PLAYING WITH GLOOP/SLIME
An interesting mixture with a unique texture to explore and play with.
fabulous sensory and science activity to learn about the concepts of what a solid and liquid is.
What you’ll need:
-2 cups of cornflour
-1 cup of water
-2 drops of food dye
-1 large container.
This activity Encourage him to mix and play with the slime before it is completely mixed together, the fun and learning starts here He Explore the texture and babbling while playing on it, which big kids might talk about what it feels like, sticky, slimy, cold and powdery.
Mr 17months old had so much fun exploring the behaviour of the cornflour in the water, how it drips from her fingers and how hard is hard when pressure is applied. He loved running his fingers through it and watching the effect it had and splash it with his hand and the toy he has. He even tried to put his mouth and try how it taste. After tasting he look at me and make a funny face.
In this sensory activity he had today, encourages him to manipulate and mould materials, building up his fine motor skills and coordination.
As we all know this activity is unstructured, open-ended,not product-oriented; it’s the purest sense of exploratory learning.
Other info that describe outcome for big children might be :
Sensory play uses all 5 senses, but the sense of touch is often the most frequent. Toddlers and children process information through their senses. They learn through exploring these.
Self-esteem: sensory play offers kids the opportunity for self-expression because there is no right answer and children feel safe to change or experiment with what they are doing.
Language development- experimenting with language and descriptive words.
Develop social skills: practising negotiation skills, turn taking and sharing. Provides opportunities for working out problems and experimenting with solutions.
Encourages Imagination and creative play.
