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By Rhiannonw

Thu, 27 Jun 2019
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Get the toys down to the hall,
chairs pushed back towards the wall:
parts of sets have gone astray
in last week’s rush at close of play …
little duckling found, put back
on the pull-along mother duck,
wooden egg and plastic soap-bar
hidden underneath a car,
jig-saw pieces with the train –
relieved that that’s complete again.…

Plenty out, it looks attractive,
are we set to be proactive,
helping all keep safe and happy
while the Mums and Grans are chatty,
Grandads, Minders, Dads too sitting,
watch their charges busy flitting
here and there, the toys dividing,
pushing prams, and small cars riding
– car-boots, prams with contents various,
babies grab and crawl, all curious,
moving this from here to there,
bricks, toy food mixed everywhere …    

transformation: floor confusion …

then all hands help clear away,
– sort it out another day!

[IP: transformation]

 

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Comments

Submitted by Insertponceyfre... on

Good contribution to the Inspiration Point!

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thanks, Insert! It came to mind as the opposite of the transformation of caterpillar to butterfly organisation that I'd done first! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

This reminds me of a playgroup I used to go to with my son. Like insert said, a great idea for the I P, would never have thought of it myself. yes

Jenny.

 

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Thank you, Jenny. It was on my mind this week, as I am at present in charge of sorting out – others bring the boxes etc down, and during the morning I see things gradually change (occasionally we return bits of pieces here and there, especially to make room for mini-car drivers!) Lots of happy children though! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

What a lovely poem! This is what I used to do at our Toddler group, get it all set up before they came, and put away again - you have desrcibed it perfectly! Particularly how they like to mix things up, which I found intriguing. It used to make the lady in charge very cross so she wanted me to put out fewer and fewer things. ( I pretended I had not heard her which had consequences unfortunately) It is about experimenting I guess, the same way that very small children like to mix up their meals. Sad when we get set in our ways and stop putting food in the washing machine

It really was a transformation, the big empty hall with its polished floor then EVERYWHERE LIFEa sort of wild untapped energy,  then frantic clearing up and literally putting everything back in its box, till echoing cleaness again. Brilliant description!

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

NIce to hear of your similar memories! It's also the mix of ages isn't it, and the ones just moving who just want to grab anything and investigate, travel somewhere with it and discard it. And as you say, imagination running in odd ways, or pretending something is something else. The mums, grans, dads and kids try to dump things in the right boxes, and we appreciate them helping, but the following week there's a bit of sorting to do! Rhiannon

 

Submitted by Di_Hard on

or they are taking stuff out again from one box, even as you are putting away another, or, even worse,  trying to hide in the cupboard! (them, not me)

 

Submitted by Rhiannonw on

Children helping you carry something or helping you roll a mat is quite funny too! But then all mums are aware of how to try to work with children helping! (one of the child-minders who comes was telling me of the time she spends 'helping' the children tidy up very carefully and methodically in her house!) Rhiannon

Brought back my memories of https://www.abctales.com/story/rhiannonw/three-year-old-helpers