Let’s get playing outside with this simple, yet fun flower soup & tea! Flowers and water are the perfect combination for sensory play! Creating ✨magical✨ playtime for your little ones doesn’t need to be complicated! The most simple of play ideas can be wonderful too! My girls enjoyed this simple flower soup + water sensory play idea outside in the sunshine. *Important: All play was supervised. Always actively supervise water play. Never leave a child alone with water. Flower

Let's create a beautiful rainbow fairy land + fairy sensory tray A rainbow fairy small world ready to play! Small world play is a wonderful type of imaginative and creative play for kids! Fairy play is always a favourite here, so I decided to draw these rainbow toadstool fairy houses to go with our fairies and Grapat Nins. Some of the colours aren't an exact match - but my kids are happy with them. They look cute set up with some small world props for some magical fairy play!

A simple invitation to create with loose parts and frames. A beautiful loose parts transient art creation - butterflies, dragonflies and snails in a garden! Looking for some creative and mindful play? This simple invitation to create is both of these things and more! This was the most beautiful and mindful play on a quiet afternoon with the sun shining through the window. Both my daughters were completely absorbed in the moment creating their artworks! *Please note: Art idea

Small world play is always lots of fun! Let’s create an engaging small world play setup! Creating a little small world to play with is so much fun! This was a lion small world played with by my 4 year old. She enjoyed creating stories about her lions as she acted them out. Here’s how this small world was created: The Small World Invitation to Play … This beautiful small world play started with a few items placed on a table. I intentionally didn't set it up as a small world th

Let’s make some of our own little loose parts perfect for all kinds of creative play!

A beautiful way to brighten up a window is with these pretty window stars and cellophane hearts that are fun to make! A fun craft that looks beautiful displayed on the window! Let's have fun creating some beautiful window decorations! These stars and hearts are a beautiful way to add joy and colour to your windows. They aren't too hard to make either. Get the kids involved in making something that can be proud of! Keep reading to find out what we used to make our window decor

Check out our favourite Grapat wooden toys that are well loved in our house! Some of our favourite Grapat toys Grapat is one of our favourite brands for open ended toys! We own many of their colourful wooden toys. But, there are some that have been played with so much over the years that they are our absolute favourites, which has put them on our list of top 5 favourite Grapat open-ended toys . These are the pieces that I would definitely buy again. If you are just starting y

Here are some low prep ideas to inspire creativity using simple materials (that you probably already have)! Exploring painting on foil Inspiring creativity in children doesn't need to be hard! Let the following ideas inspire you to set out some simple materials (that you probably already have!) and let you children get to work creating and using their imaginations! These 16 simple art and craft ideas to inspire children to create have all been things that I have used at home

Here’s a look at our reading space to encourage a love of reading + some tips for setting up your own! A cosy place to sit and read! We love reading! It makes perfect sense that we needed a dedicated spot in our house to cosy up and enjoy a book! Of course reading doesn't only happen here, but having books displayed is a great way to invite children to choose a book to read. Let's talk about why and what of setting up a reading space at home... Why set up a reading space at h

Let's explore learning numbers in a playful way with these printable number shells! Keep reading to see how we have used them in a sensory play tray. Number shells in order from 1-10 Learning through play is a fun and easy way to help children learn! We used these printable shell numbers to create a beach themed sensory tray. This sensory tray was not only fun to play with, but supported some number learning 1-10 too! Adding in numbers to a set up like this is a gentle way to

A beautiful and inviting way to play with the light panel using lucite cubes and cellophane!

Mirrors add a magical element to play setups. Here are some ideas for how to use them for play + creating ... Magical mirror play outside with gemstones, flowers & leaves. Mirrors are a fun material to use for play, art and learning! There are many possibilities for the ways they can be used. They also add a sense of awe and wonder to play through experimentation with the reflections created. Keep reading to find out some the ways we have been exploring using mirrors at home.