Recent thunder storms and extreme hot weather has meant we have spent a bit of time inside recently.
With three active toddlers to keep busy and to maintain my sanity I have set up several fun activities. Indoor cubby houses, bath time fun and a pool noddle obstacle course.
Once you have jumped over the noodles, you then kick the balloon towards the goal net (behind camera) and then do it all over again.
Strawberry had a run through the course. Less jumping than actually stepping over the noodles, but this is her physical developmental level right now and an activity such as this one is great for developing those gross motor skills.
Chook absolutely loved this activity and after a couple of runs through the course he began to create his own course.
Which soon led to building towers with pool noodles :)
Got to love imagination and open ended play materials!
Links to the Early Years Learning Framework for Australia:
- Children have a strong sense of identity: Confidently explores the environment through play, joins in play, faces a challenge.
- Children are connected with and contribute to their world: taking turns at the obstacle course, Uses play to explore new ideas
Children have a strong sense of wellbeing: accepts a new challenge, Engage in increasingly complex movement patterns, use gross motor and balance in activity, shows enthusiasm for play activity
Children are confident and involved learners: uses play to investigate, imagina and explore ideas, extend their own interest, persist when faced with difficulty, manipulate objects and experiment with trial and error
Children are effective communicators: respond verbally and non-verbally to the activity
Chook - 37 months
Strawberry - 23 months
Strawberry - 23 months
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What great fun Amie! Love that they could make the activity their own to explore! Hoping the heatwave breaks soon for all our sakes!!
ReplyDeleteWe survived the heatwave intact but I am really feeling for the Eastern States mob. You've all been hit quite hard. Very sad to see the bush fires and the devastation :(
DeleteWhat fun :) IT is so nice to see them take it to another level all by themselves :)
ReplyDeleteI love it when they extend the activity...kids have a great way of seeing the world that I sometimes miss :)
DeleteI love this! I keep seeing cool pool noodle activities and have to remember to get some this summer when they become available again. I should have bought some at the end of the summer here when they were on clearance here! Wishing I had.
ReplyDeleteI bought these on special and stored them until now. I'll be looking for more at the end of summer when they are on special again, it was a great saving :)
DeleteSo fun! I love finding new ways to keep the kids active even when stuck inside. Sharing this on my Facebook page and pinning it! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
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