{"id":3114,"date":"2017-11-06T12:43:22","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T12:43:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/milngavienursery\/?p=3114"},"modified":"2017-11-06T12:43:22","modified_gmt":"2017-11-06T12:43:22","slug":"buckets-and-string-a-problem-solving-morning-in-the-garden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/milngavienursery\/2017\/11\/06\/buckets-and-string-a-problem-solving-morning-in-the-garden\/","title":{"rendered":"Buckets and String – a problem solving morning in the garden"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a> \"\"<\/a>Maureen, one of our outdoor ladies this week, decided to put out a variety of objects out for the children to explore in the garden.\u00a0 There were\u00a0a couple of very large pools of water on the cover of the boat and Maureen wondered if the children would notice them.\u00a0 She put buckets, string, scissors and sellotape out and positioned them near the boat.\u00a0 It wasn’t long before some of the children spotted them and began a conversation about what could be done.\u00a0 They decided it was\u00a0‘Power Water’ – Ellis thought it gave you superhero powers.\u00a0 Then the conversation turned to how to get the Power Water out. \u00a0 In the end, string was tied to the buckets which allowed the children to reach the water with them.\u00a0 They tried to use the biggest bucket but it was too heavy to pull up, so they set about emptying it with the wee yellow one.\u00a0 ‘Look it’s peeing!” said Archie.\u00a0 There was clearly a hole in the bucket.\u00a0 Undeterred the boys decided that this was actually a design feature- the yellow bucket would fill the black bucket and the black bucket would overflow- emptying they Power Water onto the ground.\u00a0 Great teamwork and problem solving Ellis and Archie!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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