tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044952123500851280.post6180247236106816895..comments2023-09-22T10:56:07.191-07:00Comments on Success Through Play™ Magazine: Old Time FavoritesSuccess Through Playhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10618725846217865392noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044952123500851280.post-85170297024946040402007-06-04T12:49:00.000-07:002007-06-04T12:49:00.000-07:00frumteacher, I used to play the same game with ela...frumteacher, I used to play the same game with elastics/tubing. It is a fantastic game for developing gross motor skills, motor planning, coordination and so much more. Thank you for reminding me of that game.Success Through Playhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618725846217865392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044952123500851280.post-33189735341229809202007-05-31T03:56:00.000-07:002007-05-31T03:56:00.000-07:00We would to play with elastics. We would take a la...We would to play with elastics. We would take a large piece of elastics (the white one that is used in clothing) and connect the ends. Two girls would wrap the elastics around their ankles so that between them there would be a space with an elastic on each side. Another girl would have to do all sorts of jumps, either without touching the elastic, by stepping on it, or by making funny shapes with it. I would always get tied up in it, but I still enjoyed the game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044952123500851280.post-4298843735316384832007-05-30T10:03:00.000-07:002007-05-30T10:03:00.000-07:00Yes, Hopscotch is a FANTASTIC activity and offers ...Yes, Hopscotch is a FANTASTIC activity and offers a multitude of benefits, as does blowing bubbles. To help learn to blow bubbles, you may want to "catch a bubble" and bring it closer to baby, so that she can take her own time to "blow the bubble". Have fun!Success Through Playhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618725846217865392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044952123500851280.post-47821326107101246272007-05-30T10:01:00.000-07:002007-05-30T10:01:00.000-07:00My baby LOVES playing with bubbles. If she is cran...My baby LOVES playing with bubbles. If she is cranky, I whip out the bubbles and she calms right down. As she gets older, I will teach her about size and direction with the bubbles. She is beginning to learn to blow bubbles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044952123500851280.post-8223946292860561032007-05-30T10:00:00.000-07:002007-05-30T10:00:00.000-07:00My children LOVE playing Hopscotch. It still amaze...My children LOVE playing Hopscotch. It still amazes me how much fun they can have with a simple games. It is interesting to learn how many benefits these simple games can offer. Thank youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044952123500851280.post-66931926140458033612007-05-28T22:33:00.000-07:002007-05-28T22:33:00.000-07:00Thank you for sharing this David. As a pediatric o...Thank you for sharing this David. As a pediatric occupational therapist, I use "play" to help babies/toddlers/children development important foundation skills. The "challenge" for me is to ALWAYS keep the activities fun for the child, so that they don't think of it as "work". Having a child help you with meal prep is a fantastic activity. Your suggestion of having a child mix things helps him to build upper extremity strength, bilateral coordination and endurance among things. Children like to feel like they are contributing, which helps to build up their self esteem. Praise the child's efforts. You can have the child sit at a table for support and place a non slip mat beneath the bowl. Keep sharp objects and heat away from the child and monitor at all times.Success Through Playhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10618725846217865392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044952123500851280.post-73391972579962502572007-05-28T22:04:00.000-07:002007-05-28T22:04:00.000-07:00Oh yes, the simple things I did as a kid....so muc...Oh yes, the simple things I did as a kid....so much fun and I did not even know I was learning something and building skills. It seems that these simple and inexpensive games have been lost to commercial, computerized, passive toys that are not really helping growth but are passive.<BR/>I loved to play Fort (using boxes, blankets etc) as a child. Would helping to cook, by mixing things in a bowl for example, be a form of play that is building skills?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6044952123500851280.post-48457424113127711312007-05-28T20:57:00.000-07:002007-05-28T20:57:00.000-07:00nice blognice blogAll Blog Spotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10642130105141272599noreply@blogger.com