Let's celebrate the Christmas season with some fun themed invitations to play and create! A red and green Christmas themed tinker tray of loose parts for open-ended play The wait until Christmas is such an exciting time! It can also be very busy, so I use the same types of setups/play ideas each year with my kids to make things simpler. This blog post has 13 simple Christmas play ideas and crafts for kids. I have a box of fun play things for the kids for Christmas that I put

Let's explore 2D shapes in a PLAYFUL way with these easy to make colourful shapes! Light panel play idea - colourful 2D shapes Light play is so magical and perfect for creating a sense of wonder & awe ... but finding materials that work on a light panel/light table can be expensive. These colourful shapes were an easy and inexpensive way to create a fun learning tool for some light panel play! These 2D shapes were so simple to make using some coloured cellophane. I have inclu

Getting creative + taking a mindful moment is really easy with these printable play mats! Loose parts are a fun way to use this magical themed printable! Loose Parts Play + Mindfulness made easy! Taking some time out of our busy days is important to help our kids take a break and enjoy a quiet moment or two. Loose part and art materials are perfect materials for encouraging children to create and enjoy mindfulness time, focussed on the present moment. This doesn't need to

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...

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!

A fun way to explore & learn about colours in a hands on way is to create a rainbow colours sensory tray for kids!

Beautiful and sparkly loose parts that have so much potential for play and learning! See how we like to use them ...

We love sensory play! Here are four of our favourite bases that we use to make a fun sensory play tray ...

Pretend play is lots of fun! Simply print, add in some flowers and you are ready to play! Looking for a quick and easy pretend role play...

Do you have some fresh flowers that are looking past their used by date or have some flowers in the garden to pick? Here are some fun flower

Just print and add coloured loose parts to play! Use these colour match pictures with loose parts Colour matching is lots of fun! Miss...