Sand Play Adventure
Today, the children engaged in an imaginative session of dramatic play with sand. It began with the creation of delicious “ice creams” and “cookies,” where they added various “flavors” to their sandy creations. They took their creativity further by incorporating baking soda into the ice creams, explaining that it was to stop them from melting—a wonderful example of their problem-solving skills and imaginative thinking!
As their play evolved, the children decided to prepare “chicken nuggets” and turned their sand area into McDonald’s.” They offered “chicken nuggets” to the educator. They mentioned that their restaurant didn’t have orange juice at the moment, but they quickly found a creative solution. Returning to the sand, they pretended the sand was an orange. They “squeezed” it, added water, and announced that they had now made orange juice!
It was a joy to witness their ability to turn simple materials into a rich imaginative experience.
Jen Tervo, Program Coordinator/Head Educator
RECE, AECEO.C
Gurpreet Kaur, Educator
MEd, BEd, MSc, BSc