We always have fun creating with food, and the children were very eager to get stuck in!
I heard some great vocabulary being used by the children - steam...melt....runny...thicker...sticky like glue...not enough...the syrup is falling ziggy zaggy on the big spoon...
The children were very excited about Easter, and as well as many conversations about bunnies and eggs, I also shared with them the Christian Easter Story in a simple way using happy and sad faces to talk about how the different people felt in the story.
BRILLIANT INVENTION!
I was curious to find out what was happening when I saw some children behind a box and heard lots of giggling!
I was told they had made a marshmallow machine and sure enough requests were being made for marshmallows to be delivered down the cardboard tube!
We extended the play by adding plates and the till with money. One child helped make a sign and another said we needed an open and closed sign. Evie proudly showed me the holding plate she had made to catch the marshmallows to make it easier!
Great opportunities for counting and speaking and listening to each other.
LOOK AT WHAT ELSE WE HAVE BEEN DOING!
Lots of painting and colour mixing
Fine motor skills practice drawing round shapes
Rolling out the salt dough we made and cutting carefully around shapes.
What a great Easter picture!
Happy Easter to you all!