley has enjoyed posting them through tubes since he was about 6 months old. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This week I am doing lots of COLOUR activities with Hartley and the children I look after. I saw this idea on pinterest a few months ago and knew I had to do it </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I painted the old wrapping paper tubes with colours that matched the pom poms I had. Luckily I also had matching coloured bowls.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Hartley loved this activity. He instantly knew what to do and keeps going back to it. He is a little bit too young to understand you have to match the colours yet, however I talk to him about the colours and I am sure by doing more and more activities like this he will begin to sort and match colours.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The older children I look after were able to sort the colours and have began to name the colours. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The children have had lots of fun with the pom poms and have used them in lots of their play including filling cups with them and then pretending to drink them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Of course pom poms should not be used with young children unsupervised, but I am a big believer that we should allow our children to develop their fine motor skills by handling small items.</span></div>
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I have lots of ideas of how I can extend this activity so watch this space! </div>
Messy Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798979899540153255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489143217840448259.post-66238171032524517652013-06-12T11:47:00.001-07:002013-06-12T11:47:32.874-07:00Sensory Tea Time - using real ingredients Hartley loves playing with his tea set at the moment. He spends hours
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I decided to add a sensory element to his play and make it even more fun.<br />
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I put together a tray with his plastic tea set. I put water in one tea pot and filled a small jug with milk (I mixed a bit of milk with water) I then added pots of sugar, coffee granules and tea bags. I then left out the tray ready for Hartley and his friend to play and explore.</div>
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Hartley loved scooping coffee and sugar and mixing it together.</div>
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They both enjoyed pouring the milk and water, sometimes they even poured it into the cups! I had to refill the pots many of times.</div>
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I then got a bowl so they could reuse the water and milk and it contained it better. In the end this contained an amazing mixture of coffee, tea and milky water.</div>
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The great thing about using real ingredients was they got to feel the different textures and experienced the different smells.</div>
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The children played and explored all morning. We talked about the colours, textures, smells. The noises that the tea bags made when dropped into the water.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I found an old box of cornflakes in the cupboard and instead of throwing it away, decided to put it to good use. For PLAY.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Hartley spent most of the afternoon lying down in the tub. For some reason he found the cornflakes comfortable! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I put new child friendly soil into a tub and then added a few pots, utensils and a watering can.</span></div>
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Hartley still loves his treasure baskets. I thought I would put together a sensory one with just brushes.</div>
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I collected brushes we already had from around the house but you could include any brushes you want.</div>
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a selection of paint brushes in different sizes</div>
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a nail brush</div>
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a shaving brush</div>
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make up brushes</div>
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tooth brush</div>
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hair brush</div>
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I left the treasure basket out so Hartley could play when ever he wanted. He loved exploring the brushes. He often brushed his own skin. He loved how this felt.</div>
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Here are some cute pictures of him brushing his toes. </div>
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He then brushed my toes and we had lots of fun tickling each other with the brushes. This was initiated by him, which made it even more lovely.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I was trying to decide what to do this afternoon with the children I look after, so searched the cupboards and found cornflour, this could only mean one thing - GLOOP!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I added some coloured shapes to encourage shape, colour and number recognition. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> They felt the gloop with their hands and made marks. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">One of the children even decided to put some lentils from another sensory tub into the mixture! I love sensory play!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We also played hunt the shapes. I would ask them to find the red heart or the purple star. This not only encourages shape and colour recognition but is also a good way to get the children to start exploring and touching the gloop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Slimy, slippery, gloopy. For Hartley and I talk to him about what he is doing and what I think it feels like. </span><br />
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I set up a sensory Dinosaur tub for Hartley and his friends to play with. </div>
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I used lentils, fir cones, twigs, bark, stones and other bits I found in the garden but you could use anything to create a great sensory activity. </div>
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Hartley and is friend loved exploring the tub and Playing with the dinosaurs.</div>
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Here Hartley is roaring like a dinosaur.</div>
