Hello from the Discovery Zone!
We hope you are all having lots of fun and staying safe. We are missing you all so much and wanted to leave you some of our Discovery Zone activities for you and your family to enjoy this week. Make sure to leave us a comment and let us know how you get on.
From Annemarie and Claire xx
Today, we are Architects!
Your challenge: –
*To gather loose parts around your home and garden. These can be resources such as rope, cardboard boxes, string, wood, old sheets/material, pegs, branches/sticks, old bike wheels, tyres, empty plastic storage crates, off cuts of guttering etc.
* Look at what objects you have found and using paper and a pencil start to plan what you want to build. Look at what shapes you have, how will they fit together? Do you need something to hold it all together? Will it balance? Is it safe?
* NOW START TO BUILD, CREATE AND INVENT! We both know how good you all are at risk assessing so make sure you assess as you go and make your creation SAFE! Keep looking back at your plans you have made to check your build and HAVE FUN!
With your loose parts both indoors and outdoors you can create all sorts of fantastic creations! Whether it’s a den, a dolls house, a train, a volcano, a castle … We think it’s going to be AMAZING and cannot wait to see what you invent and create!
Information for the grown-ups!
(A ‘loose parts’ toy, is open-ended; children may use it in many ways and combine with other loose-parts through imagination and creativity.) These loose part objects offer limitless possibilities, they may seem like scrap materials and rubbish but to a child it is endless opportunities of adventure and play. They will take risks, learn from mistakes and problem solve throughout. This will increase creativity and imagination, be physical and active and communicate and negotiate with others.
Have fun and tell us all about your creations in the comments!
