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Making Patterns with Lego and Egg Cartons
Use egg cartons, homemade pattern cards and everyday toys to create some playful invitations to make patterns. Great for home or preschool with 3 year olds to school age children as a fun way to learn...
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Decorated Building Blocks for Construction Play
Let the kids design their own building blocks to use in construction play in the block corner! A great art and gross motor activity combined into one, which results in a fabulous set of unique building...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Sensory Storytelling Tub
Make a sensory tub inspired by the classic story The Very Hungry Caterpillar for creative and playful storytelling with kids!Using story props and sensory play materials is a fantastic way to bring...
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Shape Binoculars and a Shape Hunt Maths Game!
Use cardboard tubes to make some shape binoculars for going on a shape hunt together! A creative and active way to learn shape names and how to describe their properties.Welcome to another post from...
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Pirate Island Play Dough Storytelling Prompt!
Use black sparkly play dough to create a pirate island small world play scene, and use it as a springboard for creative story telling with kids! A wonderfully tactile, hands on and imaginative way to...
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4 DIY Baby and Toddler Toys for Motor Skills
Use recycled materials to create 4 homemade toys for babies and toddlers! They are simple to make, cost very little to put together and are great for promoting fine and gross motor skills,...
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Addition and Counting Machine Maths Activity!
Create a machine from recycled materials to make a fun addition and counting activity for kids! A really hands-on and exciting, visual way to learn about combining and adding small groups of...
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Baby Play: Circles Treasure Basket
Create a baby treasure basket for exploratory play and learning for little hands and minds! If you've been reading here for a while you will remember the baby treasure baskets I have posted over the...
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Rainbow Comb Paintings
Enjoy a fabulous art process using combs and brightly coloured paints, to explore textures and patterns with kids! Painting sessions with young children are much less about creating an end result and...
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Exploring Capacity with Coloured Water
Play with coloured water and plastic bottles and learn about simple capacity and measuring maths concepts at the same time! Welcome to another activity in our Playful Maths series, which we are...
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40 Fantastic Rainbow Activities for Kids!
Here's a wonderful collection of the very best rainbow themed crafts, art ideas, sensory play activities and edible treats from this site and around the web! There should be a few ideas you will want...
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Five Little Ducks Storytelling Water Play
Combine the classic song Five Little Ducks with some exciting water play in a sensory tub as a fun way to enjoy numbers, counting, singing and story-telling! The girls all loved this story-telling...
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Sort and Count Maths Bottles
Use old bottles and pom poms for simple counting and sorting maths games and motor skills fun! With lots of ways to play and learn, these are a great addition to the maths area at home or...
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Tissue Paper Flowers
Make some gorgeous tissue paper flowers for Mother's day or as a lovely way to celebrate Spring by decorating the house and using in flower shop role play games! These can be adapted in any way and...
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Easter Chick Treat Cups!
With Easter just around the corner, these adorable little chick cups are ridiculously easy to make and make a great little take-home gift or treat cup when filled with chocolate mini eggs or jelly...
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Bottle Top Count and Match Game
Here's a fun way to re-use bottle tops and jar lids by turning them into a simple counting and sorting game for preschoolers!As part of our on-going Playful Maths series, Debs from Learn with Play at...
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Dyed Flowers Science Experiment
Set up a simple and visually stunning science experiment with the kids to explore the transfer of water through a plant! This is easy enough for a preschooler to understand and makes a great...
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Threading with Pipe Cleaners and Beads
Set up a little Invitation to Play for toddlers and preschoolers using coloured pipe cleaners and matching coloured beads, for a great fine motor and siring and matching activity!Threading with beads...
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Decorating Foam Eggs on the Window
Create some beautiful patterned Easter eggs using craft foam on the window or in the bath! This activity is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers, combines creativity and maths and is completely mess...
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Count and Sort Posting Box Maths Game
Make a fun posting box resource for early counting and sorting skills with the added benefit of fine motor practise and problem solving too! The enduring appeal of dropping and posting through holes...
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5 Speckled Frogs Natural Small World Play
Create a beautiful frog pond small world play scene using natural play materials arranged as loose parts for free play and exploration. Team it up with some information books to turn it into a little...
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Dip Dye Doily Flowers
Create some beautiful, rainbow coloured flowers using paper doilies and liquid watercolour paints in a fun, hands on painting method for kids! These look beautiful in a vase for Spring and would make a...
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Red Ted Art: Cute and Easy Crafts for Kids Book Review
Today I am honoured to be reviewing a preview copy of the new craft book from my lovely and very talented friend Maggy, who writes over at the inspiring Red Ted Art craft site! [Yes, that's me, going...
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Counting with Beads and Pipe Cleaners Maths Activity
Use coloured beads, pipe cleaners, numerals and play dough to set up an exciting counting and sorting maths activity for kids. This is also great for fine motor development and the finished creations...
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Decorating Play Dough Easter Eggs
Set up a gorgeous Easter themed invitation to play with pastel coloured play dough, cookie cutters and little accessories to decorate like eggs! Lovely for fine motor development and all the other...
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