Do your children love animals? Are you looking for animal themed activities and crafts that they could do at home or at school/nursery/preschool? We’ve created a list of fun animal based activities to try, feel free to adapt them to suit your child. (If your child isn’t in […]
Are you looking for natured themed crafts or activities for children? Either at home for your own kids or for the children you work with at a school, nursery or preschool? We’ve created a list of fun nature based activities to try, feel free to adapt them to […]
I’ve spoken to lots of people over the last week about their concerns of how to maintain reading progress over the summer holidays. And rightly so, practising reading is really important and children can make wonderful progress by reading every day (even just small amounts) If your child […]
The summer holidays are here (for most!) and as promised we are starting our FREE online summer holiday club called ‘Catch Up On Playing’ next Thursday (22nd July) We are encouraging you to focus on play this summer, you can get ready for next week now by downloading […]
It’s all over the news this week about some young children experiencing panic attacks recently, perhaps due to the pandemic, school closures, worry over illness and restrictions. From my experience, supporting families over the last year and a half, during the lockdowns and school closures, families have relayed […]
Yesterday was the official book launch of my book ‘100 Ways Your Child Can Learn Through Play‘ published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. I’m delighted to share with you the recording of the book launch for you to watch in your own time (please let me know what you […]
I’m very excited that my book ‘100 Ways Your Child Can Learn Through Play‘ will be published on Monday! You will be able to buy it from any of the major book shops either online or in person. You can pre-order it already too. Book Launch Tonight (Thursday) […]
One thing that has been apparent over the last year, during the school closures and various lockdowns, is how much screen time children have been having. However, there’s absolutely no judgement on this from me as to be honest, most of it has been unavoidable. A lot of […]
Starting school can be very exciting but it is also a big step for many children that can cause worry and anxiety. There is also the concern, that after the difficult year we’ve had, losses children have experienced and the restrictions placed on children’s day-to-day lives, that starting […]
Number bonds to 10 and 20 are incredibly important. They are taught at the start of primary school in the UK and help children to develop important foundations for future maths concepts. (Skip to downloading my Activity Pack here) Number bonds are simply, two numbers that add together […]
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