The saying one persons junk is another persons treasure is certainly true at Tuakau Kindergarten, we are committed to either repurposing or purchasing items we need from our local second hand store River Traders. At the end of term three I noticed our friends at Mairtown Kindergarten had been doing some neat things with junk and I thought we can do that! We started off term four with a selection of found objects that had been collected from around the kindergarten as well as the addition of three pallets from our friends at Profarm, these items were left in a pile on the grass.
Paris and Aleah were the first to discover the pile, they looked puzzled so I explained that the equipment was there to use in any way they wanted, they became very excited and began arranging the items. They discovered some items were easy to lift, others were really heavy but by working together they managed to move almost everything. That is until they got to the final pallet...it was so heavy!
Serj, Hauiti and Caitlin had all been watching Paris and Aleah's progress, they all noticed when Aleah and Paris began struggling with the large pallet, Caitlin was the first to jump up and lend a hand followed closely by Hauiti and Serj. Together they all started lifting and finally it was off the ground, Aleah and Paris were able to direct them where to go. Serj and Hauiti decided the house also needed a ladder which Aleah and Paris were enthusiastic about the addition. With the help of their friends Aleah and Paris were able to complete their house.
The house was very popular and Aleah and Paris were very proud of their achievements and returned to it throughout the day. Since this creation many of the other children have enjoyed exploring this equipment and have turned it into many things including....
A bus going to the toy museum driven by Evie,
Serj and Grayson off on a trip in their car,
Melanie driving her car through the Kentucky Fried Chicken drive through.
Its been great to see the amount of team work these items have encouraged and the imaginative play and ideas being tried and shared. I am looking forward to seeing what is created next.
Written by Cassandra
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