Excuse the mess

These kids are making memories

Some of our favorite ways to get messy:


GLUE TABLE

BENEFITS:

  • Developing hand strength

  • fine motor skills

  • Creativity

  • concentration and coordination

  • exploring viscosity and gravity

  • creativity - mixing colors

  • collaboration & cooperation

  • cause and effect

  • self-regulation

  • reuse/repurpose/recycle

DIY:

all you need is cardboard, glue, and some random items you won't need back

some of our favorites include: bottle caps, popsicle sticks,

it's helpful to put a plastic tablecloth or tarp underneath to catch some of the beauty (aka mess)

leave it out for weeks and continue adding to it! it will get bigger and taller than you had ever imagined

RESOURCES:

Teacher Tom’s blog about glue tables: http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/glue-table.html