Help! Help!

Those were the cries I heard before I popped over to the ʻjungleʻ to check out the situation.  There I found Elsa and Mackenzee in the tree.  "Weʻre only playing," came the call.  We know that dramatic play consolidates representational and conceptual thought, builds language and communication skills s well building social skills ... and this was exactly what Elsa and Mackenzee were doing.

An afternoon of hard labour

What hard work! all afternoon long Molly and Mackenzee worked on producing babies. No sooner had one labour ended and a baby produced than it was time to start again. All complete with the sounds of labour. Role play offers the opportunity to experiment with adult roles. I had to wonder where they learnt about the challenges and joy of labour and delivery. As in real life, the role of midwife is all important giving encouragement and support. What a great team you made.

Budding hair dresser

This is one activity that enjoyed by both girls and boys. Nathanʻs Mum told us that he often talks about hairdressing at kindergarten, so we just had to make sure that he had another opportunity to hone those skills.