Block Play Over Three Days

I have been back at school this year working on my ECE certification. Although I have a Masters in Early Childhood it did not provide the proper credits for the basic ECE certification. The course work is done and I am doing one of the things I love best, spending time in different early childhood centres, connecting with seasoned ECE's, children and family.  One of the tasks that I have enjoyed is setting up playful invitations and this block play has been so much fun. 
Once I am done, I sit between two areas, and wait for children to emerge from the sleep room, not quiet awake and curious to see what playful invitations are waiting for them. I am thinking about what is gaining the children's interests and noticing how they are reacting to the invitations. This informs my practice and how I select what materials to add to the next day's invitations.

I noticed that the child, who comes to the blocks in the afternoon, is interested in connection, so each day I add a new material thinking about his excitement, designs and noticing what is gaining his interest. I allow him to explore and add to his play chatting when he seems interested in telling me his story. Thursday was the most exciting as I found 2 large Grimm rainbows in the cupboards and added the natural finish one to the block area. After 30 minutes it was a work of art and so beautiful. He was really delighted and could not wait for him mom to arrive and see his creation.