Just when I thought that we had used these tree cookies in every way conceivable at preschool, they come in handy for something else.
Weathered, cracked and broken they may well be, but they still have play value! They make the perfect material for hammering nails - especially for novice 'hammerers' because of the softness of the wood.
Throw in some rubber bands, and tree cookie geo boards were born.
All sorts of interesting patterns emerged, and they even discovered that they could join the cookies together using the rubber bands.
For a different take on making geo boards in preschool, hop on over to Irresistible Ideas for Play Based Learning.
What has been happening at your woodwork / tinkering table lately?
I'm always on the look out for new ideas.
What fun! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. I have all these tree stumps in my backyard that I had my tree cutter leave for me for my old portrait photography days and now you gave me a great idea for our summer camp kids and my grandchildren to do with them.
ReplyDeletelove it!! thank you for the great idea...now we'll just have to wait for the snow to melt at the preschool so we can find all our stumps again ;)
ReplyDeletegreat idea!!! thanks! now we'll just have to wait for all the snow to melt at the preschool so we can find our stumps again. ;)
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome ! I love it! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cool idea! Having loads of tree stumps and bits of tree is one of the best things about having to buy fire wood... a never ending source of cool stuff to play with!
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