Inspred by Beautiful Stuff, educators sampled the activity of collecting, observaing/describing, sorting and categoriing varied materials.  

Sorting into containers; categories consisted of shiny things, metal things, circles, specific objects in abundancesuch as golf t's, tiles...

In the mindset of a prescholer, adults made comments/observations about the objects they collected and then later categorized 

REvisit and REdesign your infant/ toddler program workshop in Rutland

Provoking educators to explore and play with materials used in environments for young children...

Playdough with glass gems, tiles, golf t's, metal baking tins

Flour with tins from an antique shop, wooden pieces, scoops, cardboard tubes

Mixed matched socks and fabric used to create crinkle toys, shakers

Varied materials (keys, buttons, pine cones, spools, paper beads, wood rings, fabric, yarn, shiny metal tabs) hung from a branch to create a beautiful mobile

Observation journals made out of recycled paper and sticks

REvisit and REdesign your classroom environment through the use of open-ended, natural and re-cycled materials. 

Inspiratinal settings and curriculum for infant and toddlers to...

WONDER.  REINSPIRE.  TINKER.  REINVENT.  PLAY.