Young children learn abstract concepts, like distinguishing left from right, much more readily when the learning is active, engaging and playful. This activity, we’re calling it Fancy Footwork, engaged and motivated Immy by being fun, active and interesting. It provided opportunity for her to apply her own knowledge and understanding to extend the activity and […]
Incorporating Numbers into Everyday Life
This post is by regular contributor Ali Wright of At Home with Ali. My 4 year old daughter is interested in pretty much everything except numbers. She absolutely refuses to play any sort of number recognition or maths based game. Even asking her to name the number on a letterbox can make her annoyed and […]
Raid the Recycling: Lids! Activities for Toddlers
Regular readers know how much I like to create cheap, fun toys and activities from bits and pieces around the house. Today, five simple activities with lids suitable for toddlers; 1. Count them: Immy (21 months) is at the stage where she loves to listen to me count. She likes to help by pointing at […]
Pattern Making
“Pleasure in arranging things – whether lining up pebbles or tiny toys in a row, or arranging lines, shapes and colours on a sheet of paper – is part of children’s lives, part of the human desire for visual order.” Ursula Kolbe, It’s Not A Bird Yet: The Drama of Drawing (2005) Yesterday I was […]
Sensory Fun: Making a Rice Pit
Yesterday afternoon we headed outside to play and it started to rain on us. A sun shower to begin, it quickly clouded over and became cold and wet. So we aborted our outdoor plans and headed back inside. Now what to do? My eyes spied the big bag of rice that I had bought to […]
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