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Art Drawing Faces

Art: Drawing Faces

By Pauline On July 18, 2012 · 1 Comment · In Activities for Children, Fine Motor Skills, Kids Arts and Crafts, Pre school, Preschool, Work
  Art: Drawing Faces   A child’s drawing skills becomes more complex as their fine motor skills develop. After many drawing and scribbling experiences, as a child approaches the 3 or 4 year old mark, they begin to explore representation in their drawings. Their circular shapes become faces and first images of people.   I noticed my preschool son drawing people, with a head and a few other body parts. I was keen to take...
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Paper Crafts: DIY Paper Mache Bowls

By Pauline On July 19, 2013 · 7 Comments · In Activities for Children, Fine Motor Skills, Infants School (5 - 8 years), Infants School (5 - 8 years) Activities, Kids Arts and Crafts, Messy Play, Play, Pre school, Preschool, Primary School (9 - 12 years), Primary School (9 - 12 years) Activities, Toddler, Toddler Activities, Wet Weather
.... Then my attention turned to Mr N. It blows my mind how many skills children master over a short period of time. 5 y.o. Mr N is so different to 3 y.o. Mr N. For starters, 5 y.o. Mr N. talks (a lot!). He is more focused. His fine motor movements are more refined. He understands and comprehends the importance of being (more) thorough. He is more mature and can sit and concentrate for longer periods of time. In short, like all children, he is...
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Building Towers

By Pauline On February 20, 2012 · Add Comment · In Activities for Children, Creative Play, Fine Motor Skills, Play, Pre school, Short & Simple, Toddler Activities, Wet Weather
...y perhaps? When it comes to play, building block towers is classic KISS (keep it short and simple). Don’t let the simplicity of building block towers deceive you though – it’s fantastic for building up fine motor skills. It’s great practise for: Using both hands together Precision placement Radial digital grasp – (grasping an object with the thumb, index and middle fingers without the use of the palm). Here are some...
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LEGO DUPLO Batcave Adventure Review and Giveaway via Lessons Learnt Journal

LEGO DUPLO Batcave Adventure Pack: Review & Giveaway

By Pauline On October 13, 2014 · 49 Comments · In #playmatters, Activities for Children, Baby, Creative Play, Infants School (5 - 8 years) Activities, Play, Pre school, Short & Simple, Toddler Activities, Wet Weather
...nstruction of the tower. Through her sustained engagement we understand that she feels safe and supported- she feeling comfortable to explore for a longer amount of time. Furthermore, in the experience she used her fine motor skills and displayed her knowledge of colours. Here, we see the beautiful embodiment of play-based learning. Rather than the teacher being the ‘expert’ who is required to fill children’s knowledge...
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