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We also used this sensory tub as a starting point for other dinosaur activities. We also shared some dinosaur stories. Here are our favourites</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">After the success of Hartley's Birthday Party we decided to have anther messy play party. A great way to see our friends and all make mess together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We had lots of different activities set up. All were edible so the children could explore them as much as they wanted and parents didn't have to worry if anything went in the mouth (which it did!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The children loved this one, it was one of the less messier pools, so perfect for the little ones to start off with. Even the bigger children loved rolling around in the oats and standing under a shower of porridge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I coloured 6 packets of spaghetti in different shades of blue and green using food colouring. I then and added a variety of sealife animals.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The children loved playing in the spaghetti. Some even went swimming with the fish! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I filled a pool with different flavours of jelly and then added some plastic bugs and magnifying glasses. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I made cloud dough using flour and vegetable oil. I added cocoa to make it more look like dirt and then added some plastic dinosaurs. </span></div>
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<span id="goog_1957097623"></span><span id="goog_1957097624"></span><br />Messy Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798979899540153255noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489143217840448259.post-64058950416051118932013-04-23T13:10:00.001-07:002013-04-23T13:28:34.058-07:00Goldilocks and The Three BearsHartley loves stories and will often choose to look at a book but I recently found out he also really enjoys story telling.<br />
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The other day at our local Children's centre one of the ladies told the story of Goldilocks. She used no pictures and few props but yet Hartley and the other children were completely engaged the whole way through.<br />
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So this week I decided to focus on Goldilocks and the Three Bears. I found a doll and three different sized bears and a bowl and spoon for each of them.<br />
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I also put out a big tub of porridge oats.<br />
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Hartley and his friend loved listening to the story and copied my actions as I showed how big the bears, bowls, beds were. They were so engaged, which is pretty amazing considering they are both around 14 months!<br />
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They then played with the bears, Goldilocks and of course the porridge.</div>
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They scooped, poured, whisked and stirred the porridge.</div>
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Messy Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798979899540153255noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489143217840448259.post-31488090611326318132013-04-18T12:32:00.001-07:002013-04-19T08:50:29.329-07:00Rice Krispie Sensory FunSensory Play does not have to take a long time or effort to set up. Sometimes we just need a quick and easy activity to occupy for a little while. This is when I usually have a look what I have got in the kitchen.<br />
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Today it was rice Krispies. <br />
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I put the rice krispies into a bowl and then added some plastic cupcake cases and utensils.<br />
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Hartley loved this activity. He really enjoys scoping and pouring at the moment. This made a nice change from water play. <br />
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He loved filling up a jug and then emptying it again. </div>
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As our activities go this was not to messy and I was able to sweep most of the rice krispies up to reuse.<br />
I have now put them into a larger tub for Hartley to explore when ever he likes. <br />
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This time I added some plastic frogs to add even more fun.</div>
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I set up the jelly whilst Hartley was having a nap. He was super excited when he saw the bowl of jelly.</div>
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He was a little unsure about touching the jelly at first and preferred to play with the frogs.</div>
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He picked them up and then made them jump back in the pond. We had lots of fun hopping the frogs into the jelly pond making frog noises. </div>
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He really looked closely when it was on his fingers and rubbed his hands together. I asked him what it felt like and used words like squishy, sticky, wobbly.<br />
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Hartley then fetched a spoon (I always have a variety of 'tools' readily available)</div>
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He loved scooping and pouring the jelly.</div>
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By the end he was covered in jelly, he even got it on his foot!</div>
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I left the jelly out in the playroom for Hartley to explore when he wanted. The next day he decided to use a whisk to stir the jelly.</div>
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Here he is inspecting the jelly on the whisk.<br />
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It was really interesting doing jelly play again. When we first
played with it he was only about six months old. Then he got stuck in
straight away and poured it all over him. As he has got older he
investigates the jelly in a different way, he is much more aware of all
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<br />Messy Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798979899540153255noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489143217840448259.post-12672646770550975812013-04-16T04:01:00.005-07:002013-04-16T04:01:57.910-07:00Den MakingOne of mine and my sisters favourite things to do when we were younger was building a den.<br />
They were usually very simple creations made out of anything we could get our hands on; tables, chairs, clothes horse, blankets, sheets, cushions etc<br />
But to us they were our own little hideaways, an adult free space where we could play, read and talk in secret. Sometimes we were even allowed to eat our lunch in our den.<br />
