Lucy P Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 I have been trying to get tyres to put in our garden for ages, after hearing what a wonderful resource they are.... now i have just been given a tractor tyre, two truck tyres and some car tyres but i am not quite sure what to do with them!! We are a private day nursery with a large garden, we have a climbing frame and swings in one area, a small concrete patch and all the rest is grass. I would be very grateful of any ideas or tips anyone may have. Thank you in anticipation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gezabel Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 When my boys were little they had great fun in a tractor tyre sand pit!! Live out in the sticks and a local farmer gave it to me. Just choose the space and fill with sand. May even be an idea for the truck tyres, quite little ones who may be wary of a large group. I have seen large tyres cut in half and well secured in the ground to make a tunnel to crawl through, can't think of anything else at the momet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 fill them with compost and make tyre planters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 A few more ideas: The children love to stand on the tyre rim and practise their balancing. They also use them a bit like nests, to sit in! The tread of the tyre is great for taking prints or rubbings from. If you bring some chairs outside and have enough tyres to be wheels you can make a bus (lends itself nicely to mathematical activities with the children). Any use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 5, 2004 Share Posted December 5, 2004 Children in our playground move ours around in problem solving actvities and imaginative play (Stones in a swamp full of crocodiles is a favourite!) We sometimes team ours with planks of wood to create bridges etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Lucky lady!!!! Lucky children! Your imagination is the only limitation here, although I've not had the opportunity to develop this as a resource. have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucy P Posted December 6, 2004 Author Share Posted December 6, 2004 Thanks for your replies Very excited about trying out your suggestions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 6, 2004 Share Posted December 6, 2004 Some of my chldren like holding hands and walking round the tractor tyre we have. They also like playing circle games such as Ring a ring of roses. The children also practic jumping from one side to the other of the tyre. Our tractor tyre is on the grass, and children sometimes sit and chat in it. Children also dig in the middle of it. We have a couple of smaller tyres that the children love rolling about the playground. This works really well when it has been snowing, as the children get to see the tyre prints in the snow. Another alternnative is to get the children to 'paint' the edge of the tyre with water, then roll it so see the print that it will make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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