skippy Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 I recently covered in our two year old room and I'm worried about what's on offer. Apart from the usual book corner, easel, floor play, play dough ect it just didn't feel right Please please could you share some ideas of your sessions and activities as I want to offer some suggestions to them. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Treasure baskets? Edible dough? Spaghetti/noodles/jelly? Shaving foam? Discovery bottles? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperrabbit Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 My 2yr olds at the mo, love the chunky traction vehicles that they have to pull back a few times and then let go - they think it's really great as the hall is so big in comparison to home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twinthinguk Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 I would add lots of sensory play, we have simple things, baskets of natural objects, shiny objects, noise making resources, the most popular things are often every day objects that are safe for them to handle, role play with real objects such as wooden spoons and real pans, they can role play cooking or just bang them with the spoons! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippy Posted September 8, 2014 Author Share Posted September 8, 2014 Thank you for your replies :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellotrout Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 I tend to find that sensory activities/resources always go down well We also use two large puppets all the time role modelling play and routines the puppets have snack, join in with craft, go outside and more our 2yr olds respond really well to this, it has had an amazing impact on their communication and social development Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmony1985 Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Lots of open ended play and sensory exploration. Try and make as many activities sensory as possible. Eg. Mark making - put out shaving foam on trays and let them mark make in it. I make sensory socks at home too, full of various different items for the children to feel and smell. Plain wooden blocks for construction, or lots of cardboard boxes, tubes and rolls of masking tape. Add a loose part to your home corner for cooking. Bottle tops or pine cones or corkers allow them to use their imagination as they cook. And a big one: a space to move around and be physical. Our LA put on a 6 month training course on 2 year olds and their development, and one thing I took away from it is their need to be physical. Maybe have an area where they have space to roll and lie and wriggle. Do away with tables, if you can. Or set things up under tables. Just a few notes that I can think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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