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Yes---as I always said about teaching, it is a profession in which we are
SUPPOSED to steal ideas from each other!

We just concluded an exhibit on Games From Around the World in which the
youngest of our visitors adored one particular "game."  We laid a couple of
large sheets of plywood on the floor and painted them with blackboard paint.
Kids were supposed to draw with sidewalk chalk.  There were a couple of
small spray bottles filled with water and a kid-sized floor mop to clean it
with.

Toddlers loved it and soon forgot all about the chalk.  In true toddler
form, they just squirted and mopped their little hearts out all day long...

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From: Informal Science Education Network
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Daniels, Alissa
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 3:15 PM
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Subject: DIY floor activities


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I ask this question every so often in hopes of getting fresh new answers.

What are your favorite unstaffed floor activities? The limitations are to be
expected: easily explained; no choking hazards, scissors or anything else
small kids could hurt themselves with; inexpensive (we know how visitors
walk off with stuff).

I've tried assorted puzzles, blocks and other building challenges (stack
cups or boxes), but I'm always on the lookout for new ideas. This is one of
the things I love about our "industry"--we share stuff, there's no hording
of ideas or "intellictual property." It's great.

thanks in advance!
AD
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Alissa Daniels, Science Program Manager
Boston Children's Museum
617-426-6500 x342
www.BostonChildrensMuseum.org
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new
discoveries, is not "Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny..."   --Isaac
Asimov
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