Nursery World - Play time! (2)

Simple and adaptable activities to foster babies' and toddlers' cognitive development and emotional well-being are offered by Alice Sharp Paint with toothpaste * Provide three tubes of toothpaste with different colours and flavours, three saucers, and paper in various colours.

* Provide three tubes of toothpaste with different colours and flavours, three saucers, and paper in various colours.

* Draw attention to the colour, shape and size of the tubes.

* Invite each child to manipulate the tubes. Ask them to explain what they are doing with what part of their hands.

* Ask what they think the toothpaste will look like.

* Encourage them to squeeze a little of each paste on to the saucers (provide help as necessary).

* Suggest that they create a little smelly toothpaste picture and invite them to talk about their 'drawings'.

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