Playing with the Twins

 Our youngest daughter gave birth to twins in December and it has been wonderful to watch them grow.

 They borrowed some of the ideas that was used for our older grand daughter.

Like this PVC pipe stand to hang rattles, and such, to attract their attention, or accidentally hit and make noise.

We started reading books to them early too.

A mirror was set up for tummy time so they could look at themselves and each other.

And of course we sang lots of songs to them.

 And lately I introduced play trays.

Simple cookie sheets placed in front of them to hold items that may be easily grabbed.

At first they just looked at the items,

but as they developed more movement in their arms they brushed against the items and watched them move.

Items were added, like the tin foil plate, to add more sound when it was hit or moved.

As they continue to grow their coordination improves and they begin to grab some of the items.

Carpet Toys

Trying different toys for carpet play.

Another Fruit Box Toy

I still have a few more fruit boxes in my storage room and was thrilled to pull one out this week to make a new toy for the younger children in our centre.
                     
The basket of hair curlers have been out, to play with, for a couple of weeks so it was easy to use those as toys to push through holes in the box.  I first traced the different sizes of curlers and cut out the hole.
                 
This year I have many more children under 3 years old then I have ever had so I’ve been creating more toys with loose parts for that age.
   
Notice the little one with the pink pants?  She isn’t walking yet but is standing on her own and beginning to shuffle sideways around the box.  The box is a great size to allow her to support herself, move and explore..
                           
      It is also big enough for several children to play at the same time.
                    
A couple of years ago I made a similar toy for the children to play with at the table.  They really enjoyed it.

So I shouldn’t have been surprised that even the older children were interested in playing with the box.