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As it’s our first birthday this week here our ten tips for a traditional birthday party. *** Tip #1Traditional birthday parties continue the rituals from your childhood: think of your favourite party memory and include this in your child’s birthday. Tip #2 A traditional birthday party can work out much cheaper: set a budget, bake your . . . → Read More: 10 tips for a traditional birthday party Science doesn’t start at high school with Bunsen burners and litmus paper. Babies, toddlers and pre-school are natural scientists, exploring and testing out their world. Creating a play-friendly environment and giving them time to investigate what catches their interest is the first step towards developing enquiring minds. Try these ideas for more child friendly . . . → Read More: Pre-school science ideas This week we’ve got ***10 tips for developing fine motor skills: ideas to help children strengthen their grip and improve the flexibilty of their fingers. These are important things for young children to be working on so they can enjoy being more independent, fastening their own buttons and zips. Fine motor skills are needed for writing . . . → Read More: Fine motor skills Back in January I resolved to make 2010 our Year of Play. I’ve been thinking about this again this month as L has started at school. In last week’s Play Academy link-up I talked about wanting to make sure the girls still have lots of opportunity for playing, as well as schooling. So this weeks Twitter . . . → Read More: Does starting school mean the end of play? This week’s #goplay Twitter Tips are all about un – toys : the favourite things to play with which you won’t find in the toy shops, the alternative to plastic, battery-operated toys. #goplay Twitter Tip #1 Consider what makes a great toy: fun, stimulating, open-ended, multi-use, still interesting as the child grows #goplay Twitter Tip #2 What’s an . . . → Read More: Children’s favourite un toys This week’s #goplay Twitter Tips* are bringing you some junk modelling ideas to inspire you to raid your recycling bin and get creating. #goplay Twitter Tip #1 Stock a Making Box with left-over boxes wrapping ribbons tubes tinfoil to use for modelling #goplay Twitter Tip #2 Junk modeling helps children think creatively, problem solve, imagine, play with size, . . . → Read More: Junk modelling ideas  |
   
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