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12. Make a wormery Reason for activity To understand that worms do a valuable job, and make fertiliser for your plants. 9 Time needed This is a project that will need to be done over a two-week period. Time needed 45 min What you will need • A large plastic bottle • A small amount of soil (from the garden) • A small amount of sand • Some dead leaves • 2 or 3 worms from your garden! • Scissors • Piece of dark paper or brown paper bag • Cling fi lm • Sellotape. What to do • Cut the top off the bottle (you will have to help your child with this) and make sure there are no sharp edges. • Fill the bottle with layers of soil and thin layers of sand. Put in the dead leaves and 4 or 5 teaspoons of water. • Dig around in your garden and fi nd 2 or 3 worms. Gently put them into the bottle. • Cover the top of the bottle with cling fi lm, making some holes in it with a pencil or pen. • Tape the dark paper (or brown paper bag) around the sides of the bottle. • Add a couple of teaspoons of water a day for the next week or so to keep the soil moist. • After a few weeks take the paper off and you will see that the worms have mixed up the sand and soil. • Carefully return the worms to the garden in the soil. If you have a garden, you could make a larger wormery, to provide free fertiliser for your plants. 12 12
13. Messy play Time needed 30+ mins Messy Play Messy play can involve the use of water, jelly, paints, play dough, mud, sand and other materials. It encourages young children to explore different textures and materials in a creative way, allowing them to use their own imagination. It also stimulates the senses. During messy play, young children are developing eye-hand coordination and fi ne motor skills. What looks like a mess on the surface is truly a learning experience for your child. You’ll need to supervise your child to keep fi ngers out of mouths! What you need Any of: paint and brushes or stamps, rice crispies, corn flakes, pasta or spaghetti (dried or cooked), washing powder, jelly cubes, flour or corn flour, food colouring, food flavouring, shaving foam, hair gel, shredded paper, glitter, cold custard, old cards for cutting and sticking or any other item or material you can think of as long as it is safe and sensible to use. What to do There are so many things you can do. All you need is imagination. Here are a few suggestions: Painting • Use sponges, fi ngers, hands, feet and other objects to make marks on a variety of surfaces including paper, cardboard and boxes. • Roll out old wallpaper in the garden and encourage children to make footprints across the paper – mix colours, compare feet sizes, etc. • Use washing-up bottles fi lled with watery paint to squeeze and spray across paper. Sand and water play • Use various bottles, jugs, scoops, sieves, funnels, tools and containers. Filling various containers with water or dry sand gives children the experience of feeling different weights. • Pouring from one container to another introduces the relationships of capacity and volume. Children love to explore fl oating and sinking. Damp sand feels different to dry sand; let your child explore both. • Water and sand can be mixed together in a variety of ways. Encourage your child to choose toys, material and equipment to add or remove. Encourage them to take the lead but be prepared to get wet and dirty! 13
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