With their vibrant color and distinct aroma, Lemons offer a refreshing and sensory-rich loose part for children’s play. Whether freshly picked from a tree or provided as part of a sensory bin, lemons offer opportunities for exploration and imaginative play. Children can engage their senses by observing the bright yellow hue, feeling the smooth texture of the peel, and inhaling the zesty fragrance. Incorporating lemons into play environments stimulates sensory exploration and encourages children to interact with the natural world around them.

Moreover, as loose parts, they can inspire creative activities and learning opportunities. Children can experiment with squeezing lemons to extract juice, fostering an understanding of basic food preparation and culinary concepts. Heck, kids can even use lemons to explore basic economics and marketing by setting up a lemonade stand.

Full disclosure: I love lemons. A day doesn’t go by without consuming a bit of fresh lemon. I even have a pet baby lemon tree named Peaches.

Finally, lemons are one of a small group of loose parts that prevent scurvy– great to know if you happen to run a play-based early learning program on a pirate ship.

Lemons At Play

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