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Let’s play builders! Pretend play offers the opportunity to have fun and try out being someone else, and also develops lots of important early learning skills. Here are some easy ideas you can use to set up you pretend-play builders yard. 1. Stock up a tool box: You can buy some toy tools but your . . . → Read More: Role play builders
Role-play vets Have you ever seen such a pitiful looking kitten? Good job the vet is on hand with raisin tablets to bring her temperature down.
To make our vets kit we used our doctors’ set and added in some cotton wool, cotton buds, a jar . . . → Read More: Role play vets Storybook Springboard – bringing books to life The Tiger Who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr is one of our all time favourite stories. My girls are spellbound by the idea of a tiger popping round and helping himself to all the cakes. It’s also a perfect book to use as a springboard for lots . . . → Read More: The tiger who came to tea activities Sometimes the simplest ideas turn out to be just the most fun. Little asked if she could do the washing up yesterday ‘like a grown-up’. Two minutes to set up, all for free, and it kept her busy for an hour. I think she enjoyed it so much because she was using ‘real’ adult things . . . → Read More: Water play: washing up Yesterday, boredom and a well stocked craft box were the spring board for creativity and play. Today it was a story book which gave a play idea. Shirley Hughes books are favourites in our house and The Big Alfie Out of Doors Storybook (Red Fox picture books) is Little’s favourite of them all. It’s a . . . → Read More: Role play camping  |
   
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