Learning through Play

The home of easy to set up play ideas! Browse a range of activities that are simple to create and often use the stuff you already have lying around your house! These activities are all created with communication development in mind, so be sure to join in with your little one and foster some conversation.

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Play Circle

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...
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Sensory Bags

Sensory Bags

Sensory Bags are a great activity for action words (splash, press, jiggle) and describing words (cold, wet, sparkly). There are several different ways you can make a sensory bag. Here...
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Water Play

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'' ⋒...
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Bubbles

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...
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Magnetic Tile Hack

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....
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