Learning through Play
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3 Step Recipe for a Super Fun Play Tray
Don't over think it.There are some amazing ideas out there for fun, educational play tray set ups but MANNN they can make you feel inferior.Most of us don't have the...
Water Beads Sensory Play
Sensory play is such a great wind-down before bedtime. I cracked these out at 6.30pm for my toddler and we enjoyed them for a solid 45 minutes before the bedtime...
Make Cleaning Fun!
Just like children are more likely to learn language around things they're interested in, they're also more likely to do tasks if their interests are woven into the narrative.Sometimes tidying...
Fun Painting Activity
Draw pictures, patterns or write words on white paper with white crayon
Paint the page with watercolours to reveal messages as if by magic
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Fly a Kite: Easy Toddler Activity
Has your toddler ever flown a kite?Kites are pretty inexpensive and make for a fantastic windy day activity.Not only will it get your child moving their body, this sensory activity...
Painting with a brush
We've done a lot of finger painting in the past but not a lot of using a brush. It's HARDER for little ones to get their heads around using a...
Crayon Corner
I've taken to setting up August's little play table as a crayon corner in between snack times (as he sits here for his snacks if we're home). Whilst felt tips...
BYO Puddle
Yesterday in the park, August showed interest in a puddle and I couldn't let him explore it because it was just before naptime (in the pushchair) and I'd forgotten a...
Do you even lift?
Have you noticed your baby picking up things that are heavier than you thought they could handle? There's a reason! Not only does all this heavy lifting strengthen their muscles,...
Living Room Ramp and Roll
Shout out to my Mam who is an expert in keeping active little boys occupied. I came in to find my sofa taken apart and cushions everywhere and the pikler...
Washing Line Dangle: The Level Up
GOSH - If you're a new follower then scroll back and see how TINY August was when we first did this activity! Back then it was to support his reaching...
They see me rollin'
We continued exploring the rotation schema this afternoon by rolling our ball-pit balls down the pikler ramp. I put the kinderboard at the bottom to catch them all. We're super...
Sheep Enquiry
August loves 'Where is the green sheep' book. He also loves a book with a lion but I figured a lion might be a little harder to bump into in...
Ball Pit Rescue
August loved playing in the ball pit at the party yesterday but aside from naming colours and describing the properties and whereabouts of a sphere - the language opportunities are...
A Play Path
I hear lots of people say that their babies are 'bored of their toys'. I'm here to challenge that! Are they really 'bored' or have they already discovered their toys...
💚 Green Bath 💚
We discovered green this afternoon. SO much more fun than looking at the colour green in a book! I found as many green, waterproof things as I could. Here we...
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...
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...
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'' ⋒...
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....
