Toy Tuesday
Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles!
I love using bubbles in sessions, it is something lots of children enjoy as there is just something so magical and fun about them!
Playing with bubbles is a great, carefree way to develop language and communication. Due to the repetitive nature of blowing bubbles, children can anticipate when bubbles may be blown and develop joint attention and shared enjoyment with you. It’s a perfect activity for modelling language, for those that have worked with me you’ll hear me say things like ‘pop bubbles’, ‘stomp bubbles’, ‘more bubbles’, ‘bubbles all gone’, ‘my turn’ over and over again!
I also love to hear what children come up with when I ‘forget’ how to blow the bubbles. I ask them to tell me what to do and follow exactly what they say. So if they say ‘blow bubbles’ when the lid is closed, that’s what I do. A little bit sneaky…but they soon realise if they want bubbles they have to say ‘open’ or ‘lid off’ – so it’s a great activity for using and learning vocabulary. If they don’t know the words, I model it for them.
You can do this at home! Bubbles can be purchased from lots of different places including Kmart, party shops, $2 shops.
Stacey Sires
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