The October half term holidays are upon us (for most areas of the U.K.) and if you’re stuck for ideas of what you can do with the children for the rest of this week, without spending lots of money…here’s my top ten activities you can do with the […]
Exciting news! As well as buying my first book ‘100 Ways Your Child Can Learn Through Play’ you can NOW pre-order my second book ‘How to Boost Reading and Writing Through Play’ from any major online book shop, including Amazon here What’s it about? It’s my collection of […]
Contraction apostrophes are an area of English lessons that lots of children find difficult. It can also be a little dry to learn about! So how can you make it fun? Firstly what are contraction apostrophes? Contraction apostrophes are the ones we use when we shorten words. For […]
It’s the RSPB Big School Bird Watch- so if you’re looking for some activities to help support learning (or just a love of!) birds for children and young people, then have a go at this! What do you need? Magazine Scissors Glue Stick Bird Templates (Download my free, […]
We’ve created a list of activities for children to learn about science, technology, maths and engineering. Feel free to adapt them to suit your child. (If your child isn’t into this, don’t worry you could adapt the activities to another theme too) Here’s some further info and instructions […]
We’ve been busy making a cardboard horse. It’s a really simple and fun activity that children can try themselves or with adult support. The end result is gorgeous! Have a watch of the video below to find out how. It’s great for fine motor skills, following instructions and […]
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 […]
Valentine’s day is just around the corner and with lockdown it is set to be a very different one. If you’re looking for ways to teach children about Valentine’s Day and some fun crafts to do together, look no further! I’ve created a Valentine’s Day Activity Pack for […]
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