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5 Speckled Frogs Natural Small World Play

Create a beautiful frog pond small world play scene using natural play materials arranged as loose parts for free play and exploration. Team it up with some information books to turn it into a little...

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Designing and Building Bridges Activity

Set up a fun science and engineering activity for kids using everyday materials to construct a bridge together! Make it into a challenge to see how much weight the bridge can carry and compare results...

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Nature Exploration Table

Set up an interactive nature exploration table for children to explore and examine natural elements at first hand. Coupled with some nature journals it becomes a great way to introduce some simple...

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Rosemary Scented Water for Natural Sensory Play

Make some scented rosemary water for all natural sensory play and exploration, as a real treat for the senses! Perfect for outdoor water play and investigating plants and their properties more closely....

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Frozen Jello Sensory Play

Create a wonderfully fun material for summer sensory play by freezing jello/jelly with sparkles mixed through! It is also a fantastic, hands-on science investigation for watching changes in state of...

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Panda Bear Small World Imaginative Play

Make a panda bear small world play scene for imaginative play, understanding animal habitats and story telling with kids! Perfect for a knowledge and understanding set up in the classroom or a portable...

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Play Dough Construction Site Small World Play

Make a  construction site for diggers and dumper truck imaginative play using homemade black play dough! Fantastic fun for vehicle lovers and encouraging imaginative, sensory and role play for kids,...

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Alphabet Rocks Construction Site Activity

Learn the alphabet and practise spelling words using alphabet rocks in a construction site play activity! Lots of hands on fun and learning and a great small world play activity rolled into one. We...

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Ocean Sensory Tray with Frozen Rice

Make a fun invitation to play on a hot day using frozen rice to keep the kids cool! With sea shells, fish and sea creatures it makes a great play prompt for ocean themed play and learning activities....

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Animal Habitat Mini Sensory Tubs

Create some mini sensory tubs with animal habitat themes to pull out for playtime at a moments notice. So easy to store away for future and a great way to learn about animals while enjoying small world...

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Tadpole and Frog Investigation Area

Set up a fun and hands on way to learn about nature with this tadpole and frog investigation area!  We have been lucky enough to be able to borrow a small amount of frogspawn from a friend’s local pond...

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Christmas Post Office Writing Table

Make a fun and engaging Christmas literacy activity with this post office writing table learning area! Early writing skills and imaginative role play combined into a fun invitation to play. When I was...

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Small World Play: Dinosaur Garden

Create a dinosaur garden small world play area for kids to enjoy outside! Fantastic for feeding the imagination and creating lots of storytelling prompts, this is sure to engage kids of all ages and...

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Baby Doll Washing and Caring Activity

Set up this fun baby doll washing activity for toddlers and preschoolers to enjoy. Great role play activity for developing personal, social and emotional skills as well as being a fun water play...

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Healthy Snacks for Kids

Here is a collection of 25 healthy snacks for kids that are all so delicious! We all know that aa treat is fun every now and then, but not something we want to give our children on a daily basis. The...

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Brilliant Science Books for Kids!

Awesome science activity books for kids by author Asia Citro of Fun at Home with Kids! As a former teacher I am passionate about providing the kids with plenty of opportunities to learn through playful...

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Invitation to Examine and Draw Flowers

Set up a beautiful invitation to examine and draw flowers as part of a nature focused art and science activity for kids! I’m a strong believer in simplicity when it comes to playful learning activities...

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Frozen Dinosaur Eggs Sensory Play

Have wonderful fun with these frozen dinosaur eggs for sensory play and scientific discovery! So easy to make and play with as part of imaginative, small world play scene and great for dinosaur loving...

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Harry Potter Potions Class Science Activity

Create some fizzy, bubbling concoctions in this amazingly fun Harry Potter potions class science activity! Fantastic as a party game activity as part of a Harry Potter themed birthday party or as a...

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Kindness Potions Sensory Bottles

Make some rainbow coloured Kindness Potions Sensory Bottles to learn about what makes a kind and caring heart, after reading The Story of the Kindness Elves book! This is such a fun way to learn a...

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