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May Blog post
Fun with light and shadow: Where it all began…
Our interest in shadow play started with the reading of a story called The Dark, Dark Night by Christina Butler. We noticed through the children’s conversations that they knew something about shadows. We wanted to know more…
We created puppets of the characters from the book and set up a shadow box. The children all crowded around the little shadow box area, some watched the show but most wanted to be the ones creating the shadows. So we also set up a projector against a white sheet and the children began making shadows with their whole bodies. Some of the children wanted to go behind the sheet - we wondered what they were looking for back there.
This prompted us to consider how our space could be reinvented to expand on the children’s interest and curiosity about light and shadow. We created an area where the children could fully explore both shadow and light. We hung a large sheet with a projector and disco ball. These changes to the space allowed for further exploration and we were amazed at the journey the children took us on!!
