Let's create a magical underwater land for mermaids! Small world play is so wonderful for imagination, developing oral language skills and vocabulary + developing the ability to make up stories and characters. This blog post walks through step by step how I set up this mermaid themed small world table for my kids to play with. *This play idea is for children ages 3+ as it contains small parts. All play was supervised by an adult. Please ensure you actively supervise all play.

Here is a FUN & SIMPLE craft and play idea, that your child will enjoy making and playing with! Mermaid water and sand play tray using our DIY watercolour paint shells. This week I am sharing a very fun and simple craft project that we did last year. It was quick to set up and the shells have been used in a range of ways since we made them. They are still going well and the girls enjoy using them with the sand for play. Keep reading to see how we painted our shells and then h