Friday, February 10, 2017

How To: Play in the sandpit

Yesterday we went to playgroup... Toddler has heaps of fun playing all over the place, but yesterday he was mainly focused on the sandpit...


  1. Get to playgroup and release Toddler onto the playground
  2. Toddler runs around for a bit then realises that the cover for the sandpit is getting removed
  3. Toddler zooms over to the sandpit and starts playing with the sand
  4. Teacher opened the shed with the sand pit toys
  5. Toddler (along with three other kids) follow her in and help bring out the toys
  6. Teacher brings out two ride on diggers, one of which Toddler instantly sits on and starts playing with
  7. The other digger, a little girl plays with
  8. Toddler plays with his digger for a little while, then wants to try the other digger
  9. Intervene, as the little girl is still on there, remind Toddler that it's not his turn and that the little girl is still playing
  10. Toddler says to little girl "Your Turn, ok?" points to the other digger and says "Me over there" and goes to play on the digger again, keeping an eye on the little girl
  11. As soon as the little girl decides to play on something else, Toddler quickly jumps off his digger and yells "My Turn! My Turn!" and takes over the new one
  12. Toddler spends most of the time in the sandpit for the rest of the playgroup
  13. Tidy up time is called and one of the teachers collects the sandpit toys in a basket to put back into the shed
  14. Toddler, oblivious to this has noticed other children leaving the sandpit area so manages to collect a spade for each hand and starts filling up a truck he's been playing with
  15. Toddler decides to get sand from the other end of the sandpit and fills up his spades
  16. While Toddler's back is turned, the teacher picks up his truck and puts it into the basket
  17. Toddler walks back to where he had left the truck
  18. Toddler stands and looks down at the empty sandpit 
  19. Toddler looks so confused "Where's Truck? Truck Gone!"
  20. Try not to laugh and point out to Toddler that it is home time and that the truck has gone back home
  21. Toddler sighs and tips the sand out of his spades back into the sandpit 
  22. Point out to Toddler where the basket is - Toddler puts the spades back
  23. Tell Toddler to collect shoes (all the other kids are also putting their shoes on
  24. Laugh along with the other parents as we watch the kids tip their shoes upside down to empty the sand out that someone had filled

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