Wednesday 17 February 2016

Ice Blocks and Imagination

This morning we opened more of our milk cartons and yogurt containers to take out the ice blocks inside. Instead of working on our Ice Fort, the children used their imagination.


We are working hard to open the containers. This takes patience, team work and breaks to warm up our cold hands. 


"I'm opening my ice block. There's a really cold icy block inside!!"


"This is our ice table. We need to brush off the snow first."


Bringing over the centre piece for the table.


"It's a candle! Wait.....


  ...we need to light it!"


"I've got a donut for us to eat. Look it has a hole in the middle."


The children started pushing a large rectangular ice block up a hill.


It was heavy so it took a lot of determination and perseverance to make it to the top of the hill.


One of the children climbed on the ice block. "It's our sled!" The child slid down the hill on the ice block. Then they pushed it back up again so the other child could have a turn. 


Putting two ice blocks together to make a train. 


Having a nap with "my baby".


Running through the snow and jumping over ice block hurdles.


Some of the children decided to play with the empty containers. "I made a cake".


Two of the children used the empty yogurt containers to bake cakes. They had to fill the container with snow and pack it in before carefully turning it upside down on the table. It took a few tries before they got the technique.


Proud of their accomplishment!


"Cake SMASH!!!!!!"


We love keeping our deck and Play Garden clean and tidy, so we made sure we bagged up all the empty milk cartons and took them to the recycling bin. Did you know we recycle and compost at Nursery School?

~ Mrs. Pollreis 

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