I know that some readers will be visiting today looking for the We Play link up. I have decided to have a rest from the meme and would instead welcome you to submit your link to Playopedia which is very simple to do. We are always on the lookout for great play ideas to include […]
We Play: The Home of Playfulness
This week Immy has been rediscovering her watercolour paints which had not made an appearance for a little while now. There have been many, many paintings of figures, exploring with patches of colour, experimenting with how the water impacts the colour saturation, and even applying the paint with her fingertip (and *ahem* yes, we quite […]
We Play: Let’s Play Together
I found it interesting that many parents struggle with letting go of the need for a child’s creative project to look like their own preconceived, adult ideal. To be honest with you, I think a child’s visual interpretation of their world is so much more interesting than an adult’s! This week I found Immy busy […]
We Play: Playing All Over the World
We read often in our house. At any time of the day, in any room of our house (though one of our favourite places to read is our book space which I featured on Friday). Most days we read at breakfast time, a ritual which began as an attempt to keep a busy toddler at […]
We Play: Because Childhood Is Not A Race
Sometimes the learning potential of a child’s play is not obvious to see. As adults we look and see boxes and pipe cleaners and scraps of tape… …where a child delights in a house which needs more decoration, family members adorned with all manner of personal decoration, and vehicles to speed around a city of […]
We Play: Play is Learning in Action
You might have seen our treehouse post yesterday? Needless to say, the jungle animals have been enjoying many impromptu gatherings in and around their tree house over the past few days! What I love about open ended toys, is their capacity to encourage a diverse range of play experiences, limited only by the child’s own […]
We Play: Join our Playful Community
Adding a simple roadscape hand drawn on a large piece of cardboard has brought together a number of our imaginative play elements – small houses and people figurines, a wooden park and market garden, road signs and vehicles. I know it is simple and not flash (and I could easily add more details with some […]
We Play: Join Our Playful Party
The Get Outdoors challenge has been good for us and I thought today I would share a few images from our outdoor adventures. A big thank you to a dear friend Meek, the two photos above bottom right are from a lovely outdoor play date we enjoyed last week. I am a big believer in […]
We Play: Play Makes the World Go Round
Being 2720 kilometres from home for a few days equates to making do without your usual toys, books and spaces to play throughout the day. It means picking carefully and packing light and I cannot tell you how grateful I am for the eight small sticks of coloured plasticine which I packed in our ‘To […]
We Play: Come Play Along!
In response to the Get Outdoors challenge, a number of readers have asked me for suggestions for engaging their child in outdoor play. One of the simplest ways to begin is to take what they love playing with inside, outside 🙂 Yesterday we took some playdough and figurines outdoors and before long small stones and […]
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