Toddlers

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.

Hello, I’m Hannah from Making Boys Men and I’m delighted to be guest posting at Playful Learners.  I’m a fellow stay at home Brit Mum to three boys under five and I blog about the adventures and play we have together.

  This morning we woke up to the beautiful sight of  snow out side our window and it was still coming down pretty hard. Lady P was lucky taken to school by another parent which meant I did not need to

I’m sure by now if your a regular reader here at Playful Learners you may have noticed we are very keen on Sensory play. Now the children are getting older our play has started to move away from sensory play as

We recently added a new addition to our garden. The idea started as a digging area where little man could dig in the mud to his hearts content. Over the last week a variety of different toys and resources have been

Today I tried some thing new with the children. I have not used this idea since nursery and its a real hit with babies and toddlers. Sensory gloves can be made up using just about any ingredients and tied at the top.

I thought it was about time a shared one of our favourite playdough recipes. I used this recipe the first time my youngest played with playdough and it might not have been the best idea because it really does smell delicious.  

Potty training is a huge milestone in every child’s life. After spending the first two years of their life in nappies we are asking them to take their nappy off, pay attention to what goes on down there and get it

This is the first time we have explored using water beads in play and until they hit the blogging world I had never heard of them before. Water beads are normally used by florists to decorate vases and keep flowers in

Starting up as a childminder can be expensive. You not only have to pay out for training and checks but there is all the toys and equipment to think of. When I first started out I decided that where possible I