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02/22/2023

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01/23/2023

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12/09/2022

This is Awesome!! 🥰 All types of children should be considered when making toys or any child products. Inclusiveness matters!

It’s just like Santa’s workshop in this classroom at Southeast Tech. Mechatronics students and their instructor are hard at work getting toys ready for kids at Lifescape.

11/29/2022

Congratulations to our two winners! We want to thank you all who entered and hope you had a great Thanksgiving! 🦃Stay tuned for upcoming giveaways and updates on our Little Tinkers store! 🙂

11/17/2022

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11/16/2022

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11/13/2022

Making play dough with your child is also a great bonding opportunity to use science and math in the kitchen!

Did you know that play dough has many more benefits than just the "play"? It's also fine motor dough, regulation dough, tactile dough, gross motor dough, creative dough...and so much more!

Read about all of the benefits of play dough and how to use this therapy tool to support development of skills:
https://www.theottoolbox.com/benefits-of-play-dough/

11/13/2022

11/11/2022

Thank you to all our Veterans! 🇺🇸

11/11/2022

Loose parts question
“What can I do with these ?

It’s NOT about us, it’s not about OUR ideas and thinking ! It’s NOT what WE think children will do with this stuff !

Loose parts are those open ended resources with NO predetermined outcome or use! They can be mixed up, moved, combined and transported.

Let’s reframe our thinking and stop trying to fit loose parts into a predicted plan of what they are to be used for

Let’s face it, we cannot even predict what CHILDREN will do with this stuff ! Because our thinking couldn’t comprehend the innovation, imagination of the incredible mind of a child 🎉🙌🏼

Let GO of expectations, planned ideas, or even adding a sign that says “ Can you make a with these ….. 🙏🏼

When is a loose part NOT a loose part ?
When WE the adult have decided how these items should be used !🙈

WAIT * WATCH * WONDER

Struggling ?

Do children just dump the stuff?
Knock it cover? Hurl it ? Lob it across the room ? 😰

Oh my goodness that can be blooming frustrations can’t it ????

Maybe you’ve thought -
“ why can’t they play with them properly ?”

As much as it’s frustrating and we say children aren’t interested in the stuff

They ARE playing, learning and discovering ! Just because play isn’t neat orderly and tidy ! Just because their play doesn’t meet OUR expectations. Doesn’t mean this isn’t PLAY

Let’s reframe, rethink and reflect ! Let’s unlearn, relearn and empower ourselves to explore the concept of schematic learning. Schemas ? A child’s urges and repeated patterns in behaviour !

Want to discover what children are gaining ?

Read the blog here to explain more

https://www.thecuriosityapproach.com/blog/why-does-a-child-do-that

Want more from us ? Our website is rammed with blogs and pocket training. Our virtual CPD is available now

https://curiosityapproach.lpages.co/setting-guided-tour/
& our brand ambassadors are ready and waiting to chat locally across the Uk
www.thecuriosityapproach.com

11/01/2022

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via Little Pine Learners