Learning through Play
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No rules when it comes to Creativity
No agenda 🤌There doesn't need to be a learning agenda for our kids to be learning. If theyre playing - they're learning! We just have to embrace the mess and...
School Holiday Activities: Invitation to play
No new toys ⬇️Kids can easily get bored with their toys because they see the same ones all the time. It’s like how we get tired of wearing the same...
School Holiday Activities: Bounceable Bubbles
SO EASY ⬇️My kids LOVED this.All you need is:• Warm water• Sugar• Washing up liquid• Gloves• A bubble wand (or make your own from straws or pipe cleaners or string).Everyone...
Super Activity: Gnome Quest
Super Activity ⬇️Had ZERO IDEA this was on in the school holidays but it was a happy accident that we ended up in the Gnome Quest today. We had been...
School Holiday Activities: Washing Basketball
Also good for👇• hand eye coordination• gross motor skills• collaborative play• social skillsSetting up throwing games can be such an amazing way for children to get out their big energy.Setting...
School Holiday Activities: Measuring Monsters
Play is learning ⬇️Measuring might not sound cool or fun to us but for kids, understanding the sheer size of some of their favourite animals can be such a WOW...
School Holiday Activities: Number Bounce
My kids are obsessed with numbers at the moment so we devised this game today.It’s great because you can modify it to meet each child’s needs.☀️my nearly 3 year old...
School Holiday Activities: Lemonade Stand
Water play wins ⬇️Sick kids? Set this up.I set up this lemonade-stand play without fail when my kids are sick because it encourages them to drink more water!! Especially if...
School Holiday Activities: Park Ranger Adventure
Plan for tomorrow ⬇️We're trying to spend more hours outdoors and often get trapped in the same routines of the same local parks.Today we lured the kids up into the...
School Holiday Activities: Torchy Treasure Hunt
Try this ⬇️Kids love a treasure hunt and this is such a great way to make the most out of the darker winter evenings (or those dark rooms we've all...
2D Magnetic Art
TV ALTERNATIVE ✅ This is such a fun one to set up the night before. It always pays off to have an invitation to play set up for them to...
Messy is Best
Is messy best? ⬇️When I say 'Messy Is Best', here's what I mean.Kids can only learn new skills when they're given the opportunity to practice those skills over and over.And...
7 Reasons to Prioritise Messy Play
Beyond beneficial ⬇️Delving into messy play opens up a world of learning opportunities for our little ones. Here’s why it’s so crucial:🖐️Messy play encourages problem-solving skills as children navigate different...
Save your recycling!
Egg cartons + multiples from nature = A recipe for so many play and learning opportunities.My kids LOVE collecting conkers, acorns or stones on our walks out in nature. They're...
POV: You're not scared of messy play...
Cleaning hacks ⬇️⬇️I know that SO MANY OF US are loathed to do more messy play because we already have enough on our plates as parents and we don't want...
Triggered by Mess?
Try THIS ⬇️If you're triggered by messy play, you're not alone. For many of us, chaos and disorder doesn't feel good in our own nervous system. Sometimes it's just who...
18 month old milestones
Are milestones important? Milestones aren't everything. The world is a better place because everyone is different and on their own path - it's not feasible to suggest that EVERYONE should...
Play Math
It all adds up....There's a reason early childhood centres rotate the toys that are out and move them into different places regularl!Re-introducing and re-locating toys sparks a child's interest and...
DIY Car Wash
Who's kid would LOVE this?!Tag a friend who's kid would go wild for this sort of play set up.🚘My kids are really into car wash play at the moment.🚓They pretend...
Why I let my kids play with tools
⚠️How risky?⚠️We don't tend to associate tools with preschoolers. Naturally - we tend to think "err no - they'll stab their eyes out and wreck my home - they can...