Cups and Beads

I was given these coloured plastic cups so I put them on a table 

curious what, if anything, the children would do with them.

It didn't take long before they were being pulled apart 

then restacked.

Then I notice this family had added a container of wooden

beads that were handy on the shelf beside them.

The child matched one bead into each cup.

Soon others were using the beads with the cups too.

 I love getting ideas from the families that attend

so at the end of the morning I left the beads out with the cups.

 I was able to observe children stretch the play

and find a way to make it a fun learning experience for themselves.

I couldn't have planned these activities as well as the children

created them.

Did you notice that all the children were toddlers?