Inspired by Nurturing the Tender Years
Age: From 2 years old
Activity Duration: Unlimited
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Objective(s): To develop the 5 senses
Materials:
1. 10 small dinosaur figurines
2. Storage box with lid 60 x 40 x 18 cm (approx. 30 litres capacity)
3. Sand
4. Garden spade or paint brush
5. Magnifying glass
Directions:
1. Put this together with your child if he is old enough, if not put it together and then present it to him.
2. Demonstrate by digging for a dinosaur, and pretend to examine it under the magnifying glass. Name the dinosaur, etc.
3. Let him try.
Cost:
Dinosaurs: Box of approx. 30 dinosaur 75DKK from flea market.
Additional Information:
It is said that there are two main things that a child MUST play with - sand and water - because it is very stimulating for the brain. I am a very terrible mother, when it comes to tolerating messy play. Thus, I send J to the daycare, as he gets to play with sand and gets dirty, without me going bonkers. Better err on the wrong side, I brought him for baby-swimming, when he was an infant, but I have now slackened a lot with the swimming and water play :-(
J likes to play with dinosaur, and I like to create play activities. So I have created this :-). I am excited to let him try.
Great activity - and I love your detailed directions! Activities like this were always popular with my kids. They did a lot of digging for fossils in a cornmeal sandbox when they were little. I featured your photo and post at http://livingmontessorinow.com/2011/08/18/montessori-inspired-dinosaur-unit/
ReplyDelete