Remember those melted crayon rocks we made back in June?
Well, the kids have used them for a lot of creative play over the summer and I thought it would be fun to share. They were an engaging art project to begin with and now act as prompts, accessories, and key components of some great play.
Here are some of the ways they have used them…
Creative Play Activities with Melted Crayon Rocks
- As pretend food (mostly cookies and candy)
- Selling them in their play store
- Sorting and handling them (they feel great to hold!)
- Decorations (more me than them)
- Raising and lowering the rocks in a bucket using the porch pulley system
- Using them to create designs and shape letters
Some photos of creative play using the melted crayon rocks ::
Making designs…
Shaping letters…
Selling them as candy when playing store…
And as cookies in another pretend store…
This time arranged in a tin… Other items for sale in this store were painted art blocks by my friend Meg, oil pastels, wood bits, and markers.
The toy cash register is a Learning Resources Pretend and Play Calculator Cash Register by the way, and it’s great!
I bought it more so the girls could learn about money (the coins and bills included are very realistic) and as a math tool for Maia. Mostly they just play with it. And Maia likes to use the calculator to whip up crazy big numbers. I got our toy cash register
from Discount School Supply, but it’s also available on Amazon (at almost half price at the moment).
More Ways to Use Melted Crayon Rocks ::
- DIY Zen Garden Sand Tray
- Wish Stones
- Rock Games (such as tic tac toe or hopscotch)
- For a Nature Table
What are some of your kids’ favorite toys and non-toys for creative play activities ?
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6 Comments
Julia Deering
September 20, 2012 at 8:29 amLovely post – great pics. Recently, my children played shop and tic-tac-toe on the beach with some found treasure – stones and shells mainly. We also decorated the stones with washable felt-tip pens and made a whole kingdom, with characters, castle features and furniture. Here’s the link if you fancy seeing what we got up to: http://home-adventurer.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/she-sells-seashells.html
We have that cash register btw – the tray doesn’t open too well any more, but they love making up huge numbers too. x
molly
September 20, 2012 at 10:12 amYou know I have such a soft spot for rocks, this is a great post – with great pictures! My kids love sticks and boxes. (Don’t all kids?) The other “non-toy” that we were really into for a while was cornstarch and water. My son could play with that goop for hours. :)
Chelsey
September 20, 2012 at 11:06 amWhat a fun post! Lately my daughter’s favorite thing is the stapler! She is making books galore!
Jean Van't Hul
September 20, 2012 at 1:26 pmLove the shell tic-tac-toe! And the kingdom of stone characters sounds pretty amazing!
Jean Van't Hul
September 20, 2012 at 1:27 pm:) Non-toys are the best, aren’t they?
Jean Van't Hul
September 20, 2012 at 1:27 pmAwesome! We’ve had tape and scissor fetishes in our home, but not stapler fetishes.