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Minibeasts Topic – Nature Explorers – Ideas and Resources

27th June 2025 Lisa 2 Comments

Exploring Minibeasts We follow an amazing nature curriculum by Raising Little Shoots called Exploring Nature with Children. It’s suitable for…

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Posted in: Art and Crafts, Books and Storysacks, Learning Through Play, Nature Play, Phonics, Reading, Waldorf Inspired

Stapelstein Stepping Stones: Are They Worth It?

30th April 2025 Lisa Leave a comment

Stapelstein: Open-Ended Play for Active Learning The majority of toys you open the box and you know exactly what it…

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Posted in: Gift Guide, Learning Through Play, Sensory Play, Small World

Easter Celebration Ideas, Crafts and Books for Preschoolers and Kids

3rd April 2025 Lisa Leave a comment

Easter Traditions It’s mid March 2026 as I check back through this post. Easter falls on Sunday the 5th April…

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Posted in: Art and Crafts, Books and Storysacks, Celebrations, Iris Folding Papercraft, Learning Through Play

Earth Day 2025 Book Ideas for Kids

26th March 2025 Lisa Leave a comment

Earth Day 2025 Our Power, Our Planet Earth Day was first celebrated in 1970. It is now an annual celebration…

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Posted in: Books and Storysacks, Learning Through Play, Nature Play
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World Bear Day: Learning Resources, Books, Audiobooks, Activities & Play

19th March 2025 Lisa Leave a comment

World Bear Day 2025 Although bears have tremendous power it doesn’t stop us from finding them totally loveable. They’re often…

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Posted in: Books and Storysacks, Learning Through Play, Nature Play, Small World, Tonies, Tonies and Yoto, Yoto

Toniebox Characters: UK New Tonie Character Releases – February Tonies 2025

1st February 2025 Lisa Leave a comment

BREAKING NEWS, on the 27th August 2025 Tonies have announced a Toniebox 2! You can find out how the Toniebox…

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Posted in: Books and Storysacks, Learning Through Play, Small World, Tonies, Tonies and Yoto
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National Hedgehog Day

29th January 2025 Lisa Leave a comment

National Hedgehog Day is the 2nd February. I’ve always been incredibly fond of hedgehogs. As a child I saved up…

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Posted in: Art and Crafts, Books and Storysacks, Iris Folding Papercraft, Learning Through Play, Nature Play, Sensory Play, Tonies and Yoto, Yoto
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Toniebox Characters: UK New Tonie Character Releases – January Tonies 2025

12th January 2025 Lisa Leave a comment

January Tonies Releases 2025 January Tonies 2025 sees the release of five new, hand-painted character Tonies. Alongside these is a…

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Posted in: Books and Storysacks, Learning Through Play, Small World, Tonies, Tonies and Yoto

Lunar New Year Celebration Ideas for Kids – Cultural Appreciation

7th January 2025 Lisa Leave a comment

Cultural Appreciation Currently, I hear more and more the term cultural appropriation used – the act of using things from…

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Posted in: Art and Crafts, Celebrations, Learning Through Play

Snow Day: Small World Play – Polar Play

19th November 2024 Lisa Leave a comment

Polar Play It’s been a while since I’ve shared a small world play post on the website. It’s one of…

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Posted in: Books and Storysacks, Exploring Nature with Children, Learning Through Play, Nature Play, Sensory Play, Small World

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