Through child guided interest, Wyatt from RisingOaks Early Learning | St. Patrick, played peekaboo using his hands to hide, Vihana used the big neck on Shannon’s sweater to hide Shannon, and Shannon did an activity where she placed felt on the mirror and window, to play peekaboo with their own reflection or toddler friends outside. This interested continue with …

Zendaya hiding behind a toy giraffe then moved it to peek around. Shannon noticed from across the room and said “peekaboo”. 

This gave Shannon the idea to bring out a mini ball pit and fill it with blankets and stuffed animals, for peekaboo. Jason climbed into the blanket pit using his gross motor skills, on his own. Wyatt and Remy used their gross motor muscles to lifted the opposite sides of the blanket pit up and down. I wonder if you are shaking it like a parachute. I wonder if the infants would like to explore a parachute. Jason and Wyatt continued to explore together as once they were both inside the blanket pit, they would pull the blanket off each other’s head, to find their friend, BOO!. Jason would babble with excitement when Wyatt was found and Wyatt would smile, and giggle. What a cute social interaction. They both also pointed at each other when, found.

 Remy liked to lay down on the soft blankets feeling the soft texture on his face, to be covered up, by Shannon to play peekaboo. He also peeked out over the edge of the pool. Once Wyatt, Jason, and Paxton were inside the blanket pit, Shannon found the biggest blanket and cover all three up at the same time. Like they were inside a fort. You could heard giggles from under the blanket, then more, laughter and squealing once the blanket was pulled away, revealing each other to Shannon. Shannon would also hid under the blanket with the infants, they found this confusing and funny. Zendaya sat in the blanket pit and found the stuffed animal giraffe, from this morning, what a great memory. She preferred to play peekaboo with the blankets and stuffed animals outside of the blanket pit, sitting on a floor chair. Vihana giggled as the first time the blanket missed her completely, it made Shannon laugh too. Shannon tried again to throw the blanket over her, this time Vihana, smiled, when she pulled the blanket off herself and giggled. Wyatt could put the blanket over his own head and pull it off to play peekaboo. Wyatt was so proud of himself as he clapped and smiled that he could do it on his own. He then hid a toy carrot into a cup and looked inside,  like it disappeared, were did it go. Wyatt then pulled it out, with a smile, Tada! Magician in the making. Vihana started to play peekaboo with Shannon from behind the floor chair that Zendaya was sitting in. She did this by crouching down behind the chair, then popping back up. To extend this activity next week we will do a ball pit, to see which item is preferred blankets for hiding,  or balls for throwing.