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It is also one of my favourite things to do with Hartley. Since he was a few months old I have made cosy spaces for us to snuggle, read and play together. <br />
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Hartley loves playing under our new table, in fact he loves crawling through and small space so I thought it was time to make a den again.<br />
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I simply placed two sheets over our table so it became an enclosed space. I then added a duvet and a few cushions inside and I had transformed our dining table into a cosy space for both of us to play.<br />
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Of course older children will have so much fun making their own dens. They coud be made out of anything inside or outside in the garden. Den making encourages children to be creative. It also allows them to have ownership of their own space. It is also a great activity for siblings or friends to do, which encourages them to work together.<br />
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Hartley loved playing in his den, he chse toys to take into it, we shared books together and we snuggled!<br />
I also put a tunnel leading into the entrance which made it even more fun and we both crawled into the den, this was good for both of our physical development!<br />
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So next time its raining outside and you and your children are bored, why not make a den? You will have as much fun as the children!Messy Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798979899540153255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489143217840448259.post-66372637260338034752013-04-04T11:57:00.000-07:002013-04-05T02:02:01.679-07:00Sensory Bags<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have been meaning to make sensory bags for ages. They are quite simply plastic bags filled with anything you can find that makes an interesting sensory experience. Even little babies can enjoy them. This is also a great activity for children who not to ken on getting messy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is best to use which you can seal like a zip lock freezer bags. You can make them in whatever size you want. Mine are small and could be easily taken in your bag for those moments when your baby or toddler needs entertaining.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I didn't realise that my bags had cartoon animals already printed on them, but this adds a fun element.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">All you need:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hartley loves playing with money (under supervision, of course) so I made this as a safe way for him to explore.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">All you need:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">For both these bags I used hand gel but hair gel works just as well and comes in different colours. I just put in a few squirts.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I started to experiment with this one. I put a few spoonfuls of vegetable oil into the bag, I then added a squirt of green and red paint. The paint separated and made all sorts of wonderful patterns. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hartley loved this one and kept squeezing, slapping and squashing it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">All you need</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">a zip lock resealable bag</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">a little water</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hartley loved his one too as he explored the bubbles. We taped this one shut to be sure the water didn't leak. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The possibilities are endless and I have many ideas for future sensory bags. Hartley loved exploring them and they would also be good for toddlers and older children as a tool for calming down. </span><br />
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I found a recipe for sensory dirt at Frogs & snails & puppy dog tails <a href="http://frogsandsnailsandpuppydogtails-jaime.blogspot.co.uk/2013/03/how-to-make-sensory-dirtwith-stuff-you.html" target="_blank">sensory dirt</a> and then made my own with what I had in the cupboard.<br />
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This made a dry dirt with lots of textures. It smelt lovely too.<br />
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I then added some giant bugs. I also provided some spades and a magnifying glass.<br />
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Hartley had lots of fun exploring the dirt and the bugs. He liked looking through the magnifying glass, finding the bugs and digging in the dirt.</div>
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Hartley loved investigating the gloop. </div>
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He had lots of fun mixing, squishing, and stirring the gloop with his hands.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It was lovely to observe him fully exploring the mixture with his hands. He enjoyed clapping his hands together and the way the gloop felt between his fingers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> And just to prove I really am a messy mummy Hartley printed some lovely, messy hand prints on my trousers!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The next day I added even more water, this turned the mixture into a chocolatey mud. It smelt great too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hartley was so excited he jumped in!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have gathered all my spring and Easter related books and toys for Hartley to play with. I have also made up a few Easter treasure baskets. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> I used a basket to make this nest. I just added shredded tissue paper, eggs and chicks. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Hartley had fun exploring the nest. He then put his cuddly chick in it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I found this lovely idea for Easter cards. They are very simple and even the smallest of babies can help you make them!In this Easter basket I have put in a variety of Easter items.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Just paint your little ones foot in yellow paint, cut out and then add an eye, beak, wing and legs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Then paint your child's hands. You need 3 yellow and 2 orange hands for each chick. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hartley had so much fun opening and closing the eggs. Putting the chicks in and out of the egg. Emptying and filling the egg box. He has concentrated on this activity for long periods of time and goes back to the egg box lots of times during the day.</span> <br />
