Which way does your stroller/buggy face? This is a two part series on [tag]talk[/tag]. I. Walkie talkie buggies. II. Walkie talkie [tag]parenting[/tag]. ______________________________________________ My two biggest problems with my stroller The trouble with a forward facing [tag]stroller[/tag]/[tag]buggy[/tag] is that the sun always gets on them, whatever you do. I used a travel system with the carseat attached to the stroller…. View Post
Littlemummy interview
Play activities has their first play date … I invited Erica and Erin over to [tag]play[/tag] and they accepted. It’s always exciting to have a [tag]play date[/tag]. Erica is a busy mum to nineteen month old Erin. Play activities recently caught up with Erica who runs the successful blog [tag]littlemummy.com[/tag] where she shares her thoughts and ideas on all things… View Post
Playground family fun
When was the last time you climbed on a slide? Ran around the [tag]playground[/tag] chasing your son or daughter playing tag? Saturday afternoon the family set off to explore a new [tag]park[/tag] in another neighbourhood. The kids ran ahead and were busy climbing the ‘dinosaur bones’ by the time we both got there. Over on the big playground, like the… View Post
Sensory play 5 Taste
Here is the Fifth in a 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 [tag]education[/tag] and [tag]learning[/tag]. She is also featured in the free play-activities.com daily [tag]play[/tag] activity emails. [tag]Sensory play[/tag] an introduction Sensory play 2 sight Sensory Play… View Post
Still stuck on pretend play
In Part I Stuck on pretend play, I received a letter from Melody that I continue with the answer here. ” “My 3 year son doesn’t really dress up or play role playing games. I really noticed it when his friend Claire came around to play last week. He loves to push his little car up and down for hours… View Post
How curious?
Back in January and May. I talked about the book: Bringing out the genius in your child. by Ken Adams The ideas are simple yet effective. We looked at one of the points this week. “5 BRING OUT THE SCIENTIST IN THEM Simple [tag]investigations[/tag] based on [tag]science[/tag] and [tag]nature[/tag] will stimulate a [tag]child[/tag] of three or four to think for… View Post
Stuck on pretend play
I received this in the mail. I thought it would be useful to share the response below. Melody wrote in a question . ” ….My 3 year son doesn’t really dress up or [tag]play[/tag] role playing games. I really noticed it when his friend Claire came around to play last week. He loves to push his little car up and… View Post
What’s happening in your playground?
I read both these articles within a day of each other. I found them both interesting especially the comments to the first article. No outdoor [tag]play[/tag] ‘hurts children’ New [tag]playgrounds[/tag] exercise [tag]kids[/tag]’ fancies “Play is one of the crucial elements of a good [tag]childhood[/tag]” Bob Reitemeier The Children’s Society Food for thought……… ************Do you use you local playground? ******* If… View Post
It is that time of year: PYO
Ever picked your own [tag]vegetables[/tag]? We did. We went to Miller [tag]farm[/tag] to pick vegetables this week. I never realised that [tag]picking vegetables[/tag] could be so much fun. I picked fruit regularly when I was younger, but never thought to go vegetable picking. The [tag]kids[/tag] were enthusiastic from the ride on a [tag]tractor[/tag] trailer full of bales. There were two… View Post
Play activity:Make a learning wheel.
The Mentormom sent a brilliant [tag]play[/tag] [tag]activity[/tag] this week. Thanks Jill. It’s hard to believe that summer is nearly over! If you are looking for an activity to give your [tag]preschooler[/tag] or [tag]kindergartner[/tag] an ‘extra edge’ before school starts, have I got an activity for you. It’s a learning wheel. I learned of this activity from one of the preschool… View Post
In the news
The power of unstructured play is displayed here in a summary article. Food for thought- this seems like a universal truth. “Giving inner-city children a safe place to play could dramatically increase their level of physical activity and even cut down on the time they spend watching television and playing video games. ” Read the article here.
Sensory Play 4 Sound
Here is the fourth in a series of articles written by the 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. Missed articles? See links below [tag]Sensory play[/tag] an introduction Sensory play… View Post
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