Marshmallows, flour, coconut shreds and plastic non-frozen
ice cubes provided several different “feels”.
At first, the marshmallows were dry and spongy. After some poking and squeezing, they got
sort of sticky. They loved poking their
fingers through the ends of the marshmallows!
Exploration of the marshmallows
provided nice hand strength, too, as they kids squished them into balls. Sifting the flour between their fingers was
calming, and promoted quiet time.
The children enjoyed searching for the colored
cubes among the marshmallows as they sort of felt the same, being somewhat
squishy and the same shape. Some of the children enjoyed sorting the cubes by
color, while others were challenged to build structures from the model.
The coconut shreds sort of got lost in the
mix, but did provide a nice olfactory component, as they provided a pleasant
smell. Some of the children said it
smelled like “sun lotion”. I took the
bin home after school and my seven year old had just as much fun!
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