Description

The Child using the white dustpan and brush activity can find it an exciting challenge, where they can discover, and engage in everyday household routines.

The Child grows and develops at a fantastic rate, during their first 5 years of life.  These are the crucial years, and the impact of their early experiences will help their total development, as long as their needs are met.  Cleaning, and bringing order out of chaos, is one of the crucial needs of the Child that must be fulfilled.

Benefits to the Child

• cleaning is one of the sensorial demands that satisfies the Child’s need to bring order into their life
• improvement of their gross motor coordination, and hand-eye coordination
• this activity, sweeping, requires the Child to ‘cross the midline’;
  • which encourages bilateral coordination
  • helps the process of developing a dominant hand
  • improves communication between the left and right hemispheres of the brain
  • builds independence, and their self-esteem
• develops respect, and an understanding of their environment

Features of the White Dustpan and Brush

• small enough for a Child to use
• strong, but light-weight plastic
• the edge of the dustpan has a flexible, rubberised strip to ensure the dirt is swept smoothly into the dustpan
• stiff bristles on the brush, which sweep up the dirt easily

The colours of this set will vary, depending upon our stock levels.

Dimensions

• brush – 26cm x 3.5cm x 6.5cm / (10¼” x 1¼” x 2½”)
• pan – 31.5cm x 23cm x 8cm / (12½” x 9″ x 3″)

Related Products

• Wooden Sweeping Guide
• Wooden broom

Further Reading and Reference Materials

• The Simple Guide to Sensory Development in Children, an article written by Tanja McIlroy on her site, Empowered Parents.

• find a great Montessori Activity: Sweeping with Brush and Dustpan an article written by the Family FECS