Like many early years practitioners, I'm always on the lookout for resources to enhance our basic provision. So when I spotted a rug at a car boot sale one day, I thought it would be a good item to add our basket of outdoor play materials.
During the summer term, as children thought about holidays and trips out, we developed a mini-focus on travel. Our large construction materials outside were being used to build trains, aeroplanes and boats, and there was much discussion about journeys and destinations.
One summer morning, as I sat on the rug that was spread out on the grass, two children came to join me. I told them that I was pretending to go on a journey on my magic carpet. This was the beginning of what was to become one of our most popular and exciting play activities.
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