We were in Briscoes the other day and spotted a packet of 6 large sponges for $4 and I couldn't resist! Sponges provide so many endless possibilities of fun! Here are a few of the possibilities we came up with.
1 - Build towers with the sponges and boof them down!
2 - Sit on the sponge tower and feel them go flat under your weight... then have them pop out the back! (Ashton thought that was hilarious!)
3 - Cut the sponges into different shapes. Play "spot the shape".
4 - Do sponge painting.
5 - Sponge water play. See how much water you can squeeze into one container.
6 - Sponge war! Throw the sponges at each other and have a good laugh!
This piece of art is amazing to me... cause Ashton doesn't like doing art! But I don't give up... and although this painting was done in a matter of minutes, it was minutes more than doing nothing... which he normally prefers to do!
He does on the other hand LOVE water play, so putting the sponges into the water was right up his alley! And this activity is fantastic for fine motor development, as they squeeze the sponge to empty out the water.
Love it Carly, what a neat idea.I will have to do that one when the weather gets warmer.
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