The Kitchen sink can provide a range of activities for Children to explore water, bubbles colour, texture, pouring techniques, space and shape.
These are a few ideas you can do if you have a free sink or a spare washing up bowl !!
Have a selection of pouring tubs for the children to experience coordination, filling and emptying techniques.
Small Pots, pans, Cups, beakers, jugs, bowls.
Add Stiring implements like wooden & metal spoons. Vary the sizes to see how many spoonfuls it takes to fill an eggcup or bowl! :stirthepo
Use a seive lined with tissue paper ~ pour the water through it and see the pigment drain through the water as well :magnify: !
Add bubbles and straws .. watch for children that may suck the bubbles instead of blowing :vomit: !
Small plastic syringes with food colouring in. Add dropfuls to the water slowly and watch as the colour spreads - use cocktail sticks or similar to make circles and ripples in the water.
Play Bath time with plastic dolls, hairbrshes and soap for washing their hair.
'Oceans' can be a nice activity in the sink if you have a few plastic water creatures around!
Make and sail boats - bun / muffin cases would be good quick boat bases! ~ have blowing races to see who can reach the other side of the sink first.
Paintbrushes and toothbrushes can be good fun to swirl around the water and spray
Pour in some rice & Glitter ~ look at what happens to it together. See if the children can get the rice out without getting the floating glitter on their hands !
To really help out:-
Let them wash the carrots, potatoes etc for dinner/snack time. Put a small nail brush into the water so that the veg skins can be cleaned!
Use the sink to fill up buckets with soapy water to help wash the car, bike or outdoor toys... a few sponges, cloths and scrubbing brushes can make for a soggy but fun activity.
Don't forget a large towel to mop up with at the end
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