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Bubble Day!
When children engage in bubble play, they have the opportunity to practice pinching the skinny wand, coordinating two hands to hold the bottle and dip, holding the blower with a pencil-like grasp, opening and closing the bottle, and using hands in different ways to pop the bubbles.
They learn hand and eye coordination as they track bubbles with their eyes and follow where the bubbles go. It takes practice to link up what the eyes and hands are doing in order to accurately dip and blow with a wand.
uChildren also use their sesnse like 'Touch' to feel if the bubbles are wet, slimy, and sticky. They say it feels funny. The physical act of blowing can be a very effective sensory-based way to help children calm, and focus their bodies.
We did this activity as a group, which helps with their social and communication skills. They practiced taking turns and keeping personal space between their bodies so they don’t bump into or knock each other over.
This is activity to get the children up and moving about, they had a great time reaching way up high, standing on their tippie toes, squating, jumping, running, stomping, and kicking.