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.

Let's invite play with these beautiful colourful blocks and a mirror! A simple invitation to play with a mirror and blocks This was such a simple invitation to play that I set up last week for Miss 3. I sat with her while she played and showed her how to create towers on the mirror with some of the lucite blocks. Later in the day after she had lost interest in building I added in some little figurines, which drew her interest into playing again. Then I showed her how to stack

Here's a look at some of the play, learning and creative ideas that we have done over the last month. I thought I would try a new type of blog post this week - a look at a few of the different things we have done over the last month. We have enjoyed some water play, colour matching, bookish play, wet felting and small world play. I love to set up play invitations and get creative with my girls. I hope you find some inspiration today to help create some playful moments for the

So simple to make ... so beautiful for play! Colourful loose parts are used to create these simple jars! We love loose parts play ideas! This one is a simple way to use little tiny loose parts and some jars to make a beautiful resource that can be used for light play, building and more! These have been used for building towers and other creations with. We have also used them on the light panel several times now since making them. You could glue the lids on (or tape them) if y

A quick look at our current play space set ups to invite play. Our small world table - all ready for imaginative play! A big welcome to you if this is your first time visiting the blog and welcome back to our Playful Learning community email subscribers! It was time for a quick refresh and tidy up of our kids play space at home. Our kids art space and small world table were looking very messy and not getting much attention. This is how I know when it is time to make a change

Let's get creative and explore light + colours using a light panel and beautiful resources ... Learning through play - exploring colour and capacity on the light panel Light play is not only beautiful, but also offers many opportunities for learning through play in a hands-on and enjoyable way! Simple materials, when added to the light panel can create the most inviting and engaging invitations to play. We have an A3 sized light panel that we use at home for play. It is store