{"id":109,"date":"2021-04-18T14:11:32","date_gmt":"2021-04-18T18:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.appleblossomscenter.com\/stouffville\/?page_id=109"},"modified":"2021-04-18T14:12:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T18:12:53","slug":"loose-parts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.appleblossomscenter.com\/stouffville\/loose-parts\/","title":{"rendered":"Loose Parts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-gb109-69e543e673693\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-gb109-69e543e673693-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"page-content panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-gb109-69e543e673693-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-gb109-69e543e673693-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb109-69e543e673693-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">Loose Parts<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-gb109-69e543e673693-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-gb109-69e543e673693-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb109-69e543e673693-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our programs follow the loose parts theory.\u00a0 Loose parts are open-ended materials made of a variety of materials that can be used and manipulated in multiple ways as opposed to commercial toys with singular outcomes.\u00a0 Children learn and develop critical thinking skills by investigating, discovering and problem-solving and the loose materials offers children the ability to experiment, investigate and learn through trial and error while stimulating all their senses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more Information on Loose Parts Theory:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.communityplaythings.com\/resources\/articles\/2015\/loose-parts\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.communityplaythings.com\/resources\/articles\/2015\/loose-parts<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-gb109-69e543e673693-1-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-gb109-69e543e673693-1-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-8b5b6f678277-109\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.appleblossomscenter.com\/stouffville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/Loose-parts.jpg\" width=\"1632\" height=\"1224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.appleblossomscenter.com\/stouffville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/Loose-parts.jpg 1632w, https:\/\/www.appleblossomscenter.com\/stouffville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/Loose-parts-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.appleblossomscenter.com\/stouffville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/Loose-parts-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.appleblossomscenter.com\/stouffville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/Loose-parts-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.appleblossomscenter.com\/stouffville\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/04\/Loose-parts-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1632px) 100vw, 1632px\" title=\"Loose parts\" alt=\"Two children playing at a water table\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our programs follow the loose parts theory.\u00a0 Loose parts are open-ended materials made of a variety of materials that can be used and manipulated in multiple ways as opposed to commercial toys with singular outcomes.\u00a0 Children learn and develop critical&hellip; 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