Surfer dude!

Over the last few weeks Tarquin and Donnagh have had a big interest in surf boards and surfing. Every opportunity they get, they are making surf boards with anything they can find, mainly blocks and drift wood.

Today I captured photos of Tarquin 'surfing' on his board. "Surfs up mate" he said to Donnagh as he balanced on his board. Donnagh and Tarquin then went on to tell me that they have put a motor on their surf board to make it go reeeeeallly fast!! They were so excited to show me. When I asked Tarquin about his interest in surfing, he said that he gets his surfing from Justin because he goes to the beach with him.

Tarquin is taking responsibility for his own learning and has fun finding new ways to surf and be creative. I can see that Tarquin really enjoys the activities he does outside of KIDSPACE, and has found a way to bring his interests in to the centre.

Tarquin is developing skills in being creative and expressive through pretend play, drama and imagintive play. Tarquin has always developed great confidence in moving in space, gaining control over his body and choosing his own play materials/challenges (Te Whariki).

Ainslee