Welcome to the first Play Academy!
Today we are linking up the the Gallery over at Sticky Fingers to celebrate Playtime.
Please join in and swap ideas and inspiration for play.
Here’s a picture from our house this week. The cardboard boxes our Amazon books arrive in open out to make great landscapes and houses. This is B’s creation – no grown ups allowed! You can see her mix of everyday scenarios and a fantasy land. Spot Mr. Warthog teaching a class of unicorns. (Hope that leopard is friendly.) I love seeing the mini-worlds children create in their play.
To join the Play Academy:
1. Add your post to the Linky below. Remember to link to the individual post rather than your homepage. If you are not a blogger please visit the NurtureStore Facebook page and share your photo there. Go over to Sticky Fingers and link up there too.
2. Go and visit some of the other blogs on the Linky. Leave a comment and say hi. Get ideas. Tell them you’re visiting from the Play Academy.
3. Add a link back from your own post to this Play Academy – your readers can then come and get ideas too. You can use the Play Academy badge if you like.
4. Come back next week and swap some more play ideas. The next Play Academy linky will be Friday 13th August.
Thank you for joining the Play Academy – I can’t wait to see what you’ve been playing.
*******P.S. Make sure you come back tomorrow:
we’ve got a great giveaway to announce********
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Great idea for the Amazon book boxes
I jsut love to watch children being imaginative & it is often the cardboard boxes that are key!!
Great idea. :0)
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That house looks fab, can’t wait till my little girl is at that stage, looks so much fun.
Great idea
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I have been trying to add your badge using the code included, but it doesn’t work on my blog ;(((
Lovely! That house is fantastic!
The code is ok now
Hurray! Thanks for letting me know Mirka – I am no html expert!
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I linked it up and added the badge on my post.
Thanks Susie – welcome to the Academy!
Did I miss the linky? Doesn’t seem to be showing for me
Ah well, my post is up, and it links back to here anyway.
Hi liveotherwise, the Linky is still open for links and you are very welcome to join us.
Hi Cathy! Just to say hi and let you know I’ve enrolled in your PLAY ACADEMY. Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment.
Peace and Blessings,
Evelyn
I love kids’ imaginations!
Hi Evelyn, Thanks for stopping by – great to link up with you.