Some homemade play dough and a few loose parts, together with a child’s imagination, soon make a fabulous jungle small world.
Here’s one way we use play dough for imaginary play and story telling.
Some homemade play dough and a few loose parts, together with a child’s imagination, soon make a fabulous jungle small world.
Here’s one way we use play dough for imaginary play and story telling.
I’m always looking for ways to make our learning fun, so here’s a printable you can use for alphabet games, especially focused on the often-mixed-up letters b, d and p. It’s something I’m working on with my daughter right now, and with the addition of our hungry monsters, the learning is coming along with lots of giggles too.
by Cathy James
Fairy tales are such an important part of childhood, helping children explore emotions, and think about experiences in the big wide world from the safe and secure environment of home. Make a set of DIY fairy tale fridge magnets for some fun storytelling of your own.
A simple child-made countdown chart, leading up to a holiday or birthday, can be a marvelous way to add in some fun math games. Here are ten ways countdown charts can be used for all sorts of practical math skills.
Creating art they can wear provides a wonderful incentive to motivate children who are less interested in art making projects. Of course, those who like to get creative will love this one too! Christie Burnett from Childhood101 joins us today with a fantastic tutorial, sharing one of the ideas from her brilliant new book Time to Create: Hands On Explorations in Process Art for Young Children. It’s a book I love, packed with creative kids’ ideas, so do click through to take a look.Here’s Christie…
What all the best-dressed kids are accessorising with this season: make your own bag!