A Sense of Belonging: How Sensory Play Sets Children up for Life

Beach Kindy Bliss

Michelle Stanley > The Prince Charles Hospital Early Education Centre

Our Beach Kindy adventures are always a huge success at the Prince Charles Hospital Early Education Centre!

We always start with a group morning tea and we sing our Acknowledgement of Country song to thank and honour our land’s Indigenous peoples. With boundless energy, our children excitedly race off towards the small pools of water, splashing and exploring with shrieks of delight and joyful smiles. Once all the excitement simmers down, our beach cherubs settle in to enjoy the feel of the soft sand, dig large holes, build sandcastles, search for shells, draw with sticks, observe sea slugs and super crawly crabs, jump and skip through puddles, run like the wind, and get blissfully wet in the biggest sandpit of all time! On some of our adventures, we have been fortunate enough to learn how to fish with real fishing rods, and some children even tried out the boats they made from recycled materials, to see if they would float! Our children always have such memorable adventures at Beach Kindy. We feel very blessed to be able to offer these natural learning experiences.