tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post4998380805190085299..comments2024-03-22T17:41:31.183+11:00Comments on Literacy, families and learning: The Power of Simple PlayTrevor Cairneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-24631905641829844152011-02-01T18:40:59.160+11:002011-02-01T18:40:59.160+11:00Thanks for this great comment Skye. I couldn't...Thanks for this great comment Skye. I couldn't agree more that 'less is more'. Your point about 'Playshool' is also a good one, excellent TV programs can also be great triggers for play. Nice to hear from you.<br /><br />TrevorTrevor Cairneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743409298855125040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9200808769555430311.post-17137856074682884722011-02-01T16:25:14.071+11:002011-02-01T16:25:14.071+11:00My preschool aged daughter and toddler's favou...My preschool aged daughter and toddler's favourite 'toy' at present is a box of dominoes. It gets daily use as money, soup (mixed up in a bowl), cake (lined up in a row and then 'cut' into individual pieces with a toy knife), and as various other props in their role playing. Dolls are fed, taken to the shops and have birthday parties with the dominoes. Then my son joins in and lines the dominoes up to knock down. Their creative use of things around them always astounds me!<br /><br />We often find 'less is more' - if they have a small range of toys on offer, they will be far more creative and spontaneous than if they have all the toys they own out on display. <br /><br />I also happily let them use old packaging for whatever they choose for a few days, before it is recycled - egg cartons are turned into buses, paper towel rolls are telescopes or swords, cereal boxes into a boat for teddy. 'Playschool' is often a good trigger for their play of this kind.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067103078292057363noreply@blogger.com