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Category: Small World

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Travel Play Ideas for Kids – The Car Journey

11th July 2019 Lisa Leave a comment

Travel Play Ideas for car journeys. Some of the best toys to keep your child entertained on long or short journeys.

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Posted in: Learning Through Play, Small World, Tonies, Tonies and Yoto, Travel Play, Yoto
Travel play - play dates - eating out - travel toys - flight ideas - fine motor - small world - dinosaurs - threading - modelling - beeswax - tiny land

Travel Play Ideas for Kids – Play Dates

2nd July 2019 Lisa Leave a comment

Play Dates – Eating Out You know the ones I mean where you’ll meet up for a play date and…

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Posted in: Art and Crafts, Small World, Travel Play
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Get Creative with Flockmen

23rd June 2019 Lisa Leave a comment

Fabulous Flockmen the possibilities are endless – open ended/ loose parts, mathematical play, small world and creative play.

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Posted in: Art and Crafts, Small World, Waldorf Inspired
winter wonderland, riceplay, sensory play, creative play, waldorf inspired, wooden toys, learning through play, invitation to play, loose partswinter wonderland, riceplay, sensory play, creative play, waldorf inspired, wooden toys, learning through play, invitation to play, loose parts

Play Matters – How to Learn Through Play

12th January 2019 Lisa Leave a comment

Food for the soul Play is food for the soul. Whatever childhood/ educational philosophy you follow, one thing they nearly…

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Posted in: Sensory Play, Small World, Waldorf Inspired
eyfs - toddler - preschool - pre-k - sensory play- messy play - rice play - small world - playscape - playscene - learning through play - play matters - space - spaceman - astronaut- solar system - moon - planets

Mini Playscapes – Small World – Space Explorer

11th October 2018 Lisa 3 Comments

Playscape Children make sense of the world around them through play. Their world is replayed through taking part in everyday…

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Posted in: Sensory Play, Small World
meet the mum behind the maker - busy busy learning - story props by Sian - handmade - handcrafted - UK - wooden toys - wooden story props - cubes - spoons - pegs - stones - rock art - stone art

Meet the Mum Behind the Maker – Siân from Story Props

17th September 2018 Lisa Leave a comment

We discovered the lovely Siân and her beautiful story props on Instagram. Our house loves stories and props to use to…

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Posted in: Meet the Mum Behind the Maker, Neurodivergent, Sensory Play, Small World
meet the mum behind the maker - busy busy learning - eric and albert's crafts - handmade - handcrafted - UK made - wooden toys - wooden animals

Wooden Toys – Eric & Albert’s Crafts

10th September 2018 Lisa Leave a comment

Meet the Mum Behind the Maker – Rebecca from Eric & Albert’s Crafts We only discovered this fabulous small business…

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Posted in: Meet the Mum Behind the Maker, Nature Play, Sensory Play, Small World
busy busy learning - meet the mum behind the maker - handcrafted - handmade - wooden toys - fabric toys - learning resources - fine motor skills - small world play - tiny land - paint - playdough - crayons - sensory play - rice play - small world - salt dough - water play - allergy - vegan - gluten free

Meet the Mum Behind the Maker – Alison from Tiny Land

3rd September 2018 Lisa 6 Comments

If you check out any of our social media accounts you’ll know we’re huge fan of Tiny Land products.  My…

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Posted in: Art and Crafts, Meet the Mum Behind the Maker, Nature Play, Neurodivergent, Sensory Play, Small World
incidental learning - learning as they go - nano series - construction - play - learning - language - communication - maths - numeracy - fine motor skills - building blocks - colour

Plastic Toys or Wooden Toys – Block Play

24th August 2018 Lisa Leave a comment

Why Choose Plastic Toys? We don’t have many plastic toys, as a family we are concerned about the level of…

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Posted in: Small World
eyfs - toddler - preschool - pre-k - sensory play- messy play - rice play - small world - playscape - playscene - learning through play - play matters

Mini Playscapes – Small World – Desert Life

22nd August 2018 Lisa Leave a comment

Playscape Children make sense of the world around them through play. Their world is replayed through taking part in everyday…

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