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RPT: 2 Mara Kaplan 50 toys in 50 days
Mara Kaplan is the driving force behind Let Kids Play, a consulting firm working to ensure that all children have excellent play opportunities. She is an educator, a parent of a child with disabilities and a season advocate for inclusive play. She founded an indoor playspace for children with and without disabilities and was its executive director for over 13 years…. View Post
Childhood games on the floor
The things we do………… Rolling. Crawling on all fours. Running cars, trains, blocks, action figures, lego people up and down…… my children just can’t seem to get enough of being on the carpet almost nose to nose with the fibres. The LO has the most fun running and climbing but can be persuaded to roll or throw a ball legs… View Post
What’s going on?
Submit your activity button is working again in the menu above. So if you have a play activity you love to do and wish to share it with in the Play Activities email you can do this through a handy form. Thanks to all those that emailed me to let me know. 🙂 I’ve added a new page for toy… View Post
The alternative Play Activities Holiday Gift Guide #8 Toys
Toys We like toys and games like everyone else. For a good list of toys ( opens in a pdf) to avoid that will stifle creativity look at TRUCE. TRUCE have a large variety of resources available in PDF. Try Infant and toddler play, Toys and Media action guide. (PDF) Now you have your mind set for the type of… View Post
Introducing Raising Playful Tots
Welcome to the first show about Raising Playful Tots! The podcast for mums making the most of playtime. Find out what plans are in store, ‘plogging’ and how you can be a part of the show. Share your thoughts in the comments
The alternative Play Activities Holiday Gift Guide #7 Outdoor play
Outdoor play Make a promise to increase your outdoor play quota for the week. Whatever the weather- play outdoors. ( Whether the weather be hot, whether the weather be cold, whether the weather whatever the weather, whether you like it or not!) Small Fry’s Outdoor play book is jam packed full of brilliant starters and activities ( more on this… View Post
The alternative Play Activities Holiday Gift Guide #6 Gift giving
Gift giving Encourage your children to make age appropriate gifts. My favourite gifts, when I was teaching were the gifts I knew my students had thought about and made. It was exactly that they had taken the time and I could see the effort that touched me. I loved the imperfections and the spelling mistakes it matched them. Choosing to… View Post
The alternative Play Activities Holiday Gift Guide #5 Unstructured play, open ended and downtime
Unstructured play, open ended and downtime Allowing chunks of time to play that’s not directed but safely monitored by you. No interfering….. Allowing plenty of opportunities for your child to be self motivated, passionate and totally lost in an activity of their choosing. This means you have to provide chances, opportunities and plenty of times for this to grow and… View Post
The alternative Play Activities Holiday Gift Guide #4 Scaling back
Scaling back Since we have so many toys already talk to the toy givers now while there’s time. Share and discuss toy alternatives for your children. Start a conversation about sponsoring a child; gifting a goat or a basketball. Gift cards in small denominations for ice cream or dessert for family nights; Family passes to local museums, parks, or zoos… View Post
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