Flour Power

The best part of capering is being able to be a part of the other classrooms and getting to work with materials they do. Today some Pine friends found tubs of flour in Dogwood to engage with. Their imaginative play began with two friends filling up bowls with the flour. 

"I have three bowls. This is the ingredient bowl, my mixing bowl, and a flour bowl. I am going to make a cake."

E started sorting the flour into the three separate bowls laid out in front of her. She worked slowly as the flour sifted between her fingers. 

"It's so soft!"

"I'm going to make a princess cake. It tastes like vanilla! That's my favorite flavor."

E continued to fill her "flour bowl" up and mix it around with her fingers. She worked with purpose as she packed the flour into the tin. 

"It's almost ready. I am going to share it with everyone when it's finished."

As E finished her cake, V was also separating her flour into different sized containers. 

"I'm making muffins! My muffins are Cookie Monster. It's my favorite from Serendipity. Serendipity has my sister's name Sarah in it!"

She continued to pack the flour into the tin mold as she described what the muffins would taste like.  

"Cookie Monster has chocolate chunks. It tastes like vanilla ice cream!"

V finished making her muffins and offered for the other friends sitting at the table to taste them. She looked proud and would even giggle as her friends pretended to eat the muffins. 

Capers are a great opportunity for all of the kids to visit other rooms are experience other activities and materials. Today was another great example of kids finding a different way to play with materials in another space.