Today we have the first in a series of interviews with Allie of NoTimeForFlashcards.com. Allie and I talked about Christmas play activities. This time of year everyone is time stretched so here we have some ideas of play activities you can squeeze into your day. Plus these interviews are shorter because we’ve got so much to do this time of… View Post
Childhood is all about play through imagination, curiosity and no responsibilities…. A while back, I answered a letter about encouraging imaginative play in a reluctant player. The focus then was about interacting, initiating and encouraging play by being present and very active in your child’s play. This highly structured play is good for getting things going and warming everyone up…. View Post
Recent Twitter finds………. Twitter is my virtual water cooler. A chance to connect with friends and learn a thing or two. What I love about Twitter is how people share good practice, work and articles. I’ve found some new playmates. Here are some of the recent tweets from my timeline that I found interesting about how everyone is playing. Pull… View Post
Yesterday you saw a picture on our fridge. I have a first grader learning his high frequency words; a preschooler loving the ABC machine plus a tot who likes nothing better than taking everything off the fridge door as quickly as possible to hear them drop to the ground. There are distinct bands of play on the fridge according to… View Post
This week I talk about one of our favourite open ended independent play activities- Puzzles:) If you’re looking for new puzzles then try the large selection at Fat Brain Toys. Planningwithkids.com Posts mentioned: balancing life and online activities Managing homework with little children around things to do in the school holidays when it rains 3 yr old birthday party ideas… View Post
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Last year we looked at a side by side activity during the holiday period. There is so much more going on at this time of year everything gets squeezed. I want to encourage you to remember to plan in regular play. Regular play is a routine your child already knows and loves. In the excitement of the holidays having a… View Post
I’m pleased to announce a new chatty member of the family– an Internet radio show/podcast called Raising Playful Tots. Raising Playful Tots is an Internet Radio Talk Show & Podcast dedicated to appropriate play in Early Childhood. It’s the audio version of the philosophy that we do here. 🙂 I will be sharing tips and talking with others about Early… View Post
During our Nature walk the boys were running and jumping partly because they needed to let off steam and partly because it was COLD. After the Deer encounter everyone was pretty excited. I don’t think the boys had been so close before. We were talking about all the trees being naked and whether they are cold. After some funny conversations… View Post
Yesterday’s photograph was a recent one of us all going on a nature walk. There was a crisp chill and beautiful sunshine. a chance to let off steam and play. Open ended and unstructured in [tag]Mother Nature[/tag]. We were surprised to see the deer. They didn’t see us for a while which was nice. Then they watched us leave. During… View Post
