Kids are experimenting with new vessels for pouring in the sand table. The wooden stand is a place to mount these vessels, if children wish, and also has a stopper that can be added to block the flow of sand or removed to allow the sand to pour out. Children have combined all of these elements in unique and interesting ways as they explore them. Fantasy play, of course, became part of the equation, as one child referred to his setup as a blender and dispensed “smoothies” when he removed the stopper from under the wooden stand!
We had putty out with scissors and pizza cutters on the sensory table. It is always fascinating to watch how the putty stretches and drips. Some children are drawn to this material and others shy away from it. It’s sticky, it’s slippery, it’s stretchy, and it’s bouncy. It doesn’t always respond to touch the way we expect, and it oozes out of the forms we create with it.
The water table offered yet another sensory experience. Large sponges and soapy water created incredible amounts of foam. The sponges, slippery and heavy with absorbed liquid, were difficult to handle. Children accidentally dropped the sponges. They smeared slippery foam up their forearms. They squeezed the sponges out to fill large containers. They collected foam in small colorful containers.
