WHAT TO DO:

• Children can make invitations for their favourite toy to come on a picnic with assistance.
• They can take it home and invite their teddy bear (or favourite toy) on a picnic.
• On the picnic day, after washing their hands, they can help make the fruit and vegetable trays to be shared (check child allergies and do not include food that any children are allergic to).
• Then they can gather their invited toys, and everyone (adults and children) can march outside to some music.
• March around the outdoor area for a little while and make a show of finding a good picnic spot and putting something down to sit on.
• Children share the fruit together and adults assist in the conversation of what Teddy might be eating and what it tastes or sounds like to eat e.g. “Teddy is eating a strawberry...hmm that tastes sweet and makes a slurpy noise because it’s juicy”; “What are you eating? How does it taste or sound?”