14/10/2022
🌈 Rainbow Spaghetti & independent play 🌈 Today we had Rainbow Spaghetti in our imagination tray which opened a new world of texture and play. We was a bit hesitant at first to touch and when we did we wasn’t very keen to play. With the support to break down the new texture and to create confidence we started of by only touching and holding one piece. It wasn’t a texture we felt happy to touch but we tried! Not all textures will be something young children like to touch, there are many different reasons which could be that it’s hot/cold, wet/dry, sticky, too rough, too messy or just something they aren’t too comfortable having in their hands and it’s important to show that it is ok! What they may not like today could be something they love next week. With encouragement, support and praise the child can feel confident in knowing their own feelings and senses. This will enable a way for the child to understand that if something doesn’t make them comfortable it is ok and when they are ready to try again they may do so but in small easy steps. We spent some time exploring some of the other toys in the nursery, our favourite being the spinning top. Just 4 weeks ago we was learning that to push the top it made the balls inside spin around, now we are confidently doing it ourself and showing understanding that when we push the button on the top the inside spins around.
