Paint Play (mess free)! Guest Post By Undercover Mumsy (www.undercovermumsy.co.uk) I love the idea of giving my little one paints and letting her creative side show, but then I think of the amount of mess I will need to clean up and it doesn’t seem like a great […]
We love imaginative play (click here for our post on the benefits and more ideas) Castles are so easy to make out of a box and hours of fun! Develops: Language and communication skills- ‘acting out’ scenarios with toys in the castle Fine motor skills- drawing moats, grass and […]
Why are Fine Motor Activities important? Fine motor activities are those that develop and strengthen the small muscles in your child’s fingers, thumb and hand. They are therefore imperative for learning to write, eat with a knife and fork, do zips/buttons on clothes and learnt to do shoe […]
Exciting and fun rainy-day activity to engage children…can even tempt those who say they ‘don’t enjoy crafts’! What will you need? PVA glue + water to make paper mache mix. Strips of newspaper/paper Paintbrush String (to hang it) Balloon Scissors Paint (optional) Adult supervision and help Develops: hand […]
Mark-making (as simple as it sounds- putting making marks on paper) is a fundamental starting stage in learning to write. So what do you do when a toddler won’t even hold a pencil crayon? This is a problem I faced two weeks ago and we went from a […]
The bank holiday weekend is in full swing: Here’s eleven activities that, minus a bit of petrol and or ice cream money…should be pretty much free. Park– don’t under estimate the local play park! Not only are they free but there’s always the added bonus that they may […]
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