I used to have all the toys sorted out and in small bins that the children could access when they wanted. Except I was having problems with them dumping all the toys and then not playing. I read about this idea online. So I sorted all the toys into 5 bins, I labeled them with the days of the week and they get one bin per day. It is very manageable for them to clean up. There are still plenty of toys available. The kitchen, dollhouse and rescue heroe items stay out all the time I picked up these at the dollar store. We have just been using them as typical puzzles but I saw a neat idea where you put the pieces in a tub of sensory material like rice and then the child digs and searches before putting them in. http://www.littlehandsbigwork.com/2009/02/letter-search.html This was an idea that grew. I had seen a few ideas on the net. Some had used a fence. Others different posts in the ground. Since I am at a rental I wanted something I could move easily if needed. There are 4 sides to this-3 are for music and one for a water wall. This was a very reasonably priced piece to make. All the wood and stain was donated by a friend so free, the chimes were found free, the pots and bowls were cheap from thrift store, and the grate was given for free as well. I just bought screws. Here are some of the ideas I gleaned from. http://progressiveearlychildhoodeducation.blogspot.ca/2010/05/taking-music-play-outside-part-2.html http://www.instructables.com/id/2x4-xylophone/ http://www.childcentralstation.com/2011/05/making-music.html http://www.filthwizardry.com/2010/05/music-wall-rip-music-tree.html |
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February 2014
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