How this product aligns with the EYLF

Supporting play-based learning and inquiry
The Dantoy Watering Can encourages children to engage in play-based learning by exploring concepts of water, volume, and the natural world. As children use the watering cans to tend to plants or engage in water play, they develop their curiosity and inquiry skills, asking questions about how plants grow and the role of water in nature.

Promoting connection with the natural world
This product fosters a connection with the natural world as children use the watering cans to care for plants and flowers in their environment. Through this interaction, children learn about the importance of nurturing living things, which can enhance their appreciation for nature and the responsibilities that come with caring for it.

Relevant EYLF Outcomes
Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world.
Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners.
Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators.

Classroom, Play Activity & Provocation Ideas

Classroom & Learning Area Ideas
Set up a garden area where children can use the watering cans to water plants, fostering responsibility and care for living things.
Create a water play station where children can experiment with pouring and measuring water using the watering cans, promoting STEM learning.

Play-Based Activity Ideas
Encourage children to role-play as gardeners, using the watering cans to care for a variety of plants, enhancing their imaginative play.
Organise a collaborative art project where children use the watering cans to water paint on large sheets of paper, creating unique artworks.

Provocation Ideas
Introduce a storytelling session about the life cycle of a plant, followed by a hands-on activity where children use the watering cans to water real or artificial plants.
Pose questions about what plants need to grow and invite children to use the watering cans to explore these concepts through practical application.