Recipes for messy play : 40 fun sensory experiences for young learners

Summary: Messy play is one of the great joys of early childhood. Not only is it tons of fun, it offers so many opportunities to learn. Through engaging in messy play, young children: learn about their senses build literacy, numeracy, and social-emotional skills experiment with and explore the properties of the solutions learn color mixing, patterns, design, texture, and rhythm develop hand-eye coordination Recipes for Messy Play, Revised Edition uses 40 fun, open-ended and creative recipes for children that can be used both in the early childhood education setting and at home. All of the recipes can be easily replicated with readily available ingredients. Full of innovative recipes and beautiful color photography of messy play in action, this book takes a modern and environmentally friendly approach to messy play. Easel backed, self-standing package, for easy reading. This revised edition has been beautifully redesigned.

Record details

ISBN: 9780473433178
Physical Description: print
59 pages : colour illustrations ; 15 x 21 cm
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: [New Zealand] : New Shoots Publishing, 2018.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Each section has a word in Māori and English, such as "miri / smear" or "pakū / explode" to emphasis the activity stressed during playtime. Includes perforated "bookstand" in back cover which allows the book to be propped up during use. Written by Cathy Sheppard. Play activities for children presented in a cookbook format with "ingredients" and "method."
Formatted Contents Note:	Why messy play? -- Setting up and playing -- Other considerations -- Fingerpaint -- Gloop -- Other interesting sensations -- Playdough -- Water and ice -- Bubbles -- Paint -- Clay -- Wool -- Paper -- Bonus foam fun -- Essential ingredients list -- Index.