We’ve been playing Wobbly Garden this week: a wonderful, wooden, wobbly game by Fiesta Crafts Toys. The aim of the game is to try and balance all the wooden pieces on the wooden ‘garden’ board without them falling off. Children can play it by themselves or take turns […]
This week I’ve been teaching how to tell the time with the help of Fiesta Craft Toys’ Magnetic Tell the Time set. The Pack contains a clock on a board with moving hands, 58 magnetic pieces (numbers, words and activity pictures) and a wipe clean pen. What did we […]
We were kindly sent a copy of Find My Name in The Alphabet Train. A colourful, rhyming, children’s book by Dr Niamh which can be personalised to feature your child’s name. What did we like about it? Covers the Entire Alphabet– Great for helping children to learn the […]
Disclaimer: this is a very basic introduction into habitats, so please no zoology inaccuracies police! What did we do? This is such a simple activity to set up. We cut out large pieces of card, made some paper trees and found our animal toys. (Print/draw animals instead if […]
I’m a massive fan of Imaginative Play and the important role it has in a child’s understanding of the world they live in. Toddlers and preschoolers often naturally gravitate towards imaginative play activities …the play kitchen at our local playgroup, for example, is always the most popular toy! […]
We absolutely adore this ABC Bus by Fiesta Craft Toys. It’s impeccably detailed, beautifully made, extremely educational and (most importantly) great fun. Made of wood, this toy bus contains 26 wooden ‘children’ with names and pictures on the front and their corresponding letter of the alphabet on the […]
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about ways to develop a child’s language from simple first words to conversational skills. One aspect I wanted to help encourage was learning to describe. Toy Hide and Seek is a brilliant way of doing just that. Rules: Choose around 6 toys […]
One way we’ve found of getting kids talking and in developing their speech, language and communication skills is by introducing old mobile phones into their play! Let’s face it, we’ve all got old phones stashed away somewhere in a drawer. Whether it be the trusty Nokia 3210 or […]
We were sent these absolutely stunning Craft Packs by Post by VeeMcDee this week and I can’t tell you enough how much fun we’ve had crafting, sticking, glueing and making with them! What did we like about them? Beautifully Presented– the pack comes sealed in a plastic wrapper […]
We love this game and children can learn such a lot from playing it. Children collect the books off their book shelves and pretend to scan them to borrow them from the ‘library’. They can also practice renewing and returning books aswell as being a librarian. What do […]
