As usual, Dan likes to play around the kitchen area. I guess it applies to all toddlers at this stage. However, according to the study, as long as it is keep safe and proper child-proofing & hygiene, in fact the kitchen is the best learning ground for inquisitive stage of child. Therefore most of the time, when I was not cooking, I will just let him be roaming free at the kitchen or even open/close the cabinet doors, except for the fragile compartment. However, the essential part is Daddy or Mummy has to be with him at this point of time. That is where the learning opportunity strike in for them.
The kitchen is full of opportunities for practical life activities and positive learning experiences. Daddy or Mummy may involve them in simple washing up, stacking the dishes (non-frigile for younger child), table laying, cleaning up so on and so forth. For younger children, they learn stacking, sorting, numbers, words, colors and many more from what you have in the cabinets, perhaps the can foods, spoons and forks, colorful plastic cups, containers and so on, you may get them to sort them out base on size, shape and color and also point and print out the words to show them This is SPOON and flash them the word SPOON and I believe they will learn in speedy way with showing the actual items rather than picture cards/Books.
The kitchen is full of opportunities for practical life activities and positive learning experiences. Daddy or Mummy may involve them in simple washing up, stacking the dishes (non-frigile for younger child), table laying, cleaning up so on and so forth. For younger children, they learn stacking, sorting, numbers, words, colors and many more from what you have in the cabinets, perhaps the can foods, spoons and forks, colorful plastic cups, containers and so on, you may get them to sort them out base on size, shape and color and also point and print out the words to show them This is SPOON and flash them the word SPOON and I believe they will learn in speedy way with showing the actual items rather than picture cards/Books.
Look! I am slightly taller than 4 tins of milk powder at the age of 19 month old
