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Colour Concoctions with Coloured Water!
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 works in...
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It's Playtime! Playful Literacy Ideas
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 has...
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Indoor Chalkboard Table
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...
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Train Tracks on the Chalkboard Table
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 ways...
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Inspired by Mondrian: Art for Kids
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 Kids...
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Sound and Listening Games: It's Playtime Kids Link Up!
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...
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Whisking Up Coloured Sensory Soap!
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, water...
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Discovery Box 14: Rainbow Scarves
Create open-ended, heuristic play opportunities for toddlers and beyond using gorgeous, silky rainbow scarves and lots of imagination!It's been a while since we had a new Discovery Box to explore and...
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Patriotic Diamond Jubilee Sensory Tub!
Make a sensory tub filled with colours related to the Union Jack flag to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee! I just couldn't resist making this sensory tub with nit one but two great British events coming...
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Playing and Exploring Outdoors: It's Playtime!
Welcome to It's 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 outdoors...
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25 Activities for Celebrating the Diamond Jubilee with Kids!
A collection of crafts, activities and recipes to help celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee! With themes surrounding the Union Jack, Kings & Queens, Princesses and Castles, there's something for...
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An Irresistible Word Scavenger Hunt
A fabulous article about an outdoor playful literacy activity by Malia from Playdough to Plato. Enjoy!___________________________________________I love making learning entertaining and this outdoor...
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Freezing and Melting Objects in Ice
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 from...
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Art and Play in Nature: It's Playtime!
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...
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Making an Organic Vegetable Garden with Children
How to make a vegetable patch with children so that they can grow and harvest their own food!I've been wanting to make an area for growing vegetables with the girls ever since we made our play garden...
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Glowing Activities for Kids!
Here is a wonderful guest post by one of my favourite, creative bloggers! I'm so thrilled that she is posting her ideas here today so that you can be inspired with some glow into dark activities for...
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Baby Play Ideas and Activities: 6-18 Months
Looking for ideas for baby play? Tired of everything being geared towards preschoolers? Here are 20 fantastic ways to play with your 6-18 month old baby, all rich in sensory exploration and promoting...
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It's Playtime: Share your Play Ideas!
What have you been playing or creating this week? Please link up below!It's Playtime is a collaborative linky hosted by: * Anna : The Imagination...
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Making a Fairy Garden
Make a beautiful, magical fairy garden with your child to encourage imaginative play and story telling!This idea has been on our to-do list for a long time and finally, when the sun was still shining...
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How to make no-cook play dough video tutorial!
This week is an exciting week! I'm teaming up with NurtureStore and Sun Hats and Wellie Boots to bring you a week filled with new and fun ways to play, explore and learn with play dough! Will you join...
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