A Guide to Learning through Play
Children learn through play. Everyone knows that. But what does it actually mean? Is all play good? Can we make it better, more educational? And wh...
Nurturing the Imaginative Mind: The Power of Symbolic Play
Has your child reached the stage of playing imaginatively? Do they dress up? Do they hold a toy truck and pretend it’s an ambulance? As parents, we...
The Magic of Pretend Play
Once upon a time a child said, “Let’s pretend!” and whole world was born. Pretend play, also known as imaginative play or role play, is a form of p...
Unraveling the mystery of schema play in toddlers
Turn a dial and after one full rotation you are back where you started. Throw a ball and it arcs through the air in the direction you launched it. ...
Furniture for play: Creating an independent play space
You are your child's first teacher. But did you know that there are other influential "teachers" in your child's life? The second is their educator...
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From boredom to brilliance: encouraging independent play
In the rush to fill every moment of our children's lives with structured activities and digital distractions, we often overlook the profound value ...
The Importance of Open-Ended Play: Wooden Toys and Creativity
Here is a toy. It looks fun. It’s new, I haven’t seen it before. It’s a construction toy of some kind. But what do I do with it? Ah! I can put it t...
Summer holiday fun!
The summer holidays are quickly approaching, with some schools already having broken up here in the UK. Whether you have a holiday planned or not, ...
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Celebrate the 4th July!
We’ve created some Independence Day inspired decorations this week to get ready to celebrate on July 4th! Ideally, you need crepe paper to make th...
Make a space themed card this fathers day!
It's Father's Day this Sunday and everyone knows that the best card is a handmade one! So we've used the artwork from our new Space Station out thi...
New Printable for our Timber Taxi!
Happy 1st May! We've got a great activity for you to do over this long, bank holiday weekend... a free, magical fairy printable, which perfectly co...
New Printable for our Shopping Cart!
We have a fab new printable to accompany our beautiful new shopping cart that is going to be available for your little ones in June! Pretend play ...
