Construction & Transportation
It's the second week of our Mommy & Me Camp and our theme is construction and transportation. S is loving days with Mommy and we are settling into a gentle routine. Last week was cool and rainy--perfect indoor weather. This week the sun is shining and the temperature is rising. We will definitely be enjoying some water and sand play in our backyard and maybe some playground and park visits as well. Here's a peek at what we're doing this week:
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| S's activity mat has been transformed into a road with plenty of construction vehicles and transportation themed toys |
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| Discovery baskets are filled with theme related books & toys he can explore independently |
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| He's digging it! |
I LOVE handprint and footprint crafts. I saw this idea on Pinterest a while ago and this was the perfect time to try it out. I love these washable ink pads for this type of craft. Clean up is quick and easy, especially if you keep some wipes or a wet washcloth nearby.
Our story times are filled with some favorite books about construction and transportation, like Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel by Virginia Lee Burton, and many board books with photographs and pictures of vehicles. We are fortunate enough to be living very close (but not too close) to a construction project, which will make for a great walking field trip. I also created a set of laminated vehicles based on this idea to use for our own storytelling of "Orange Dump Truck, Orange Dump Truck, What Do You See?" These work well for another song adaptation based on "Where Is Thumbkin?" that I call "Where Is Dump Truck?" S really loves songs, fingerplays and action rhymes right now.
I'm looking forward to trying out toy cars in paint and playdough later this week. For now, I'm off to recycle and refurbish a cardboard box into a car for S to play in...
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