The summer holidays are such a wonderful opportunity to bring some more play into our children’s lives. Even if you have pre-schoolers or are home educating, this time of year just seems to bring with it an added element of play. So over the summer NurtureStore is celebrating by launching a Play Academy to showcase fantastic . . . → Read More: The Play Academy
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The A – Z of Kids Play & Learning A is for…. Active Learning I once sat in on a pre-school session where the teacher was introducing a group of eight 3-year-olds to the idea of mixing colours. She had two pots of paint, one red and one yellow, and was showing the children . . . → Read More: Active Learning How green are your kids? April 22nd 2010 is the 40th anniversary of Earth Day and an excellent opportunity to give your home an eco-audit and ask yourself how environmentally-friendly is your play. Following the ‘reduce, re-use, recycle‘ mantra is an easy way to make simple and effective changes to create an eco-home. Here are some . . . → Read More: Celebrate Earth Day How do you feel about mess? Do you let your children have free rein around the house to play with what they like? To pull all the cushions of the sofa to make a boat? To use all their bedsheets to build a den? To take pasta from the kitchen cupboards to use in their pretend . . . → Read More: Messy play: what’s your view? 2010 The Year of Play Wordless Wednesday: Picnic in a Treehouse
What are your kids . . . → Read More: Wordless Wednesday: 2010 Year of Play So here we are on 1st January and, after helping the children with theirs yesterday, I’ve been thinking about what resolutions I’m making myself, especially about how I can nurture my family this year. Over at notimeforflashcards Allie has been rounding off an inspirational year with a review of her most popular posts from 2009, and . . . → Read More: 2010 The Year of Play  |
   
                    
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