A friend of mine is about to start mapping out plans for her new house they are going to have built. When she was telling me about it, her five year old ran to the next room to grab his precious simple sketch of his master plan for their new house with his big ideas in mind.
I loved everything about this moment….
I loved that he wanted to share his thoughts with me.
I loved that he had an idea of his dream house.
I loved that he wanted to be a part of the process.
I loved that I could picture a little architect in the making.
I couldn’t help but text his mom the other day and tell her that if she wanted to extend on this interest… one idea I use with my little ones in the classroom is simply:
1) To give the kiddos a basket of shapes (cut out on cardstock paper for sturdy-ness).
2. Have them trace their shapes on a big sheet of paper or poster.
3) Label their ideas for the items that could make up the room.
This idea can be used if you and your little one want to re-arrange the furniture in their room then they can be a part of the process for coming up with why a dresser might work best under the window, rather than by the door.
Or, this might be a great idea if you want to help them make a map of your neighborhood to display and they can label their friend’s house.
This could even be a great idea if you want to map out what equipment is in your backyard, and they can include new things that might fit, or include something to save for in the next year.
If you have another idea for this, geared to your child’s interest, then please COMMENT and share with us!
