It’s Picnic time! The first ever picnic of this academic year finally arrived. Outings are always an exciting experience. At the same time, toys play an important role in every kid’s life. Have you seen your kids talk to their toys for hours altogether? Children share their feelings and thoughts with their toys and create a whole new life with their toys as the center stage.
An important part of quality education lies with children’s experiences outside of school. Picnics and other outbound experiences help in engulfing all of their five senses and setting a foundation for effective learning. Their age requires them to explore the nature as everything they find outdoors is new and exciting.
On a bright morning of July 31, 2015, a Friday morning, when we arrived at school, we discovered our new buddies in our class...our teddy bears and other stuffed animals!
Everybody was enthusiastic to introduce and show their favorite teddy to others. The classroom was full of tiny hands holding their toys with them. Some named their toy “my baby”, while others were calling them “their brother”!
We quickly had our snacks and got ready for the picnic. As everyone from pre-primary started boarding the school bus, one could feel the excitement in the air. The exhilaration showed on their faces and the enthusiasm in their body language. Soon the bus was abuzz with some melodious tunes as the kids began to sing “We are going to the picnic, with a hat on our head and a teddy on our lap!”
As we were all enjoying the ride to the Botanical Gardens, Kondapur, the time passed by in a flash and in no time were we at our picnic destination. The weather was pleasant and the children did a fantastic job of taking care of their buddy (the teddy bear) along with themselves. We reached the garden and had some more yummy snacks.
All kids along with their teddy bears went to explore the garden and started collecting items which they felt were unique.
After a lot of fun and frolic, the kids settled for lunch. After stuffing their tummies, they were ready as ever for new games. They had great fun playing team games where the success of the kids was dependent on effective team work.
The kids even had the chance to explore the pretty old tree. All the kids headed the tree and explored its old branches and roots. It is never too late to take some quick snaps in front of the veteran tree.
A quick break soon arrived and all the children lazed around for a while just to be revamped with energy to play some more games.
The kids played a super fun game called the Tail Game where each kid was responsible to save their own tail and roam around finding others’ tails.
Bubbles Time!
Kids love playing with bubbles. Not only is bubble play an easy way to enjoy and spread around cheer, it is also a fun way to work on a host of developmental skills, such as fine motor skills, visual tracking skills, hand/eye coordination, oral skills, gross motor skills, language, cognitive skills, and following directions.
Dance Time!
Kids rock the floor by dancing on their favorite song with their friends!
The day was a great success and the kids learnt things in an all new way. By the end of the day, the kids and their teddies headed back to school with some beautiful memories and loads of fun and learning.
- Kirti Chadda
An important part of quality education lies with children’s experiences outside of school. Picnics and other outbound experiences help in engulfing all of their five senses and setting a foundation for effective learning. Their age requires them to explore the nature as everything they find outdoors is new and exciting.
On a bright morning of July 31, 2015, a Friday morning, when we arrived at school, we discovered our new buddies in our class...our teddy bears and other stuffed animals!
Everybody was enthusiastic to introduce and show their favorite teddy to others. The classroom was full of tiny hands holding their toys with them. Some named their toy “my baby”, while others were calling them “their brother”!
We quickly had our snacks and got ready for the picnic. As everyone from pre-primary started boarding the school bus, one could feel the excitement in the air. The exhilaration showed on their faces and the enthusiasm in their body language. Soon the bus was abuzz with some melodious tunes as the kids began to sing “We are going to the picnic, with a hat on our head and a teddy on our lap!”
As we were all enjoying the ride to the Botanical Gardens, Kondapur, the time passed by in a flash and in no time were we at our picnic destination. The weather was pleasant and the children did a fantastic job of taking care of their buddy (the teddy bear) along with themselves. We reached the garden and had some more yummy snacks.
All kids along with their teddy bears went to explore the garden and started collecting items which they felt were unique.
After a lot of fun and frolic, the kids settled for lunch. After stuffing their tummies, they were ready as ever for new games. They had great fun playing team games where the success of the kids was dependent on effective team work.
The kids even had the chance to explore the pretty old tree. All the kids headed the tree and explored its old branches and roots. It is never too late to take some quick snaps in front of the veteran tree.
A quick break soon arrived and all the children lazed around for a while just to be revamped with energy to play some more games.
The kids played a super fun game called the Tail Game where each kid was responsible to save their own tail and roam around finding others’ tails.
Bubbles Time!
Kids love playing with bubbles. Not only is bubble play an easy way to enjoy and spread around cheer, it is also a fun way to work on a host of developmental skills, such as fine motor skills, visual tracking skills, hand/eye coordination, oral skills, gross motor skills, language, cognitive skills, and following directions.
Dance Time!
Kids rock the floor by dancing on their favorite song with their friends!
The day was a great success and the kids learnt things in an all new way. By the end of the day, the kids and their teddies headed back to school with some beautiful memories and loads of fun and learning.
- Kirti Chadda
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