Nursery Activity Ideas - Spaghetti Play
Quick to set up, this messy activity is fun and suitable for children of all ages.
You will need:
- Tins of spaghetti
- Various toys such as:
- Tea set
- Mega blocks
- Stacking cups
- Range of containers
Activity:
Pour the Spaghetti onto the table or into an activity tray. Allow the children to get messy, using a range of senses to explore the smell and texture of the spaghetti for example, with the assistance of different toys or containers.
When completing this activity with children over the age of two, you could discuss with the children the feel and smell of the spaghetti etc.
Areas of learning covered:
- Personal and Social development
- Language, Literacy and Communication skills
- Physical development
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Mon 1st Mar 10
tried a variation of this by using cooked spaghetti in long strands for children to try and create patterns, letters and numbers with them. Children loved ‘playing’ with spaghetti but not many actually attempted to create shapes etc!!!!