Hello, I am Renee from Adventures at Home with Mum. I am passionate about children learning through play, especially outdoor play and imaginative pretend play, and if you are a regular around this corner of the blogosphere you might remember the Outdoor Play Space: Pirate Hide Away that I shared last year. In Australia we […]
18 Small Worlds for Inspiring Imaginative Play
Long time followers of Childhood 101 know that Immy (now six years old) loves imaginative play, and AJ is most definitely following in her footsteps! Creating a small world for imaginative play is so easy to do – just grab your child’s favourite figurines (or small vehicles) and then use a variety of loose parts […]
21 Fun & Fabulous Pretend Play Spaces for Kids
Long time friends of Childhood 101 will know that Immy loves imaginative, pretend play in all forms. With AJ showing many signs of following in her big sister’s footsteps I have been thinking about ways to transform the dramatic play corner of our playroom to encourage a range of pretend play scenarios. I’ve had a […]
Disney Frozen Castle DIY
Like so many children around the world, my girls love everything FROZEN! I purchased a set of small Frozen character figurines a few months ago, and ever since they arrived Immy has asked if I can make her an icy Frozen castle just like Elsa’s! It took a little bit of brainstorming and planning but […]
Toy Organisation to Encourage Imaginative Play: The Adventure Play Box
This post is by regular contributor Ali Wright of At Home With Ali. From time to time I re-organise the toys in our household. I put away toys that are no longer played with and I bring out toys that have been out of rotation for a while. I also like to experiment with how […]
An Invitation to Play: Creating Sparkling Fairy Worlds
For more than two years now Immy has been fairy mad! She has quite the collection of fairy figurines, of the Disney, Papo and Schleich varieties, and I thought it would be fun to set out a sparkly invitation to create a magical water world for the fairies. On our outdoor table I laid down […]
Small World Dinosaur Play
This post was first published in September, 2011. Immy is currently very interested in dinosaurs so I thought that creating a small world play scene together would provide a fun space for her to re-enact much of the information that she has been gathering through the exploration of her interest. When I suggested the idea […]
3 Simple, Imaginative Play Ideas for Tots
This post is sponsored by Fisher-Price. Do you have a toddler who enjoys imaginative play? AJ is now seventeen months and I love observing her play as it evolves to include more meaningful interaction with a range of simple props. Here are three of her current, favourite ways to play… 1. The Washing Basket (or […]
Outdoor Play Ideas: Pirate Hide-Away
Today the lovely Renee of Adventures at Home with Mum shows us one way to add a wonderful imaginative play space to an outdoor area – by creating a secret pirate’s den! At our household outside play is very important. Kids have boundless energy and a natural curiosity to explore so playing outside in the […]
A Week’s Worth of Boredom Busters: Turn Off the TV and Play!
This post is by regular contributor Ali Wright of At Home with Ali. More and more TV has been creeping into our lives again. We have even started using it first thing in the morning. I am not a morning person and it is so easy to turn on the TV when the kids are […]
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