Introduce these versatile, vibrant, colourful cones to different learning environments for children to stack, post, roll and explore. Add them to your construction area and see them build and create.
They work well with other materials such as blocks and channelling. Use in sand and water play, sieving and manipulating. Make shadows with the projector. Add torches underneath and see the colours pop like lanterns. Use for threading. They can be draped with voiles or turned into small world landscapes. We found that the younger children were fascinated by lining them up, stacking and nesting, particularly if that was schematic interest. They become trees, part of a castle or sorted into different colours and sizes. Great for using with light devices including large light tables. Explore their properties and develop language skills about shades, transparency, size and shapes. Which are taller? Can you make a sequence? A simple, yet effective resource that is part of a wider Radiant Collection that will provide