July 2011

Our Play Space: Jude’s Special Room

July 31, 2011
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A peek inside a reader’s play space… We’ve placed the bed on the floor (thanks to reading a Montessori book), and its currently serving as a space to snuggle up to the big bear and read a book!   I hung twine using two hooks shaped like owls that are nestled in the branches of the [...]

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How Can I Make Childhood 101 More Useful For You?

July 28, 2011

Childhood 101 is like a second child to me. I love sharing my ideas and experiences and also truly appreciate the comments and responses I receive back from readers. This little community means the world to me and today I would like to touch base with you, to better understand what it is readers of [...]

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Kids Art: BIG Murals

July 27, 2011
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In my e-book, Art Not Craft, I talk about changing the scale of an artwork as one way to mix up the creative experience for young children. Providing a series of teeny tiny canvases with cotton buds as paint applicators will result in a different work to a very large painting surface with paint rollers [...]

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Playopedia Picks: Baby Play

July 26, 2011

Baby Play Ideas from Playopedia… Baby Play Sparkle Bottle Baby Treasure Baskets Condensed Milk Painting Rainbow Ribbons That’s Sticky Spaghetti Play 10 Ways to Play With Bubs Baby Jigsaw Surprise! Be sure to check out Playopedia today to find new play ideas, whatever the age or stage of your children!

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Dramatic and Imaginative Play: Cardboard Box Project Round Up

July 25, 2011
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I once thought about starting a second blog called ‘Girl With a Box‘ because I love the challenge of creating playful resources from something as simple as a cardboard box. There is a new project underway at our house at the moment so I thought there seemed like no better time to present a round [...]

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Literacy Spot #30: Alphabet Rocks

July 25, 2011
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Given that our that our story stones are still very popular with Immy twelve months after I introduced them and her current fascination in all things alphabet, when I saw this gorgeous idea for Alphabet Rocks I knew that I wanted to add some to our playful collection of alphabet resources. So out came the [...]

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Our Play Space: Eiya’s Casita and Cocinita (Little House and Kitchen)

July 23, 2011
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A peek inside a readers play space… Our little one just turns 2. We have always wanted to give her more space to play freely that involves her five senses. It is hard to do indoor with little space. We live in a 900 square fit cottage. There is not enough space for an indoor [...]

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Screen Time & Young Hearts: A Look at a Recent Sydney Study

July 22, 2011
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This post is by regular contributor Naomi Cook. We are not ‘T.V people.’ However, my three year old enjoys an educational DVD whilst I make dinner and she also enjoys educational apps on my iPhone. I have seen tremendous learning outcomes from both of these forms of screen time. I frequently find these forms of [...]

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