I printed out a rocket template from DLTK (I did have to adjust it slightly) and then use lots of different shapes of pasta to stick on with LOTS of PVA glue.
This activity is aimed at 18 month + and is *child lead*. This means there is lots of scope for your child to do what they want without too much help from you. Things you can do to help them is to asking questions like...
"Which pasta is straight/wiggly/round/bumpy?"...this helps your child to begin to recognise different shapes.
"What shapes would make good windows etc?"
Children love gluing and having the *bumpy* nature of pasta on their picture. Why not find some other pictures to stick pasta onto or you could cut out a shape like a butterfly, a flower or a car.
Other things that are fun to stick are lentils (red or green), split peas (yellow) or rice. Rice can also be coloured by adding a tiny bit of food colouring to it.
Go on let your child have fun expresssing themselves without you doing it for them!
NEWS
Half term is the 31st May so there will be no Sunbeams that day.
Becky will be taking her maternity leave from the Sunbeams Team from after half term. This means there will be one less person to help set up and clear away. If you can help even just once or twice please let me know as it is SO much easier if there are more people. We generally start setting up at 9:30.
Thursday 7th May is our trip to Finkley Down Farm (we will not meet this week at the Leisure Centre) If you bring the money on the 24th June (this week) I can get a group discount and we will also buy a bag of food for each child in the group. Adults are £5.50 Children 2-14 are £4.50. (non group rates are Adult £6 and children 2-14 £5) Feel free to invite other members of your family as well and we can include them in the group booking too.
We will be meeting at 10:15 am at Finkley Down Farm. We have to go in as a whole group so if you are going to be late please text me. I will give out contact details this week.
Hopefully it will be really nice weather like last year because we all had a lovely time.
