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Enabling Environments: Tried and Tested - Baskets of treasure
Nursery World,
15 October 2008
In practice, treasure baskets are a tried and tested resource that provide endless fascination for the babies who explore them, but their originator was strict about how they should be made and used. Here Nicole Weinstein asks early years settings to try out different versions.
A treasure basket, in its purest sense, is a round basket containing objects made from mostly natural materials that are attractive to babies. It is full to the brim so that babies can delve in, select what appeals to them and explore the texture, weight, shape, size and smell of the objects. The idea was...
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