Bubbles are universally loved by babies and toddlers, and are a wonderful way of spending special magic time with your child and enjoying the moment. Bubbles also encourage many areas of development and learning. For example: Blowing bubbles develops the small muscles in your child’s mouth as they blow. Strengthening these muscles is […]
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Singing together is a great way for adults to encourage toddlers’ growing language skills during the earliest pre-talking years. Singing together is especially good as it is a fun activity that develops language and confidence but without any pressure to do anything else but have fun and enjoy the moment – and it is completely
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Stuck for ideas on what to do today? Choose from one of our simple, low-cost/no-cost activity ideas below and see where the magic moment adventure takes you! A cloudy day To you, it is a sign of rain that will prevent you from going out, or getting the washing dry. To your child, it
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What is free play? Simply put it is play without any rules. Many of our children spend more time than ever in organised activities. While this can give them the chance to experience and learn new skills, being too busy can have an impact on both their mental and physical wellbeing. Play needs to give
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Childhood serves a purpose; it isn’t something to “get through” or speed up. It’s there to protect developing minds. To nurture young souls. So, let’s give our kids the space to be unbusy. Let’s unschedule. Let’s “miss out”. Let’s hold the space for childhood. Because childhood isn’t a dress rehearsal for adulthood. —Tracy Gillett We all
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Thank you for taking part in the National Week of Play – we hope you enjoyed it! Over the past week, we’ve had a great time celebrating the unifying nature of play and exploring how to build positive connections and break down barriers. In case you missed them, you can also revisit all the Play Week
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This year’s National Week of Play, which will run from 19 June to 25 June, will focus on how play can help us build positive connections and break down barriers, whether cultural, generational, societal or otherwise. Play is often described as a “universal language” – but what does this mean in practice? How can we ensure
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Friederich Froebel was a pioneering educator who invented kindergarten. He emphasised that children should experience all aspects of nature, not just plants and animals. One of the best ways children can experience nature, he argued, is through their play outdoors in the garden and in the wider natural environment. Through real life experiences, children learn
Children learn through play so how as parents/carers can we provide opportunities for our children’s play to help them understand the importance of nurturing our planet and all its inhabitants? How can we help them to appreciate resources are precious and are needed not just today but for generations to come? This year’s National Week of Play focused
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Activities to help develop fine motor skills for the under fives So much of what we do each day relies on our fine motor skills. A baby clumsily grabbing for your necklace, a toddler learning to drink with a straw, or a pre-schooler starting to write their name are all putting their fine motor skills
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