My Little Pony Play With Loose Parts

I absolutely love offering the girls loose parts to play with. Their so versatile and open ended that the play opportunities are infinite. You can learn more about the Theory of Loose Parts by clicking on this link to visit Kate from An Everyday Story.

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Whilst I was on placement I stayed with my parents so that they could help look after the girls. The girls had heaps of fun playing at Mum and Dad’s and more often than not chose to play with ‘loose parts’ rather than the traditional toys that were on offer.

They loved playing with the rock table I set up for them (read all about it in my new book Learn with Play) and also with this little My Pony set that Bubbles created herself.

This play was inspired by both the rock table and the lovely curved piece of bark you can see in the picture above.

The girls' rock table had evolved over several weeks to also include a few brazil nuts, walnuts, corks and some wooden Christmas decorations, at this point Mum had just offered the girls a couple of wooden baskets to include in their play. Seeing the piece of bark Bubbles asked if she could play with it and then disappeared into Mum and Dad’s lounge room for a few minutes; re-emerging with some My Pony toys. Hours of fun followed.

The ponies gathered and ate some of the nuts, slept in the bark stable and flew about in hot air balloon baskets. When I requested that the girls spend a little time outside Bubbles gathered up all her supplies and took the fun outside.

Outside the ponies were able to frolic in the grass, embarking on many adventures which culminated in the making of a delicious leaf soup.

For more activities like this or to find out more about our rock table check out my new book Learn with Play. It’s a collaborative work, written by myself and 93 other amazing bloggers, mothers, teachers and early childhood educators. The e-book comes with links to over 300 activities!

 Please always supervise your infant/child at play.  Please stay within arms reach and never leave infants/children unattended.  You know you're infant/child best, use your own judgement-considering your infant/child's temperament, habits, behaviour and development before you play with a new play medium.