Learning through Play
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Mirror Mirror on the floor
This morning I put our cheap mirror on the floor and scattered some coloured items across it for August to discover. He'd bore of these items quickly if they were...
Peg Pull
Please don't judge my cheap curtains that don't reach the floor 😂 Pegs are super versatile and further along the line they're fantastic for babies' continued development of pincer grip...
🍊Orange Discovery Basket 🍊
Introducing your baby to colours doesn't have to be boring - there's more than just singing the rainbow song and you certainly don't need flash cards! I've started with 'orange'...
Kitchen Drum Kit
I apologise in advance for suggesting something so damn noisy but this is such an easy activity to set up. Everyone has pans. Everyone has some kitchen utensils. Why not...
Ball Wall
August is loving these balls at the moment so I wanted to use them as motivation to move his body. I taped them to the wall using strips of masking...
Washing Line Dangle
Oh my goshhhhh I get so excited setting up play opportunities for August while he sleeps!! During his morning nap I set up this washing line play. How:👕get some rope...
Destruction
I'd started stacking random things for August (whilst singing some strange building song from a TV show from my childhood) and I noticed that he was loving knocking everything down!...
Edible Baby Slime
Because they're already making a bloody mess - why not add to it?! We first tried this on August's play mat outside but we were both too messy to take...
Baby Ball Pit
I rarely 'sit' August to play because tummy time is too important to help him to learn to get HIMSELF into a sitting position, but I broke the rules today...
Ice Sensory Bag (ice ice baby)
It couldn't be any easier. I put some ice in a ziplock bag and gave it to August. It was a brilliant opportunity to talk about things feeling cold -...
Sloshy Bottle
Anyone else's babe utterly obsessed with their water bottle? August is constantly trying to get his hands on my @camelbak bottle - which is fine - but sometimes I need it for...
Play Circle
It's so tempting to plonk baby on the floor with all their toys within arms reach. Especially if, like mine, your baby gets loud and frustrated pretty quickly - sometimes...
Splodgy Art Pieces
Throwback to August's first painting experience!! This was SO EASY to set up and again was a great way to lengthen tummy time!! I cut some paper to fit into...
Role Play to Real Play
We're so privileged to be able to take the car wherever we need to go, but we're probably not using public transport as often as we could. Because it's not...
Water Play
Language Tips for water play: ⋒ Talk about what the water and narrate what your baby is doing. E.g. ''You're doing big splashes!'' ''Pour the water'', ''it's all wet'' ⋒...
Bubbles
Quite obviously they're ridiculously fun. How magical must those colourful, floating orbs be to babies?! As a speech therapist, I've recommended parents play with bubbles many times and for many...
Magnetic Tile Hack
The last hack is a game changer on a sunny day!We're playing with connetix but you can pick up different brands of these magnetic tiles in all sorts of places....