young mother of three children, Jesse Arkansas, head of non-traditional children's creativity Children's Art Group and the author of a blog called «Play Create Explore», believes that the best toys for our children - it is nature itself!
Indeed, some toy stores can match its appeal for the child with the world around him, so alluring and mysterious?And the autumn, with its falling leaves and bright colors, offers many opportunities for exciting games with the child ...
Today we continue to acquaint you with games and interesting things that Jesse pridumavaet for their sons, and have kids who enjoy success.
This time it will be about the games with natural materials in the autumn.
Let's start with the most simple, but fascinating activities for children - a game with so-called «sensory bins» , that is, simply a set of objects of different shapes, sizes, colors, textures and types.
Such kits can be added in any suitable open and sustainable container from the bowl - to a large basin or inflatable mini pool.
main thing is that the child can comfortably and safely play with things he proposed coaching all your senses, developing imagination, attention, fine motor skills and sense of touch, taste for art, creativity, and many other, equally important abilities.
In «sensory bin» you can put a variety of items, even edible, as long as they were bright, safe and attractive to children.
Usually such "boxes" makes thematic - depending on the preferences and desires of the child's parents.The bottom is often something lining or poured a kind of "ground" of the finer substances or objects (for this purpose you can use anything from sand - to small balls).
basic rule: contents «sensory bin» should be age-appropriate baby .That is, kids up to 2-3 years, which have all pulled in the mouth, can not offer too small or fragile items inedible.And of course, a small child should not play with «sensory bin» without adult supervision.
for fall games with natural materials make a big Jessie advises «sensory bin», designed for children age 2-3 years.
course, everything you fill your container can be pre-cleaned and even washed, if desired, even if the type of natural materials in a relatively "pure" place (for example, in the woods), the child could this play, and after ato wash hands.
Take a large bowl, preferably not metal and not from the beating material, pour it on third dry beans, beans, peas, or other similar components.
In this pleasant to the touch "ground" in picturesque disorder lay all sorts of bumps, bunches of rowan or other non-poisonous berries, small autumn fruits (eg pumpkins, apples, pomegranates), vivid autumn leaves in different shapes, sizes and colors, acorns, can beadd branches, pieces of bark or listya- "wrapper" from corncobs.
«For seeding" you can add here a few favorite baby small toys - let them live in the magical world of the compact.This is especially good for kids who are not yet used to playing with natural materials, no artificial elements.
That's all, your «sensory bin» is ready, you can admit to his child.Of course, these games can be played at home, but is best in good weather to make a basin in the yard, in the garden or take him to the park, put on a mat spread out and let your child enjoy the contact with nature in the sun and under the stars.
However, the possibility of the fall children's games with natural materials is not limited to a «sensory bin».
With older kids can be quite fascinating handicrafts crafts from cones, twigs, moss and leaves.And the youngest, and themselves will be enough of these items, if the play in front of them a "puppet theater" with branches and pine cones.
Another not very familiar to us activity for children of kindergarten age, coined by Jesse, - cut figurines, openwork napkins, snowflakes and even colored "Confetti" from bright autumn leaves (Of course, this leaves you need to select not only brighter, butand stronger).Exciting experience, especially fun for kids who like to cut it out of the paper.
But are not limited to the possibility of playing in nature and with natural materials!After all the leaves you can still draw paints, bark and twigs to build ships, and from the cones to make beautiful Christmas decorations for the New Year!
In general, the possibilities for autumn games with the children very much, and limit them only our imagination.Go ahead, invent, experiment with their children!
And most importantly, remember that teaching children to play in nature and with natural materials, you're not only helping kids grow and save money on toys, but also help children learn to love and to feel the living world in which they will live - and best of allin harmony.
Photo source: playcreateexplore.com
