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Jelly Digging – Day 64 Toddler Play Challenge

January 14, 2014 by Emma Edwards 18 Comments

When I was making the edible jelly worms I had a lot of jelly left over. I decided to have another try at the activity I attempted on Day 12. I didn’t have enough leftovers to cover the cars but I did have some animals from Pound Land.

I placed the animals in the bottom of a bowl and poured the remaining jelly over the top. The jelly ended up in the fridge for two nights.

This time when I tipped it onto the Tuff Spot the jelly had completely encased the animals. The additional gelatine certainly made a difference.

Adam looked pretty disgusted at the prospect of having to touch the jelly.

To be honest even I was a little put off. He didn’t mind using the scoops though to try to free the animals. However he soon resorted to using his fingers.

Whilst he was digging out the animals I placed the edible worms from yesterday onto the Tuff Spot. Whilst I was experimenting with getting the worms out of the straws Adam alternated between playing with the edible worms activity and digging out the animals.

Eventually we managed to dig out all of the animals.

I flipped the jelly over to see if we could push the animals into it. Adam had other plans and pushed a straw into it. He discovered it made a circle imprint so carried on. He then realised the straws would stay upright if he left them in.

I am glad I re-attempted the activity from Day 12. The second attempt was certainly more successful!

 

Equipment:

* Jelly mixture left over from Day 63 activity

* Bowl

* Plastic toy animals

* Spoons

* Tuff Spot Tray (affiliate link)

 

Adam was 20 months old.

 

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Filed Under: Play Activities, Some time required, Supervision needed Tagged With: 100 day toddler play challenge, Edible Play Activities, Food colouring, Jelly, Messy activity, Outdoor Play Activities, Sensory Play Activities, Straws, Toddler play, Tuff Spot/ Builders Tray

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Comments

  1. Debra says

    July 16, 2014 at 7:07 am

    This is brilliant, I need to make my little man a dinosaur jelly swamp in the summer holidays. I wonder how many of us Jellies there’s going to be today? xx

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      July 16, 2014 at 9:30 pm

      Gelatine will be your friend after this activity!

      Reply
  2. sustainablemum says

    July 16, 2014 at 8:30 am

    My children are a bit old for this now but it looks like fun!

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      July 16, 2014 at 9:32 pm

      Never to old to dig in jelly!

      Reply
  3. Ali says

    July 16, 2014 at 9:17 am

    What a fantastic idea, we definitely want to give this a go. #alphabetphoto x

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      July 16, 2014 at 9:33 pm

      Have fun with it!

      Reply
  4. ~Merlinda~ (@pixiedusk) says

    July 16, 2014 at 1:29 pm

    The jelly activity looks so much fun! I can already imagine the slushy texture of the jelly! #alphabetphoto

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      July 17, 2014 at 7:30 am

      I think I got carried away with the gelatine so the jelly was very tough to break!

      Reply
  5. Cheryl (@CherylInTheUK) says

    July 16, 2014 at 1:58 pm

    I can imagine some children loving this, while others would give it a miss, no matter what was hidden in it. And I know a few that would just eat it, what ever you said. #AlphabetPhoto

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      July 17, 2014 at 7:32 am

      Certainly not an activity for everyone!

      Reply
  6. Sara (@mumturnedmom) says

    July 17, 2014 at 3:11 am

    This is fab! I did dinosaurs in jelly a while ago, the boys absolutely loved it! #alphabetphoto

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      July 17, 2014 at 7:33 pm

      Great idea to use dinosaurs.

      Reply
  7. diaryofamidlifemummy says

    July 18, 2014 at 6:29 pm

    What a brilliant and inventive messy play idea!! One for the memory bank I think!! #alphabetphoto

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      July 18, 2014 at 7:35 pm

      Thank you. Hope you get a lot of enjoyment from it.

      Reply
  8. over40andamumtoone says

    July 18, 2014 at 6:58 pm

    Looks interesting, those tuff spots are such a great idea, never thought to use jelly with play #alphabetphoto

    Reply
    • Emma Edwards says

      July 19, 2014 at 7:36 am

      You will never look at jelly in the same light again!

      Reply
  9. Super Busy Mum says

    July 20, 2014 at 8:32 am

    This is such a fun activity and I know for a fact that my toddler would LOVE this!

    Reply
  10. Charly Dove says

    July 22, 2014 at 2:05 pm

    That is such a good idea, must have been quite fun to do too. I just love the look on Adam’s face, such a picture! Thanks for sharing with #alphabetphoto

    Reply

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