Create open-ended, heuristic play opportunities for toddlers and beyond using gorgeous, silky rainbow scarves and lots of imagination!
After a while Cakie started to lay them over each other and asked me what colours I could see. She held them up to the window and tried hard to find new colours. After some discussion she agreed that red and blue made a purplish sheen and yellow and blue could be folded to look green.
Next these were danced with around the room, trailing behind them or being flapped like birds wings. I am definitely taking these out in the garden for them to run and dance with in a larger space (the next time it actually stops raining here!)
Then, from out of nowhere, Cakie grabbed them all and instructed me to tuck them in around her neck. She said “I’m going to get married now like Cinderella, and this is going to be my rainbow dress.” I suggested she use the white one over her head for a veil and she ran to get some fake flowers to complete the look! Then plenty of independent imaginative play took place, with her as the central character and narrator, as well as lots more dancing and “floating” around the room. It was quite a gorgeous moment 🙂
At a later time these were pulled back out of the basket and added to their ever-extending imaginative play small world scenes, with the blue representing a lake, the yellow a beach, and green a forest.
- creativity: using imaginations to tell stories, dance, sing and take on a role, creating dressing up costumes
- physical development: gross motor skills: dancing using arms and legs in co-ordinated movements, circling arms, throwing and catching, jumping and landing with controlled movements
- literacy: oral storytelling
- knowledge and understanding: using everyday objects to represent other things in play, exploring colour mixing
so lovely
thank you!
What a fab addition to your toys. Am having to physically stop myself from going straight onto ebay to order some myself! I have been eyeing up play silks for EVER but baulk at the price.
i think they were only about £8!
We love scarves for play too. You are right that the Waldorf inspired ones are pricey, and I just have a variety of regular in different colors and patterns. My daughter uses them in so many ways and they are great open ended play material.
The picture of Cakie dancing like a bird is priceless!
Isn’t it gorgeous?! Thank you 🙂 It’s a great idea to have them in various patterns!
What lovely photos, looks like they are really enjoying themselves. I too have been put off by the cost of Waldorf silk scarves. Using juggling scarves in a brilliant idea. I’ve just ordered some from eBay! Didn’t get quite as good a bargain as you, mine were £10.
Yes the idea for juggling scarves is brilliant! Looks like so much fun. Renee
Beautiful photos of a beautiful play time! Rosie is in a music class at a local child center, and they use scarfs like this to foster and extend dance and movement. I would have never thought to use them for small world play. Such a great idea Anna!
Lovely simple play ideas 🙂 My 3 year old goes to gymnastics and they do a scarf toss, turn and catch as part of the activities.
great images. I bought some of this material in 6 different colours, from our local market and made huge scarves..the children really love them. I use them with children aged from 5 mths all the way up to 10 years!xxlynda
So beautiful! We made a flower with silk scarves once: http://healthymamainfo.com/2012/04/flower-crafts/
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