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I made this nest out of coloured shredded paper. I hid chicks and eggs filled with chocolate for Hartley and his friend to find. <br />
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He enjoyed exploring the nest and finding all the eggs and chicks.<br />
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Hartley's friend Esme brought these fab Easter Stampers for us to play with. <br />
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I was impressed that Hartley seemed to know what to do straight away. He was able to paint on the stamper and stamp it himself.<br />
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Here is his finished work. <br />
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Here is Esme creating her brilliant artwork as you can see this activity works for all ages and even much older children will enjoy it.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">All you need is flour (2 cups) and vegetable oil. (1/4 cup)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Cloud dough is great because it feels really smooth but can be molded when pressed together.</span><br />
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He then decided to sit in the cloud dough. Next time I will make up more in a bigger pool so he can explore with his whole body.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This activity can also be very calming and you could add scents (lavender, rose oil, tangerine)</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This would be the perfect activity for calming down time or before bedtime.</span>Messy Mummyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09798979899540153255noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489143217840448259.post-74530672843259427552013-03-11T13:14:00.000-07:002013-03-11T13:14:11.124-07:00Painting with cars<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Today I thought I would combine two of Hartley's favourite things: painting and toy cars.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I covered our playroom with paper and set out trays of paint and a few of Hartley's cars.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I am sure older children would love this activity too. They could even make their own roads using the cars. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As it was World Book Day today I gave Hartley a new book all about the farm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We shared the book together. Hartley pointed to the animals in turn and made sounds of some of the animals he knew. He does a good Moo! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Sensory Play is so important for babies and children. This is how they learn and explore the world around them. It also encourages children to be creative, improve their fine and gross motor skills, increase their vocabulary and begin to investigate, question and draw conclusions.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Hartley liked exploring the lentils. He enjoyed scooping them, piling them and filling the trailer with them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">He then looked at the book again himself. I left the farm set up with this book and other farm related books so he can play whenever he wants. </span></div>
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This is the first of many sensory small worlds I plan to do with Hartley.</h3>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Even though Hartley is only 12 months I decided we should do something fun for World Book Day. He has always loved sharing books with me, his favourites are the ones with bits to touch and feel.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> Just recently he has started to enjoy proper story books and will sit with me for the whole story.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I have used story sacks a lot in schools but thought Hartley would really enjoy his very own story sack to bring the story to life. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">masks or dressing up items</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">information books </span></span>related to the story<br />
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I decided to use the book <b>Dear Zoo</b> by Rod Campbell as Hartley loves anything animal related at the moment. He has never heard this story before so this made it even more special but of course you can make a story sack for your child's favourite story.<br />
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As Hartley is only one I decided to keep the story sack simple. I collected all the animals from the story. We had most of them already, the ones we didn't have I picked up from charity shops.<br />
To make the story even more fun I put each animal in their own parcel or container. I added labels and tags which were the same as the book. Even though Hartley cannot read, it helped me know which animal was in which container. <br />
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I read the story to Hartley and then gave him the parcel that contained the animal on that page. He really enjoyed opening the parcels and finding the animals.<br />
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Hartley recognised the elpehant and made an 'elephant' sound!</div>
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Hartley was so excited as I gave him each parcel.</div>
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He loved looking at the pictures. <b>Dear Zoo</b> is a lift the flap book, which he really enjoyed too.<br />
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We spent all afternoon playing with the animals and the boxes. Hartley loved putting the different animals into the different containers. This book was absolutely perfect for him at the moment as he loves 'posting' items at the moment.<br />
I was amazed how long he concentrated on this activity and re read the story many times throughout the day. <br />
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<u>What did Hartley learn?</u><br />
- Enjoying looking at and handling books with interest. <br />
- shape and space - enjoying filling and emptying containers<br />
- using sounds in play (making animal noises)<br />
- recognising animals<br />
- fine motor skills - opening the different parcels <br />
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My friend makes story sacks ready for you to fill yourself. Please Check out her facebook page<br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Story-Sacks-by-Little-Miss-Butterfly/220960614619869" target="_blank">Story Sacks by Little Miss Butterfly</a><br />
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