At Pop-up Play today we had fun with tyres. We learnt to roll them because they were too heavy to carry. We rolled them to the hill and had fun rolling them down. This is heavy work and good to help slow down our ‘engines’ after a lot of running around. We also built obstacle courses with the tyres and planks again.
We had morning tea in our box cubbies and box tents today. We found some long grass on the hill and the children loved the sensory experience of lying in it (Long grass is a luxury in Manangatang) Some of the children also rolled down the hill. We went for a walk and found some flowers on the footy oval. We found some paddy melons and talked to the children about how they are a bad weed for farmers and that squashing them will grow lots more of these weeds. We got the children to leave them in a patch together. We found some dirt mounds that were fun to slide down and some old telegraph poles that provided an opportunity for balancing and walking along. Mrs Gayle cooked us a sausage sizzle to add to our lunch. Another great day at Pop-up Play.

We have started Pop-Up Play. The children were beside themselves with excitement on the way to the Rec Reserve today. We have been preparing the children for our first session by reading last years groups photo book. We also believe that it is important for children to participate in the setting up of their play. So yesterday we took the children over with a bus load of materials to help us set up. There were lots of giggles as they were piling the boxes onto the bus. When we had set up we walked around our ‘boundary’ and talked about our rules. They were so ready for a wonderful day.
We made box houses and lots of other box things. We made obstacle courses with tyres and planks. We share picnic food and a story in the warm sunshine. It was wonderful to see children playing with others they had not played with all year. Pop-up play is great for building relationships. And after a tiring day- there were children who wondered where we were going on the bus to go home! We were so busy and the time flew. See you next week Pop-up Play.