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SMASH, CRUSH, DESTROY! How to use a mortar and pestle in your sensory play!

SMASH, CRUSH, DESTROY! How to use a mortar and pestle in your sensory play!

by Sally Haughey | May 10, 2018 | Science & Sensory

I could not talk about messy play without mentioning mortars and pestles.   This has to be one of my favorite messy tools for indoor play. Children love pounding and mashing.   This harnesses the natural childhood schema of transforming – changing the state of a...
MUD PLAY!  How to set up a simple, movable mud kitchen

MUD PLAY!  How to set up a simple, movable mud kitchen

by Sally Haughey | May 3, 2018 | Science & Sensory

Have you considered putting a mud kitchen on your playground? If so, I would like to share my two cents worth.  Consider a movable mud kitchen. A simple movable mud kitchen provides children with the raw materials to create whatever they can imagine.  It is open-ended...
Setting up the 3rd Teacher:  A peek into Sidney’s Classroom

Setting up the 3rd Teacher: A peek into Sidney’s Classroom

by Sally | Aug 1, 2017 | Reggio Inspired

“The environment should act as an aquarium which reflects the ideas, ethics, attitudes, and culture of the people who live in it. This is what we are working towards.” Loris Malaguzzi With the new school year fast approaching for many, setting up the classroom...
5 Ways to Take Your Sensory Table to the Next Level

5 Ways to Take Your Sensory Table to the Next Level

by Sally | May 31, 2017 | Science & Sensory

  For over 27 years, Tom Bedard has been building apparatuses for the sensory table. And it all started with a bucket. The bucket answered a NEED at the sensory table – transporting the sand out of the table. Hello!  How many of you have fought the “there’s...
Toddler Tales ~ How to Make Your Own Sensory Table

Toddler Tales ~ How to Make Your Own Sensory Table

by Jenni Caldwell | Jan 3, 2017 | Science & Sensory

For my toddler's birthday this year, I decided to make him a sensory table inspired by Tom Bedard! I didn't really know how this would turn out since I was attempting to create this with items I had on hand, except for the bag of beans. However, I was pleasantly...
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