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Leaf prints

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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

Playing outdoors is refreshing

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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

RPT: 2 Mara Kaplan 50 toys in 50 days

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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

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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?

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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

Introducing Raising Playful Tots

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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 #5 Unstructured play, open ended and downtime

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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

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