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Spring Has Sprung

The children in our Four year old class recently had fun in the sun and sand.

On this particular day, the warmth of the sun could finally be felt and that sense of Spring was most definitely in the air.
 
 

It had rained the night before and the sand was prime for sandbox play.

There was loads of sharing, team play, and strategizing happening this morning.

 

 
We all know it takes plenty of skill, strength, and trial and error, to flip over the bucket of sand without losing the bulk of the sand in the process!

 

A simple puddle in the sand was icing on the cake, and was well utilized by the children.


 
Hands can't always and shouldn't always be clean. Being allowed to get down and dirty is an important excercise in play.



With the anticipation of more sunshine and warmer weather, Spring is an exciting time of year. We look forward to many more sandbox days ahead!

Barbi

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