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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
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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
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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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