How much fun is it to be a child in your home? Do you ever stop to think about how the house looks from their point of view? My task for this week is to conduct a Child’s Eye Audit of our living space, to try and make the rooms more child- and play-friendly. . . . → Read More: Child’s eye audit
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I’m writing this at one o’clock in the afternoon and the sky is grey and the rain is tumbling down. It’s making me think about how the weather affects our play, and particularly I’m thinking about how much time we spend outdoors in autumn and winter. I don’t think there’s any question that playing . . . → Read More: Playing outdoors in all weathers 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? Use the linky below to add your post to the Play Academy
Our summer holidays are drawing to a close and my Little is starting school on Monday (oh my!). I feel very strongly that our play should keep going. B is moving up to the Juniors and although her school . . . → Read More: Play Academy #5
Sunday 29th August 2010 Two girls, not a care in the world, playing in the garden and enjoying the sunshine. Sand, flower pots, matchsticks, shells. On the same day three mummy bloggers, Sian, Josie and Eva flew to Bangladesh with Save the Children to see what life is like . . . → Read More: Save the Children in Bangladesh 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  |
   
                    
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