{"id":24466,"date":"2023-06-08T15:25:50","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T15:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/?p=24466"},"modified":"2023-06-08T15:25:50","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T15:25:50","slug":"lets-explore-loose-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/er\/cartmill\/2023\/06\/08\/lets-explore-loose-parts\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s explore loose parts."},"content":{"rendered":"

Today in the Discovery Room, we were exploring the loose parts. We set up the loose part area with some natural materials and some familiar objects that might spark some interest in our children\u2019s creativity.
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\nWe had objects such as shells, wooden disks, bottle lids, wooden pegs and wooden rings.
\nOur older children decided to have a loose parts tea party.
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\nThey used the loose parts and pretended they were foods such as burgers, pizza \u00a0and cups of tea. The older children were able to use their imaginative skills to add the loose parts into their role play, making connection with objects, relating them to real life scenarios.
\nSome of our older children used the loose parts to turn into different objects and shapes.
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\nWe recreated shapes such as love hearts and faces.
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\nOur younger children were using the loose parts to stack, line up and \u00a0using containers to fill and empty with them.
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The children were making long bridges with all the different types of loose parts adding each one to make the bridge longer.<\/p>\n

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\nThe 2-3 year old children were enjoying exploring each of the loose parts seeing what can be done with them. We could balance the wooden disk on the large screw.
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\nWe could stack them on top of each other.
\nWe enjoyed looking at the different shape, size and texture of each of the loose part materials.
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\nOur children are all at different stages in their play with \u00a0loose parts and it is wonderful to see how the creative minds of each of our children works. Each child has their on unique way of using the loose parts.
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Article 31 – every child has the right to relax, play and take part in a wide range of cultural and artistic activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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