Family faces

Using recycled lids with photos of family

Materials Required

Recycled lids of containers (about 5cm diameter or larger)
Photos of family members and friends (about 4-6 photos)
Double sided tape
Scissors
Computer and printer to print photos if required.

Play experience profile

Age:

Babies
Min Playtime

5 - 15 Minutes
Skills

Memory, Language, Social-Emotional
Energy Level

Quiet Play
Messiness Rating
EYLF Outcomes

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Play Experience Preparation

Print appropriate photos of family members and friends - Cut each photo to fit into a lid - Stick photos using double sided tape (or glue) into recycled lids.

Experience Steps

Have your baby sit on a small play-mat or rug on the floor.
Lay the lids in front of the baby with the photo side up.
Encourage your baby to pick up each lid, one at a time.
Talk to your baby by pointing to the photo in their hand and naming the person.

What to talk about, or questions to ask during the experience

Look, who is this?
Oh, I see mummy
Where is daddy?
Is that grandma?
Where's your sister?
I see your cousin.....
There's Aunty.......

Build on this...

As babies get older and language increases, they may name the person in the photo.
Have duplicates of each photo for a simple matching game.

WHO guidelines for physical activity and sedentary behaviour
Provide evidence-based public health recommendations for children, adolescents and adults on physical activity. Learn more

Encourage babies to move around on the mat for physical activity or have photos out of reach to encourage your baby to move towards the photo.

EYLF Outcomes
The Early Years Learning Framework has been designed for use by early childhood educators working in partnership with families, children’s first and most influential educators. View PDF

Children feel safe, secure, and supported
Children develop knowledgeable and confident self identities
Children become strong in their social and emotional wellbeing

EYLF Principle

Principle 1: Secure, respectful and reciprocal relationships. Through a widening network of secure relationships, children develop confidence and feel respected and valued.

EYLF Practice

Practice: Learning through play. Play can expand children’s thinking and enhance their desire to know and to learn. In these ways play can promote positive dispositions towards learning. Children’s immersion in their play illustrates how play enables them to simply enjoy being.