Helping young children to develop an understanding of their own emotions and the emotions of others, is very important. If a child can start to use words, or signs to express how they are feeling it enables others to help them more effectively. For example, if a child […]
If your child loves playing pretend, have a look at our top ten toys for Imaginative Play. Great Presents for young children. 1. Wannabees Pretend Doctor Play Set Playing at Doctors can be brilliant fun, we love the Wannabees Pretend Doctor Play set as it enriches this activity […]
Are you feeling christmassy yet? I can pretty much guarantee after completing December’s Mr Tumble Something Special Magazine (with its vast array of christmassy crafts and activities!) you and your children will be full of festive spirit! If you didn’t know already, we are huge fans of this […]
STEM toys or STEAM toys as it’s more recently been named, are toys that help children develops their skills and understanding of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths. There’s a whole range of wonderful STEM toys available. Here’s some of our favourites this year, that we’ve thoroughly tried […]
Have you bought the Mr Tumble Something Special Magazine before? We’ve had so much fun with this month’s edition, it’s a wonderful celebration of all things Autumnal! With fireworks, fallen leaves, squirrels, foxes and even a mention of vegetable soup! If you didn’t know already, we are huge […]
Whether your little one starts school this September or still has another year to go, we’ve discovered some fantastic products to help prepare children for their first day and make the idea of starting school fun! Here are The SEN Resources Blog’s top ten products for preparing to […]
In celebration of the official start of Spring this week, we’ve been trying out some spring themed resources for young children. Some fantastic toys, books & activities that would make lovely Easter Presents. Click on the photos to find out more:
I love Imaginative Play, it’s wonderful watching children make sense of our world through pretending. It also develops a number of skills including social skills, language and creativity. We’ve been focusing this week on Construction Imaginative Play. Here’s our collection of activities, toys and resources for children that […]
As part of our Construction Imaginative Play week on our blog we’ve been enjoying playing with the Giant Road Jigsaw by Orchard Toys. It almost doesn’t seem right calling the Giant Road Jigsaw a ‘jigsaw’ as we’ve discovered it is a lot more than that! Made up of 20, beautifully designed pieces Children […]
