Woodwork ideas for pre-schoolers please
As I've mentioned a thousand times, I am on a little break from childminding, but only a break - not a permanent thing. I'm itching to get back into it actually.
Anyway, as part of my ongoing reflection I've identified a need to improve my resources/opportunities for woodwork type of activities.
So far, we have a couple of pegs/mallet toys for very young toddlers, tap-a-shape game, lots of opportunities for hammering golf tees/screws into playdough/ polystyrene, plastic saws for playdough and a couple of construction kits with nuts and bolts - not much as they were incomplete from a charity shop.
I keep meaning to let the little ones (old mindees who visit often, and DD) make their own geoboards on some little tree stumps that we have collected, but I need to invest in some child safety goggles first - just found some on a website along with some child sized tools.
What woodwork resources/activities do you provide? I've looked on pinterest but haven't seen much. What safety equipment do you provide?