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5 Games To Play With a Balloon

Here are five easy ways of using the humble balloon to develop those muscles and co-ordination and have some fun at the same time…

Children's building bricks

5 Best Toys

Traditional options such as building bricks, dolls, etc are still the best children’s toys and here’s why…

Girl riding bike whilst wearing a VR headset

5 Simple Games to Play on a Bike

Riding a bike is more than getting from A to B, especially for kids, and here are 5 ideas to get them started…

Boy playing in a pile of leaves

5 Good Reasons To Encourage Activity

For children, nothing beats playing outdoors for developing their brains and burning off excess energy…

A very confused young girl

Imaginative Play “But No one Taught Us How To Imagine”

We are told that imaginative play is best for kid’s development but who’s teaching them how to ‘imagine’?

Angry rabbit

The Most Hated Toys

Plastic toys don’t age well, they lose their shine, their colours change (and not in a good way) and they become brittle. They don’t look enticing, just rather – soulless.

An over zealous referee

Imaginative Play. 4 Ways To Ruin Playtime

We all understand the importance of imaginative play but adults can unintentionally undermine its value by imposing their own values…

Girl running with balloons

Which Play Personality Are You?

Stuart Brown MD and founder of the National Institute for Play has identified 8 play personalities that develop over time as we develop strong preferences for certain types of play.

2 girls running and playing

To Play or Not to Play? That Is The Question!

There is mounting concern that play is being reduced in favour of structured-time and academic subjects, even with children in Early Years.

Child playing with a tablet computer

Is Imaginative Play Being Eroded?

Is traditional children’s play under threat from computer games, smartphones and tablets?

Lamb

Farm Play Theme

A play theme inspired by our lovely outing to Amners Farm lambing day. If you get a chance to visit your local farm I would highly recommend it.

Garden scene

Ideas for garden play in winter

Winter can feel like a long time cooped up indoors, especially with children. However, there should be no reason children can’t play outside still.

Boy playing in the autumn leaves

Kid’s Play

I have been reading around the subject of play, this is what I have discovered…

6 ways to play & learn with water beads

How to Play and Learn with Water Beads

I have read lots of other people’s posts about water bead play, so I thought it was about time we tried.

Kite

Let’s Go Fly a Kite

Last weekend, the sun came out for a change and I thought, how about taking the kite hubby got for his birthday which we haven’t tried yet. So, let’s go fly a kite.

Free play versus homework

Free play versus homework is a battle that goes on each week. Should young children be given homework every week?

Kids playing outside

The Benefits of Outside Play for Children

There are benefits to kids of using technology but they shouldn’t become dependent upon it; playing outside has benefits too and as a parent I do all I can to encourage it…

Children's tables and chairs

Observing Children Play

Maybe I’m biased, but I find it fascinating how children interact with furniture as they play and relax.

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