Little Squishels was gifted a beautiful wooden play arch made by her aunt and uncle this Easter. It was made of a deep Tassie Oak, adorned with three wooden rings hanging two wooden bunnies and an Easter egg with gold stripes.
Squishels took to her new play-gym with such delight. She
loved grabbing at the egg, listening to us tell her that bunnies go ‘hop, hop’,
watching how the sun played against the metallic stripes on the eggs.
It engaged her sense of smell with such a rich aroma of wood oiled with olive oil- a lovely, comforting smell of home.
It engaged her sense of smell with such a rich aroma of wood oiled with olive oil- a lovely, comforting smell of home.
It engaged her sense of touch as she batted
at the egg and the bunnies, feeling the feel of the rope that held the legs of
the arch apart, feeling the wood of the legs.
It engaged her sense of sight as
she saw the deep brown of the bunny contrasted with the white and gold of the
egg and the green or white and black of the ribbons.
It engaged her sense of
taste as she got the occasional lick of the bunnies.
It engaged her sense of
sound as the bunnies and the eggs bounced off each other, and as Mummy told her
stories of bunnies that go hopping along and chickens that lay eggs.
A wooden play-gym is such a lovely open-ended toy. As
Squishels is young, it helps to engage her senses, and encourage tummy time. As
she grows older, her cousins have shown it can be used as a tunnel, as a cave,
as a playspace and as a quiet space. It folds away when not in use, and can
have many different toys hanging off to engage different senses and different
stories.
This Easter, it has helped to tell many stories of bunnies, and
Easter, and chickens, as well as stories of how her uncle and aunt crafted a
beautiful play piece with such love, and giggles of delight as her senses were
engaged.
Don’t forget to post pictures up on Facebook or Instagram of
your little one’s sensory play to be in the running to win a beautiful Grimm
and Spiel Holz toy of your own. Enter on Instagram with the hashtag #playfulbabychallenge
and tag @squigglesandbubbles
@loving_naturally @squishelsandme @mummy_loz @xoxo_beautiful_chaos_xoxo , or post your
picture to Squiggles and Bubbles Facebook wall after liking Squiggles and
Bubbles, Squishels and Me and the Loving Naturally Facebook pages. Good luck!
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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.
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