20/10/2022
💭Myth: toddlers can’t explore with loose parts until they’re ‘older’
🔍Evidence: this.
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Today 2-3yos used fruits and veggies as loose parts to follow along with the art of Giuseppe Arcimboldo.
We created, constructed, arranged, pinched, carried, sorted, explored! (…and yes, tasted).
The purpose of loose parts is to provide children to explore with an open ended medium that can adapt and be flexible to their ideas and developing. Edible loose parts are safe for younger ages while they are learning to assess risk and develop skills for functional play.
Our cooking study thanks Ms. Emma Bowen and Ms. Rebecca Trumbore Geckle for the art invitation with such beautiful tools!
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