Nursery World - Wash day

CHILD-INITIATED Explore the process of washing - both bathing dolls and washing clothes

Explore the process of washing - both bathing dolls and washing clothes

Resources

Baby dolls and their clothes; washing equipment (including appropriate detergents, sponges, etc) for both dolls and their clothes; drying equipment for both dolls and their clothes, including towels, a washing line and clothes pegs

Play possibilities

* Giving the dolls a bath.

* Playing 'families', nurturing the dolls as well as bathing them.

* Washing the clothes and pegging them out to dry.

* Singing 'This is the way we wash the clothes'.

* Exploring soapsuds.

* Experimenting with making lather and then rinsing it off.

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