The perfume shop – ELGs

A group of children have decided to make their own perfumes to sell in their perfume shop. They have been given a range of containers, ingredients (water and perfumed plants) and paper and pens for labels and signs etc.

Good for looking at

  • Expressive and creative arts
  • Understanding the world
  • Personal social and emotional development
  • Language and communication
  • Literacy

A group of children have decided to make their own perfumes to sell in their perfume shop. They have been given a range of containers, ingredients (water and perfumed plants) and paper and pens for labels and signs etc.

Notice

  • how they select materials and experiment to create their products
  • how they get in character to become shop keepers

Reflect

Refer back to the ELGs for Expressive and Creative Arts

  • What does this clip tell you about how the team support and develop learning? Look at the enabling environment of the provision.
  • Whilst the children are within the ELG for Creating with Materials ELG, what else would you want to find out?
  • Which other Early Learning Goals are being demonstrated here?