Everywhere I turn there are so many great [tag]gifts[/tag] and activities for the kids this year. Even with the recent [tag]recalls[/tag] of Toys parents are finding new ways to play as well as revisiting some of the long forgotten older methods. Here are a few holiday guides that might give you inspiration as we head on into December. Holiday Ideas… View Post
Carnival of Parenting Podcasts
Welcome to the [tag]Carnival[/tag] of [tag]Parenting Podcasts[/tag] This is the first edition. Carnival of [tag]Parenting[/tag] Podcasts is a place to share and find some new parenting [tag]podcasts[/tag] from the podcaster and recommendations from those who listen to podcasts. Read Kevin presents Best Parenting Podcasts posted at More4kids Parenting & Family Life. Listen Christina Lemmey presents How to Prevent Bullying –… View Post
Play-activities.com – New blog podcast carnival
New blog [tag]podcast[/tag] [tag]carnival[/tag] There are a few new things going on at Play-activities. Mid November, Play-activities will be hosting its very own blog Pod carnival! I would love you to participate. Yes you read it right! No typo. Pod carnival. It’s no secret that I love listening to podcasts. I mention them during posts on twitter, to friends and… View Post
All those apples
Recently received a bumper [tag]box of apples[/tag] to help sponsor a school for $25 We randomly picked Fuji apples and they are just yummy. Maybe it’s because these apples are from this season and not like the [tag]apples[/tag] we buy that are last seasons. I don’t know but I love them and so do the kids. Big guy and I… View Post
Natural display
We collected [tag]pinecones[/tag] on a recent walk. We found 2 wicker [tag]baskets[/tag] raffia , silver and gold spray paint. I sprayed some of the pinecones; silver and gold. Some were in their natural state. Bunched up raffia on the bottom and some leaves- although the leaves broke up really quickly with little fingers and were displayed on the floor! We… View Post
Carnival of Family Life- Bonfire edition
Welcome to the [tag]Carnival of Family Life[/tag] –Bonfire edition “Remember, remember the Fifth of November, The Gunpowder Treason and Plot, I know of no reason why Gunpowder Treason should ever be forgot.†In the UK tonight there will be [tag]bonfires[/tag], sparklers, guys and hot soup. However most of the celebrations were early this year; conveniently over the weekend. Since I’m… View Post
Teaching young children how to think
Can you [tag]teach[/tag] [tag]young children[/tag] to [tag]think[/tag]? Now here’s a different play-activity to try. The National Foundation for Educational Research found the central role in teaching a young child to think is through ‘..[tag]dialogue[/tag], [tag]questioning[/tag], [tag]stories[/tag] and [tag]play[/tag]….’ Teaching [tag]thinking skills[/tag] is in the [tag]National Curriculum[/tag] and has been since 1999 but no systematic study of how to teach effectively… View Post
Autumnal Sensory Play
The trees are losing their leaves, the mornings are dark, damp and foggy so [tag]Autumn[/tag] (or [tag]Fall[/tag]!) is well and truly here. Following on from the articles on sensory play, here are some ideas for touchy-feely, smelly, noisy, visual and tasty autumnal [tag]activities[/tag]. Explore the fallen leaves, go for a walk in the woods or a park with trees and… View Post
Sensory Play 6 Touch
Sensory Play – Part 6- Touch Here is the last in the current Sensory play series of articles written by the multi-talented Elaine, an Occupational therapist from littlesheeplearning.co.uk. Elaine also writes a blog that has news from Littlesheep Learning and the wider world of education and learning. She’s also featured in the free play-activities.com daily play activity emails. [tag]Sensory play[/tag]… View Post
Pumpkin Fun
Nothing says fall round these parts than pumpkins! So to celebrate the season, I thought I would share a fun activity that I am doing with the [tag]toddlers[/tag] and [tag]preschoolers[/tag] I work with this week. We are planning a trip to the [tag]pumpkin patch[/tag], so we are starting to talk about [tag]pumpkins[/tag] during our home visits, i.e., the color, size,… View Post
Walkie talkie parenting
This is a two part post I.Walkie talkie buggies starts out the discussion on the talking with your baby habit. II Walkie talkie parenting. [tag]Communication[/tag] starts when they are babies “Talk To Your Baby, the early [tag]language[/tag] campaign of the National Literacy Trust, is tackling children’s poor communication skills by encouraging all parents and carers to talk more to babies… View Post
Autumn walk
You may remember this post about the excellent nature site. It got me thinking again about my favourite season- [tag]Autumn[/tag] and why I love it. With it being Autumn, the mild weather, and an unexpected day off so we could all be together. We went to a nearby local [tag]state park[/tag] this week. I wish I had found this list… View Post
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