Play Lab curates interactive, child-centered programs for 0-8 year olds.

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What a week exploring with @tinywpa build-it discs! We expanded on construction play with fabric and string, and discovered some materials that make construction play and imaginative play go hand in hand. . . #play #afterschoolclub #bellingham #playlab
This week's materials are a collection called BLOCK PARTY! Kids at Silver Beach explored materials including Kapla blocks and LEGO, many choosing to work with friends on collaborative LEGO creations and exciting new "haunted mansion" games.
Last week was all about cardboard play, and the age-old question: is duct tape the answer to everything? At Play Lab we offer some alternative techniques, tools and materials that can be a bit more user friendly for young makers: masking tape; slots; and heavy duty hole punches and zip ties. With the right tools and materials, kids can explore independently and take ownership over their playful work. . . #play #ece #afterschoolclub #playlab #elementaryeducation
“Loose parts mean alluring, beautiful found objects and materials that children can move, manipulate, control, and change while they play...Children carry, combine, redesign, line up, take apart, and put loose parts back together in almost endless ways”. from Loose Parts (Daly and Beloglovsky, 2015) #play #ece #afterschool #loosepartsplay #playlab