Bits and Bobs Box
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In our art cupboard lives a box.
This box is filled with bits and bobs – stuff my thrifty voice argues should not be thrown out. There are patty pans; feathers; coloured tissue paper; coloured paper; coloured cardboard; stickers; pipe cleaners; buttons.
This box is my go-to box when I look at the clock in disbelief. It’s only 10:30am?! How can it only be 10:30am?! We’ve had our usual morning outing. We’ve worked. We’ve played. We’ve rested. How can it only be 10:30am?!
My hands rummage through our art cupboard to find our bits and bobs box.
It’s a very laissez faire experience.
Create a background. Make marks: scribbles, lines, dots.
Dig through the bits and bobs box.
Select your bit and bob of choice for pasting.
Tear and cut.
Ah – pasting. N&M (almost 4) use the brush to paste, but E (almost 2) relishes the feel of paste through his hands and fingers.
Stick it.
Sticking things onto other things.
The end product is not what matters.
Let them explore, experiment and discover.
N&M: 3 years, 11 months
E: 1 year, 10 months
May 2012
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Pauline LessonsLearntJournal; because #playmatters. On Lessons Learnt Journal you'll find activities for children, play, parenting, maths games, handwriting, reading and much more.
Pauline is a Christian, Wife, Mother of 4, Primary School Teacher. When not blogging, she may be found virtually hoarding on Pinterest, trying to decide which Instagram filter to apply, or compulsively refreshing her Facebook feed. Most days you'll find her chasing her kids and that much needed nap.
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Love how you can fill this with all the odds and ends for previous activities. What a great way to encourage open ended play. Pinning this in my Kids Art folder. Vicky from http://www.messforless.net
Thanks Vicky.
Love this! We will definitely be adding to our bits and bobs box!
Such a great idea, every mum needs one of these. My mum had one when me and my twin were small. In fact I think she had several. My husband doesn’t get my need to hoard random stuff like that but its amazing how useful it is for crafts when you run out of ideas. Thanks for sharing on Kids Co-op