Sometimes being at school can be overwhelming - even a little tike needs to get away from things. Stealing a private moment requires the right space to stow away. Those places can be almost anywhere, seemingly hidden away for a toddler, but in safe view of the adults in care. Here are a few places my kids like to go!
Inside spaces!
The kids call this 'the orange chair' - the top comes down and then you feel all alone and hidden away!
The Library area with cushions.
On a large stuffed catapillar!
Some of the really little ones take their bottle there and lay quietly!
Outside spaces!
In the bus tent - sitting on a tire!
Sometimes sitting quitely in the covered cars give one a moment alone.
Stowing away under the slide.
Playing in the playhouse.
Under the mini slide.
So one may not think of these areas as private - but a little one sees these spaces as hidden and intimate - a place alone!
Under tables with sheets over the top... under the 'fort' playground equipment outside... behind bushes... in book corner, surrounded by pillows... we all need somewhere to hide sometimes! I go down the gully at home and sit in the bush listening to the birds. If only my preschoolers could do that!
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