Inspiring ideas, training and resources for early learning.
When I recently posted pictures of the fun we had been having with paint and cotton balls on my Facebook page I was surprised at how many people asked me why we were baking them and what we were going to do with them. In actual fact I didn’t really have a specific ‘end’ activity in mind..it was more about…
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No matter whether you are a home based daycare educator, a parent, a grandparent, renting or own your own home, it is certainly worth your while to spend a little time creating a few child friendly play spaces within your home. That doesn’t mean you have to feel as though your living in a toy store or child care centre, if…
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Welcome to my weekly series of play based learning posts. It is my aim to inspire, support and encourage both parents and educators to provide simple budget friendly play experiences for children under 5 . Each week I’ll take you on a journey through some of the activities I shared with my home daycare children the previous week. If you…
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It’s Australia Day on the 26th January here in Oz and it’s always nice to get the children involved in some fun crafts that mean something to us even if only in small ways. I don’t often do ‘themes’ in my planning and programming for the home daycare children but a few Australia Day themed activities is a nice balance I…
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I love providing sensory play activities and experiences for my girls and the home daycare children. I truly believe it is one of the best forms of play that educators and parents can offer young children. I also believe being exposed to messy and/or sensory play is a big reason why my Ruby has overcome many of her sensory processing…
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Welcome to a new year of my weekly play based learning posts. It is my aim to inspire, support and encourage both parents and educators to provide simple budget friendly play experiences for children under 5 . Each week I’ll take you on a journey through some of the activities I shared with my home daycare children the previous week. If…
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