L wasn’t that interested in spreading the glue on the card, so I did this for her. She did have a go but was far more interested in transferring the rice and pasta onto the glue.
M on the other hand, could do the whole process on his own.
I didn’t direct the children as they selected an added pasta and rice to their card, I wanted these to be their own creations.
L got to practise her pincer grip, picking up those tiny pieces of pasta.
The rice proved a bit more tricky.
L found that this was easier to pick up if she used all her fingers.
Usually when we glue pasta or rice, if we don’t use enough glue then a lot of the pasta and rice does not stick. However thanks to Teaching 2 and 3 year olds we can now make 3d sculptures with very little glue. All you need to do is spray the children’s finished creation with starch – genius! Everything sticks together with the added bonus of a bit of a shine! This is great for little ones who don’t always remember to add glue!
And here are their finished creations!
