6 Playful Moment Ideas from the last month ...
- Jun 10
- 5 min read
Updated: Jun 30
Here's a look at some of the play, learning and creative ideas that we have done over the last month.
I thought I would try a new type of blog post this week - a look at a few of the different things we have done over the last month.
We have enjoyed some water play, colour matching, bookish play, wet felting and small world play.
I love to set up play invitations and get creative with my girls. I hope you find some inspiration today to help create some playful moments for the child/ren in your life!
*IMPORTANT: The following play/creative ideas are recommended for children ages 3+ as they contain small parts. Please actively supervise all water play and never leave children alone with water play.
It is your responsibility to determine the suitability of these ideas for your child. Please ensure active adult supervision for all of these suggested ideas.
1.Bookish Play - Bowerbird Bloom
I put out our copy of Bowerbird Bloom by Aura Parker onto the table this week to encourage some reading and play.
We have 2 of the Bowerbird books (I want to buy the third) and they both have rich vocabulary and beautiful illustrations. The also have a little list of things to find and count at the beginning and end of the book to encourage counting and the development of number sense.
It is sitting on the table on a mini easel stand from Kmart Australia.
The girls and I added in some nests and pretend eggs (bought at Easter time) and some little birds (from Tara's Treasures) for some bookish play.
These few simple props will invite play related to the themes of the book. For Miss 3 she acted out some of the actions of the bird in the book as I read it to her e.g. floating, singing, up, down and around, twirling. She then used the birds and the nests to play.
We also read Bowerbird Blues by Aura Parker. My kids collected blue items from around the house to make a collection of blue like in the story. One of my girls then decided to create a book cover drawing of Bowerbird Bloom, drawing in detail a bird and adding in the title.
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