baby play

Create a fun temporary play space for your baby or toddler to explore using a cardboard box. Using artificial light this space will open up great opportunities for your little ones to explore light, colour and shadows.  A while back I

Offer your baby an exciting way to play that will stimulate their senses using cooked spaghetti and food colouring.  With a settling in session booked for a little 12 month old yesterday I planned to have a focused play activity planned

Toys don’t need to be expensive. Fill our play area with recycled materials for your little ones to explore. Great fun to allow babies to fill and empty pots and boxes. Often I find my self with a small gap of

As a Childminder it pays to be well organised and have toys which are easy to put out and suit a wide range of ages to hand. When looking after babies under a year this can be a little more difficult

Lurking some where in every ones home there is a moster hiding. He may only be small and he may like to live underneath your bed or in a cupboard but there is one thing for sure this monster loves to

Explore paints with your baby once they are able to sit up in high chair or Bumbo. Great for encouraging your baby to explore and interact! Painting with little ones can help to stimulate their senses through the use of bright

Make a water tray for your baby to play with once they are able to sit up in high chair or Bumbo. Great for encouraging your baby to explore and interact! With the weather improving I have been trying to get

Tuff spots are a great way to introduce children to a wide range of materials to help children explore their senses and imagination. Tuff spots can be any thing which is flat and has a low rim to allow children to

At this age babies have a short attention span but there are always ways in which you can introduce short play activities to do with you baby. These activities can help your babies reflexes, Language, Learning and hand to eye coordination.

Back in October I wrote a blog post explaining that I would be changing the focus on Playful Learners as Little Man was getting older and had less interest in sensory activities in tuff spots and was more intrigued by small world play.