I also prepped a couple of fun things to help the melting process along – these old glue bottles filled with water and a drop or two of food colouring…Īnd some coloured salt which is simply made by shaking table salt and a one or two drops of liquid food colouring in a jar or bag. Using Miss G’s collection of miniature ocean creatures, a few plastic aquarium plants, a plastic mixing bowl, tap water, and a few drops of food colouring, I created a ‘frozen ocean’ by freezing it in layers, adding a few more plants / animals and more water each time. Though it took a little bit of advanced planning, the activity was a breeze to set up. This sort of ‘buried treasure’ ice play has been on my mental to do list forever, and I knew it would be the perfect way to slow things down a little and allow the munchkins to really become invested in their play. I wasn’t sure what that activity would look like exactly, but when Jackie of Happy Hooligans shared her dino dig on our Facebook page, I new that I wanted to try something similar. I knew I wanted to try something different for today’s play date and my thought was that if I set out only one activity – something engaging and encouraging of teamwork – the afternoon may have a calmer vibe to it. We always have a good time together, but the last couple of times I’ve noticed that together they plow through the activities I’ve set out (2 minutes of play dough! 1 stroke of paint! 3 minutes of water play!) and then look at me with eager eyes for something more. They play quite well together, so I put a few things out for them to explore in advance, then step back to let them play, helping communication and sharing happen when needed. Gracen and I are lucky enough to have one of her little friends join us for an afternoon of play each Wednesday.
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