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My 4 year old daughter, Lucy is undoubtedly a tactile/kinesthetic learner. I have learned that stopping to touch flowers and leaves and towels and clothing and toys and even cans in the canned food aisle are a huge deal to my daughter. Her favorite things to touch are soft things, and if she could go about life in her bare feet, she would. Even in at the park in 40 degree rain…
My little girl is a busy little girl… always looking for a new sensory experience.
She is an explorer and only recently has my maternal “light bulb” turned on. I am learning that I need to allow her time to touch, feel, smell and explore as we march through our day-to-day happenings.
Even something as simple as feeling the water temperature change when she gets ready to “do the dishes”. Yes, my 4 year old helps “clean” the dishes. I think she is drawn to the “slick” feeling that soap and other surfaces create. She loves the feel of the water running on her hands. Yesterday she approached me with a mushroom bouquet and squaled, “OH Mama! Feel! These are SOOOOOO soft!”
Her hands are ALWAYS moving… coloring, drawing, scribbling, building, cleaning, scratching, touching, feeling, touching…
We recently tore into our new LEGO® DUPLO® package… I made her wait a couple of days before we did, and she nearly came unglued.
Once the contents were emptied, there was no holding her back.
We worked together to build the rescue station. This was her first experience with full LEGO® freedom. Her older brother has his Star Wars collection that she is allowed very limited access to. This little project was a very big deal… “Mama! Feel this!” There were a couple times the pieces she was playing with popped apart. She cried, “It broke-ed!”
I said, “Oh honey. These don’t break. Look!” And in a snap the “broke-ed” parts were repaired and after a couple of repairs, she got it. A little while later a piece came off. She giggled and said, “It’s not broke-ed”. I can fix it Mama!”
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i would go out side in my bare feet for hours on the grass and at parks what ever the wether!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My son is 6 and recently diagnosed with ADHA and ODD. Building with his legos is one thing he can do for hours at a time and love it! He builds the most amazing things! The only thing is they are so expensive. I would love to win these for him and his sister. She is 15 months old and loves to play legos with her big brother. Except, he is constantly yelling at her for breaking what he’s made or putting little pieces in her mouth. It would be nice for them to sit and play together without fighting. Not to mention, having him in his bedroom with the door closed so his sister cannot get to him, just breaks my heart! I hate that he is shut off from the rest of us! This would be a perfect gift!
My children love to be creative, especially with their legos and play-doh. They love to use their play doh to make molds of the legos and build with both! How fun!! : ) God Bless!
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My son loves building things and taking them apart – blocks, legos, anything he can use to build, even my candles! My daughter loves play dough, crayons and markers.
I never knew how important it was to let children explore things with
their hands. As a recent college graduate with a degree in Child Development, I am a new fan of play dough. I had always hated for my kids to play with it. When working with young children on art projects, I am amazed at how they can not stand to get their hands gooey.
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we keep an entire cabinet stocked with art supplies. I replenish the markers and the crayons frequently.