I decided to add another element to the clay to see how it would change or enhance the children's engagement with the clay. I playfully placed animals all around the clay. A gorilla climbing up the side, a hippo taking a bite, a deer with an antler stuck... it amused me and did draw the children in for a closer look. Sebastien was the first to make his way over. He freed the lion perched atop the clay and continued with his taste testing and offerings to others duties.
Theo spent a long time with the clay. Not only did his mother, Annelise sit close by making clay balls and other creations, but his grandmother was also there observing. At first, when Theo would touch the clay he would shake his hand like he was trying to get it off. Later he found a liquid filled test tube that he used as an extension of himself to interact with the clay. He would use it to push, bang, and move both the big mound and pieces of clay. He also found out that it made interesting marks when he moved it on the mylar covered in clay. As time went on, he became more comfortable touching the clay and even tasted it a few times. The video is long but I couldn't help myself, Theo is just so into it and doing such interesting things with the test tube.
Bryce brushed by the clay and came over to it momentarily but both he and Kaia found the rope bin especially exciting this session. I had added some large wooden beads to the rope bin, sporadically placing them on different ropes. Bryce located a few right away. He manipulated and moved them while taking in all that was going on around him.
Kaia has been loving the sparkly ribbon. For a few sessions now Kaia has been concentrating her rope bin explorations around the cylinder containers and the sparkly iridescent ribbon. Trying to get the ribbon back in the container has been a particular challenge along with getting it untangled from her little feet.
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