Today's activity was decided by Isabelle, and isn't something I had planned to do, but she enjoyed it so I thought I would share it with you.Isabelle loves to play with the tea, coffee and sugar pots in our kitchen, and today she asked to get two spoons, and then wanted to play with the coffee jar. She scooped some coffee out on her spoon and I knew right away that if I didn't contain the situation we would end up with coffee all over the kitchen. So, I got her, her spoons and the coffee jar and took them into the playroom and set it all in the tray I use to contain some of her activities. Simon brought her her favorite cup and she scooped the coffee between the two containers. Of course, lots was spilled into the tray, and some escaped onto the rug where she enjoyed running her hands over it. It was great practice for her 'spoon control' - she has just started eating almost every meal with her utensils and does really well, but definitely could benefit from more practice to save the odd spoonful flying off!
The most impressive thing about this activity was, of course,
the smell. I actually couldn't believe how strong the smell of coffee was in the room as it really wasn't a huge amount she was playing with. I've said before I think smell is the most overlooked sense in sensory play, and so this was a great chance to get a nose workout for Isabelle.
Not the flashiest activity in the world - but Isabelle enjoyed it, and that's all that matters at the end of the day, isn't it?
Again today, Isabelle asked to play with the bubble snake so we donned our coats once more and out we went to play with them. It was windy today, so there were bubbles everywhere, and it was actually really nice to watch the little 'clouds' of bubbles whip around.
And now, another weekend is over and another week at work begins...
