We have been saving our lunch packaging, especially lids, all year and we have lots. What could we use them for? The children discussed different possibilities – and then got to work. In the first week we offered only one item that had not been recycled – some narrow strips of corrugated card. they were an exciting stimulus to new ideas.
There has been a steady stream of constructions ever since.
“Hamish saw Tyrone’s roller coaster – he painted one, now he has made one of his own.”
Alissa made a train on tracks:
Boden had an idea for a train as well – his shows that he has seen electric trains – maybe trams – because he had the power lines going over the top of the train – and the train was able to move along the tracks.
There has been a real sense of excitement with the problem solving and creativity demonstrated.
(we would love to not have any waste to use – we are still working on that).