Tuesday 3 February 2015

Finding Humour in our Creative Play

This morning Toby found the magnetic people and settled into play. He used the different pieces of magnetic clothing and accessories and he placed them against the male or female bodies.
It wasn't long until Toby made eye contact with me and turned around the person he had placed some pieces of clothing on. It was a ballerina, but Toby has thought really creativly about what he had put on her - a hard hat, one cowboy boot and a slipper!! He tino auaha tēnei - This is very creative. This was so funny, and we laughed together finding humour about what Toby had dressed the girl in. This continued for some time and it wasn't long before others became curious by what we were up to and came to join.
Mitchell, Opal and Chase joined Toby at the table and together dressed the people in very creative ways. Lots of communcaiton was happening as everyone chatted away about the different magnetic pieces they had found in the trays and where they were going to place them. The small group found humour together as they each created a different costume and shared what they had made. This happened over and over again for some time, each time laughing at one anothers creation. This was a fantastic expereince for all involved to interact and support the development of their whanaungatanga/relationships.
 

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