After a fun-filled day playing outside, children can use time to relax and appreciate their surroundings!
Step #1
Find a comfortable and safe place to sit with your child. Ask them to close their eyes for about one minute (30 seconds if they are younger children). Ask them to listen to all the sounds they can hear.
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- What are they?
- From which direction do they come?
- Who might have made them?
- What’s the quietest sound the can hear?
- Can they hear anything quieter?
Step; #2
Next, you can ask them to close their eyes again, and notice what they can about the world through their sense of touch. Ask them to focus on the sunlight and air that’s touching their face, arms, and back. Can they tell where the sun is in the sky and what direction the breeze blowing?
This is also a great activity with small groups of children. Take turns and have each child name one interesting thing they hear, smell, or feel and have everyone else try to sense it.
October 10th, 2008 at 12:42 pm
I love it - thank you - I will be trying this after the nap - if it ever comes!