Water week

What an amazing week we have had :)

To begin our week we started off with a trip to the library where Oscar was extremely excited (now that he could walk around it) as this is somewhere we visited every week during my maternity leave. We looked at lots of different books and ended up choosing the following:

• The Snail and the Whale - Julia Donaldson
• I wish I were a Pirate - Smriti Prasadam-halls (Oscar particularly loved this one as it had pop ups and things to move in the book)
• In the Bath - Leslie Patricelli

I believe that books are such a great way to engage all children of any age into little imaginary worlds.

Songs we have sung:

• 5 little ducks (Oscars favourite)
• Rain, raim go away
• Row, row, row your boat (great for doing actions)
• Fishes in the water (he loved this one and started to anticipate the jump)

Places we have visited:

Docks
Canal
Pond
Swimming pool
Beach
Lake

Lots of fun water activities:

Lots of smiles and exploring with bubbles made from:

1/2 cup of water

1/4 cup of bubbles

a few drops of food colouring

After I showed Oscar how to 'mark make' with bubbles he loved it. Showing children different ways to play helps broaden their imaginations. 

Try playing hide and seek with the bubbles. Oscar got so excited when he found lots of his toys under the thick layer of bubbles.

A few more ideas  - balls in water, spaghetti, making boats with duplo, using a milk carton as a watering can, connecting the hose pipe back to the tap, putting his play dough in the water and feeling how slimy it went in his hands and finally washing dishes (I needed to show Oscar how to do this but he soon got the hang of it) 

I hope I have inspired you to maybe do a themed day or week with your little ones. I wanted to show you that playing and exploring doesn't always need to cost lots of money either. Using things you have in your home already will entertain your toddler for hours. 

However a few purchases we have made:

The sand and water pit from http://www.mothercare.com/ELC-Sand-and-Water-Table/122808,default,pd.html

Regatta Waterproof suit https://www.amazon.co.uk/Regatta-Boys-Puddle-All---One/dp/B013K1XOO4/ref=sr_1_3?s=clothing&ie=UTF8&qid=1470603156&sr=1-3&keywords=regatta+waterproof+all+in+one

Our next theme is 'Woodlands' come back and read what we have got up to if you have enjoyed my blog. Feel free to post any ideas your have got in the comments below.

Thank you for taking time to read my blog.

Sam
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