One of the children pulled out from the shelf the basket with the pieces of the cut up tree. She began to pile the pieces together. Another child came by and asked what she was doing and she said "making a campfire." This got a few children saying "they like roasting marshmallows when they're camping". So I got the idea that we could roast marshmallows with our campfire. Each child involved got their own stick with a cotton ball glued to the end of it.
"It's melting."
"I like camping"
"Golden, golden marshmallows."
"Mmm... I like marshmallows."
Some children stayed roasting marshmallows for a long time and also pretended to eat them. They even invited other friends to come by and roast one too.
~Mrs. Rodrigues
I really enjoyed reading your blog post. Thanks for taking the pictures and sharing them with us. Dramatic play really can tell us a lot about the things children are thinking about, trying to make sense of, or enjoy the most. Camping must be a great and important family event for many of these children. It's a ton of work for parents but so very meaningful for children. Thanks parents for doing all the work behind the scenes to create such precious childhood memories for your children. Oh yes, and thanks DCC staff for partnering with your parents to enjoy things like camp fires, weiner roasts, and other great outdoor events like that. I'm so very proud of all of you.
ReplyDeleteYes, very true, Mr. Blatz. I was so happy to read this post because it shows how much you all recognize the importance of integrating nature into the play and making it about real experiences and memories that we nurture. Thanks to all of you! (And yes, camping is ALOT of work, but so worth the change of head space for all involved) :)
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