Children will develop fine motor skills as they experiment using varying amounts of pressure and rolling in different ways. As they roll their favourite ways to travel, the tactile patterns created provide lots of opportunities to talk and develop vocabulary.

Children will enjoy taking imaginary journeys as they roll and stamp urban and rural forms of transport into play dough, clay or sand. Count the footsteps made by the pedestrian, develop storytelling skills featuring magical journeys, and extend language skills considering where the tracks lead…