We offered a new provocation for the children today: marshmallow dough.
It's a simple recipe - 2 parts cornstartch, 1 part hair conditioner. We worked on teamwork, measurement and counting skills as we made it. They also practiced self regulation...they learned if you dump corn starch in the bowl too roughly, it flies out and coats people in the sticky white dust!
The resulting dough is silky and pillowy soft, with a texture much like soft marshmallows. It is absolutely irresistible!
The children used lots of oral language to describe the sensory experience, and they used the dough to make letters.
Be sure to try this experience at home!
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