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Homemade block play |
Many thanks to Becky Arenivar for this guest post!
So
many webinars, but so little time! It’s hard sometimes to make space in
our busy schedules for another webinar, but they can really pay off big time
and I have the cute kid pics to prove it.
After
attending
Read, Play, Grow in Sept. 2015 with Rachel Payne, I was
inspired to hold an Early Literacy Play Date at the Prescott Public
Library. I used Rachel’s
wiki almost exclusively for activity ideas and instructions. I did go to
Pinterest for ideas and instructions for Baby Sensory Bags and did some
googling when my tunnels kept falling over, but planning time was greatly
reduced due to Rachel’s amazing
resource.
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Homemade marble drops |
We
had great attendance and the event was so much fun! We invited home
daycare providers and teachers from local daycare centers. We also
e-mailed invites to all families in our 1000 Books database. We promoted
the event as a way for parents and caregivers to learn about low-cost and easy
activities they could do at home that would promote brain development in
children from birth to age 5. To that point, we provided print outs of
the activity instructions for parents to take home.
This event was so successful that we are
planning on having at least two Early Literacy Play Dates per year.
Rachel’s wiki has dozens of activities, so it will be my go-to resource for
future Play Dates.
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Inspired creative play |
Note: If you wish you could be so inspired, check out the recording of the webinar!