How to make a vegetable patch with children so that they can grow and harvest their own food!Ive been wanting to make an area for growing vegetables with the girls ever since we made our play garden ...
Here are some lovely ideas for creating art and play in the beautiful outdoors, using natural elements. Be sure to click through and read about each activity and leave a comment for the authors!Beaut...
A fun scientific investigation for kids on a hot day: freezing and then melting objects in blocks of ice! We have had some wonderfully hot weather this week and our play has been mainly outside ...
A fabulous article about an outdoor playful literacy activity by Malia from Playdough to Plato. Enjoy!________________________ ___________________I love making learning entertaining and this outdoor w...
A collection of crafts, activities and recipes to help celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee! With themes surrounding the Union Jack, Kings & Queens, Princesses and Castles, theres something...
Welcome to Its Playtime!With the weather finally turning glorious I loved seeing these inspirational ideas for outdoor play and exploration that were linked up last week!The Golden Gleam went outdoor...
Make a sensory tub filled with colours related to the Union Jack flag to celebrate the Queens Jubilee! I just couldnt resist making this sensory tub with nit one but two great British events com...
Create open-ended, heuristic play opportunities for toddlers and beyond using gorgeous, silky rainbow scarves and lots of imagination!Its been a while since we had a new Discovery Box to explore and ...
Create a wonderfully different sensory experience using old fashioned soap flakes and powder paints!To make coloured sensory soap you need:1 box of soap flakes4-5 jugs of warm waterpowder paint, wate...
Playing with sounds and being able to discriminate between them is a really essential early literacy skill.Here are some fun ideas for listening games and homemade instruments that were linked up to ...
Create a beautiful collage inspired by the colourful work of artist Piet Mondrian!We are thrilled to be joining forces with Red Ted Art, Imagination Soup, Mom to 2 Posh Lil Divas , Creative With...
I created an invitation to play on the new chalkboard table using toy trains and wooden people!The fun of the new chalkboard table is that it can be used to extend play sessions or in imaginative way...
Turn an old table into an indoor chalkboard to extend the opportunities for drawing, mark making and writing for your little ones! So simple and quick to do and provides a fun and quirky addition to ...
These are some fabulously hands-on, active and fun ways to explore letters and sounds that were linked up last week!Playdough to Plato has been digging for letters in sand!Growing a Jeweled Rose...
We explored colour mixing with coloured water concoctions on kitchen towels! They learnt about colours and made beautiful tie-dye patterns on the papers as a by-product, which are little art wo...
We made some gorgeous scented aromatherapy play dough using three different essential oils and a variety of textures to create a real feast for the senses! I wish that you could smell this post- its ...
I have recently begun a new series on my Facebook page where I post one or two photos each day, and it has become very popular. These are pictures of the little Invitations to Play that I have ...
There were some fantastic ideas for art and creativity for preschoolers that were linked up last week!Im very excited that the lovely Kate from An Amazing Child is now back, blogging at her new home ...
We have made another story box for telling stories and to serve as a little stage for puppet shows! This time the story that Cakie chose was one of her absolute favourite fairy tales, Jack and ...
Make a beautiful baby keepsake from salt dough to give as a special gift to family or hang on the wall!Baby Bean is now 9 weeks old and I have been very keen to take an imprint of her hand and foot b...
We made some salt dough medals with number imprints ready to celebrate the Olympics which are being held in our home city of London this year! Salt Dough Recipe:1 cup salt1 cup plain (all purpos...
Heres how to make a really simple rain gauge using recycled materials, for some rainy day fun! There are plenty of opportunities for learning about measuring, number recognition, capacity and weather...
I cant wait to see what amazing ideas you have all had this week! Its Playtime is a collaborative linky hosted by: ...
The other day I slightly modified our usual no-cook play dough recipe and it turned out to be the best ever! Its softer, smoother and doesnt start to dry out even if its played with all day. This is ...
Create a fun shoe shop dramatic play set up for some engaging creative play, as well as some great opportunities for practising some literacy and maths skills along the way!Cakie is really into playi...
Last week there were some wonderfully creative ideas linked up for storytelling and singing using props and puppets. These are my favourites. Did you see our own story telling box too? Little Re...
We have been doing lots of indoor growing recently and planted some beans at the same time that we grew our cress letters last month. This is a really easy, visual way to teach children about root sy...
We put together a story box so that we can retell the story of Little Red Riding Hood using puppets and story props! Story boxes are a wonderful tool for young children and encourage a playful, ...
I loved these diverse and fun ideas for outdoor play that were linked up to last weeks Its Playtime!Create With Your Hands made an incredible running stream in the garden for fantastic water play!Adv...
We have had some rainy days here recently and being stuck inside combined with having a newborn has led to some cabin fever for all of us! So the other day I made a quick game using some old milk con...
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