POP Tubes!!

 We recently purchased these pop tubes and from the minute I brought them out, the kids consistently found new ways to play with them.

They made Jewelry...

They tried to see who could make the biggest circle.

They were even singing a song... "Celebrate, Celebrate, Celebrate 'cause it's your birthday!"

Then they found that if one child was at one end and another at the other end, they could hear what the other person was saying when they talked into the tubes. It is very interesting to watch the new activities in which they came up with. These activities cover many different areas of learning. Such as, Social(the children talk to each other in coordinating their activities, talking to each other through the tubes, etc.), science ( the sound travels through the tube through vibrations inside the tubes and that is why you hear the sound on the other end. Also, the sound changes by the length of the tubes and the volume in which the children are speaking or singing.  Although they are 3 and do not understand the complexity of this, the beginning steps to understanding science are learned through activities such as these! They feel the vibration after talking into them and hear the difference in the tones, and can link these concepts together, therefore grounding them for future scientific understanding. They also use 3 of the five senses. They can see and feel the tubes expand and contract and they can hear them pop and can also, hear each others voices when spoken into them. This is a fine motor activity because they are using their hands to pull, push, and connect the tubes. These tubes cost about $30 and are honestly one of the best toys we have purchased.