Whether there’s going to be a new baby in the family and you’re trying to prepare your little one…your child just enjoys playing with dolls or you’re setting up a ‘baby care’ home corner in your nursery/preschool- Imaginative Play with dolls and toy babies can be extremely beneficial. […]
We’ve had hours and hours of wonderful, imaginative play this week using these super hero costumes by TTS Group as part of our Superhero Week on The SEN Resources Blog. In our pack were three different coloured costumes designed to fit young children (although I can confirm they […]
For young children who are making sense of our world, small world, Imaginative Play can be fantastic and enjoyable. As part of our Dinosaur Themed Week on The SEN Resources Blog we were kindly sent an Active World Tuff Tray Dinosaur Mat by TTS Group to try out […]
To say I was excited about receiving a tuff tray and the Big Builder Quarry Mat from Early Years Resources this week would be an understatement! I’ve been desperate to have our own tuff tray for a little while now. I’ve been in awe of various Early Years […]
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 […]
Imaginative play is such an important way for children to make sense of the world around them. (See my previous post for more details on why) I believe it’s imperative for children to take charge of play and for adults to try to take a step back. However, […]
We’ve all heard the phrase ‘they’ve got so many toys but all they want to do is play with the box!’ Why is this? And is it such a bad thing if they do play with a box? In my opinion, no! Playing with the box is a […]