EXPLORATION BASKET

A couple of weeks ago I blogged about Ashton's basket of toys and how we changed the contents to have a theme or focus to try and keep things interesting. We started by going on a hunt to find any and all toys or objects wooden, and Ashton really enjoyed playing with the new contents of his toy basket. Eventually though, his interest and attention levels did drop and the flinging of toys out of the basket soon became the object of his focus.

So we mixed it up again, we went and found lots of different types of ribbon and material to fill his basket. Ashton thought it was great as we rummaged through Grandma's sewing drawers to find off cuts to fill the basket, he was pulling them out faster than I could collect them!

He loved exploring and playing with the new basket contents and again, his play and focus slowed down. He loved pulling the velcro apart with me and hearing the noise it made. He discovered elastic, which gave him a little bit of a fright as it pinged back at him when he decided to pull back on it while it was in his mouth... yet still anchored down with both hands!... I tried to warn him! His favourite of all was the silky ribbons, as Ashton has a bit of an obsession with tags and soft pieces of material!

So the basket change up has become and will continue to be a regular happening for Ashton and I... it keeps things interesting for him in discovering new objects to play with and classify as we select different themes... And it keeps me on my toes, watching his play to see what he is interested in and to observe when he wants to change things up. Our most recent basket change up has been a 'technology' theme, with the basket full of remote controls, a camera, old CD's, a microphone and other techno wonderful gadgets!