sensory play

The boys have a keen interest in all things transport at the moment and I have been trying to offer activities which spark their imagination and small world play is a great way to do this. Last week I set up

Welcome to Tuff Spot Tuesday. We have teamed up with the wonderful Adventures of Adam to bring you a weekly Tuff Spot challenge. Every Tuesday we will be setting you a #TuffSpotTuesday challenge based on a weekly theme. It is up to you how

There is a wide range of items which can be placed in a treasure basket to capture babies and young children attention and imagination. Changing the objects you include in the basket regularly can keep babies intrigued. One of our favourite

I’ve never been a fan of introducing small ones to sand with the worry of them placing handfuls in their mouth. After a trip to the beach and seeing the fun Tinnie was having I felt my Little Explorers were missing

Rummaged through your kitchen cupboard and invite your little ones to explore a fun activity with pasta, pots and pans. A great opportunity for children to fill, pour, explore sounds and even share with very little mess.   This week I

I’m always looking for something different to add to my list of activities on offer for the babies and while organising our treasure and heuristic baskets I thought it would be nice to have a variety of materials the babies could

Finding the right balance between your home and your setting as a childminder can become particularly difficult. You wish to offer the children you look after a safe and inviting environment but it’s important that when working it also feel like

Create a wonderful exciting sensory material for your sensory bin or tuff spot using colourful jelly for the children to explore and have a squishy great time with.   This week we set up something different in the sensory tray. I made up

Over the last couple of month’s my home setting has been growing and now I have 4 beautiful baby boys to look after during the day. Having children all at the same age can work very well in a home day

Nursery rhymes are a wonderful way of helping children to develop their speech through repetition and actions. If your children enjoy nursery rhymes as much as mine try incorporating them into your play as well. We introduced a  nautical feel to