The idea of this activity is to encourage children to use all of their different senses to compare and identify different fruits and vegetables.
To prepare you need to assemble the following on your tray:
8 - 20 months
Physical Development, Moving & Handling; "Picks up small objects between thumb and fingers"
16 - 26 months
Physical Development, Health & Self Care; "Willing to try new food textures and tastes"
22 - 36 months
Understanding the World, The World; "Notices detailed features of objects in their environment."
30 - 50 months
Expressive Arts & Design, Exploring & Using Media & Materials; "Beginning to be interested in and describe the texture of things."
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