Tagged: Building

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The Selaron Steps

My preschooler loves a building challenge, particularly one that leads into messy play. We read about the Selaron Steps in ‘Let’s Visit Rio de Janeiro’ – see my post on books for Brazil week....

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Wailing Wall for Israel week

We couldn’t ‘visit’ Israel without making the Wailing or Western Wall. To do this, I placed a piece of masking tape along the floor and asked my preschooler to build a wall the length...

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Making a Menorah and learning about Hanukkah

The Jewish religion is such an integral part of history of Israel that I thought our ‘Israel week’ might be a good opportunity to explain what Hanukkah is and why Jewish people celebrate it....

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Empire State Building challenge

Both  the boys love building things – and knocking them over! The challenge for my eldest is to get something built before my youngest tries to knock it down! As part of ‘America week’,...

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Egyptian pyramids

Both the boys love to build things, and we are always on the lookout for new building materials. Egypt, with its pyramids, provided a great excuse to find as many different ways of constructing...