Before our break I tried to gather up and take home our materials from December. I took down the tree, the lights, the "Santa dog" that played jingle bells and a few other things.
We actually had been so busy that we hadn't even had a chance to explore our new "moldable" sand in the sensory table with some candy cane tubes and Santa shaped plastic containers.
Well, imagine my surprise when I realized that I had forgotten to remove the holiday items from the table before break! The kids didn't mind one single bit! In fact, they seemed to be extremely happy to see these leftover remnants of holidays past!
The Santas' said "ho, ho, ho" while their tummy's were filled with sand! The children filled and emptied and enjoyed. So, there. What I thought at first was a "mistake" was CLEARLY not a mistake for the children who played at the sensory table!
Sometimes, a forgetful mistake is simply a well planned way to engage the children in recalling previous events...in disguise!
We actually had been so busy that we hadn't even had a chance to explore our new "moldable" sand in the sensory table with some candy cane tubes and Santa shaped plastic containers.
Well, imagine my surprise when I realized that I had forgotten to remove the holiday items from the table before break! The kids didn't mind one single bit! In fact, they seemed to be extremely happy to see these leftover remnants of holidays past!
The Santas' said "ho, ho, ho" while their tummy's were filled with sand! The children filled and emptied and enjoyed. So, there. What I thought at first was a "mistake" was CLEARLY not a mistake for the children who played at the sensory table!
Sometimes, a forgetful mistake is simply a well planned way to engage the children in recalling previous events...in disguise!
Pam,
ReplyDeleteLOL!!
It's true, that children love to revisit loved activities over and over, and why not?!
And wouldn't Santa aka the spirit of Christmas be pleased?
This was great to read about, Pam!
Brenda