Cast your mind back to when you were young and you are likely to remember running out of nursery and presenting your mum or dad with a ‘treasure’ you had lovingly created from random worthless objects, ranging from cardboard tubes to cereal boxes and yoghurt pots.
Constructing with recycled materials has been a staple nursery activity for decades, and the majority of early years settings continue to offer junk modelling. There is likely to be an area in the nursery where a range of tantalising materials are available for your child to experiment with.
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