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🥦 Let’s cook! 🥦 Inspired by this recipe i

🥦 Let’s cook! 🥦
Inspired by this recipe idea from @cheshiretoddler. Love the idea of combining number stones and Sensory Play Vegetables in the recipe. Makes me wonder what other recipes might be fun to create 🤔

#regram HAPPY INTERNATIONAL MUD DAY!
I set this muddy stew up to practise Mini Me's number recognition this morning but we had to move it inside as it started to rain. She was straight in and loved using the tongs to transfer the veg and number stones out of the tray and we managed to tick off everything on the recipe card. She even understood my dodgy drawings! 🤣
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#messyplay #mudkitchen #mudkitchenideas #outdoorplay #outdoorlearning #creativeplayideas #earlyyearsideas #toddleractivities #muddyplay #homelearning

🐝Honey Bee Number Stones🐝Love this post from

🐝Honey Bee Number Stones🐝Love this post from post from @creative.kids.play exploring numbers bonds.

#repost Number bonds to 10.
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Daily I get questions about maths resources. And I only recommend resources that in my profession meet all standards and are affordable! .
So today we are looking at @yellow_door_education resources. I've seen these Honey Bumble Bees being used alot over Instagram and we can see why people are buzzing about them.
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I'm always looking for versatile resources I can use in class. To help any learning and now at home too, these are perfect! You get a double set of 1-10 bees. .
We were very kindly gifted these and the matching mats. The mats are the perfect accessories to accompany this learning. They cover ordering, number recognition, number bonds, whole part part method, one more and one less.
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Here we worked on number bonds to 10. Where my daughter counted the bees on the sunflowers. I moved one to the bee house and she counted how many were left, then she dipped into the honey bin to find the matching bond. Once she put it into the other bee house, we counted out how much they were using our hive counters.
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My class loved them too. Easy to wash and wipe down during covid lockdown.
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💛Yellow Door Collections💛 Oh my, check out t

💛Yellow Door Collections💛
Oh my, check out this wonderful image from @reusablefamily showing their collection of Yellow Door resources. Amazing to see everything laid out together like this 🤩💕🤩 #earlyyearsresources #sensoryplay #woodentoys #earlylearning #earlyyearsactivities #learningthroughplay #measuringbones #yellowdooreducation #montessoritoddler

⭐️Mud Kitchen Process⭐️ Check out this fan

⭐️Mud Kitchen Process⭐️
Check out this fantastic post from @samgoldsworthychildminding using our Mud Kitchen Process Stones whilst making herb playdough 😍 🌿 H E R B P L A Y D O U G H 🌿

Today we made our own play dough in our @tts_earlyyears tin following the recipe on our @tinkertrayplay white board together with our @yellow_door_education mud process stones. This was such a good learning opportunity for children to acquire language about measure and use the accurately in their play as well as learn the process of following a recipe. •
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We then added herbs from the herb garden where the children were encouraged to cut their choice of herb, experiment with the pestle and mortar and add them to their play dough incorporating the element of sensory into our play.
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☀️Outdoor Cooking☀️ A dash of this and a s

☀️Outdoor Cooking☀️ A dash of this and a sprinkle of that. Someone’s getting creative in the kitchen using their Vegetable Sensory Play Stones 🤩

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Vegetables 🥕🌰🥦. Today, we cooked up a storm in the mud kitchen using our @yellow_door_education vegetables. We explored different spices and herbs. I added in some cooked spaghetti for Sophia to explore with the vegetables. This activity was inspired by @samgoldsworthychildminding . .
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#trayplaytoday #trayfortheday #outdoorplay #mudkitchen #mudkitchenactivities #playoutdoors #shareyourplaywithme #vegetables #messyplay #sensoryplay #eyfs #eyfsideas #yellowdooreducation #playoutsidetoddler #theplayadventures #playtoshine #outdoorlearning

⭐️ Numicon Games ⭐️ The wonderful @littlea

⭐️ Numicon Games ⭐️
The wonderful @littleacornschildminderbanbury has shared some lovely activity ideas using numicon which we had to share... 🔢 Numicon 🔢
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Now I have been promising @samgoldsworthychildminding for AGES that I would get my numicon on so here we are baby!!!!
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3 simple but effective and fun numicon ideas!
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Pic 1️⃣ Numeral and pictorial matching! So I have used @yellow_door_education number stones and ladybirds here from @tinkertrayplay - The children spent ages mixing, matching, finding totals, combining numbers...! So so so much fun!
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Pic 2️⃣ Bubble business! I hid the numicon in VERY bubbly water, we turned over a number stone and had to use our fingers to feel the numicon and find the matching piece!
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Pic 3️⃣ - UNPLANNED and completely natural play! We had been playing treasure hunts, they found the treasure and this is how they chose to count it!
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So there you have it! My first Instagram Numicon post!
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#numicon #numiconmath #earlymathsfun #earlymaths #eyfsideas #eyfsmaths #mathsmastery #mathsplay #toddlermaths #shareyourplaywithme #loosepartstoday #loosepartsplay #openendedresources #openendedplay #creativemamasplay #samgoldsworthychildmindingideas #playwithmillie #ourplayjourney #playandsimple #teamtinkertrayplay #littleacornsplayideas #earlyyearsactivities #earlyyearsideas

⭐️10,000 fantastic followers⭐️ Well we’v

⭐️10,000 fantastic followers⭐️
Well we’ve only gone and reached 10,000 followers on Instagram. The biggest heartfelt thank you to everyone who has taken the time to like our posts and share a comment. A special thank you to those who welcomed us to this new world, supported us from the start and willingly shared advice (even when the questions were silly 😊). 2020 has been a tough year but the kind messages both on and off grid have genuinely meant the world to us. Thank you, thank you, thank you 💕🥳💕

🧽 Clean up 🧽 Wondering about the best way t

🧽 Clean up 🧽
Wondering about the best way to clean your Yellow Door resources? We’ve created these helpful guides. Scroll through for advice on pebbles, wood, plastic cards and books. Also available to download from our website.
#staysafe #educationalresources #cleaningguides #yellowdooreducation #yellowdoorresources #earlyyearsresources #earlyyearsideas

🥳🌟 Giveaway 🌟🥳 To celebrate @playadven

🥳🌟 Giveaway 🌟🥳
To celebrate @playadventuresbythesea reaching 1K followers, we have teamed up with @create_make_and_play and some wonderful small businesses to bring you this Giveaway for 1 lucky winner! .
Included in this amazing giveaway:
❤@the.future.image- Tickit Easy Hold Colour Panel 🧡@yellow_door_education- Word Building Alphabet Pebbles
💛@onwednesdayswepaintpegs- £5 voucher
💚@ecopartybag.uk- Eco Party Bag 💙@yarnandrainbows- Rainbow or Watermelon keyring
💜@little.book.explorers- 1000 things in nature Usborne book.
❤@wildologykids- Hand made wooden bird and flashcard of your choice. 🧡 @storyprops- 3 Different Story Puppets PDF Download 💛A little something from me- Lanka Kade pushalong ladybird. .
For your chance of winning these,
1) Like this post
2) Tag your friends in the comments below.
(1 tag per comment & each tag is counted as an entry into the giveaway)
3) Sharing isn't a condition of entry but very much appreciated! 🌈 Then make sure you are following @playadventuresbythesea, @create_make_and_play along with all the small businesses mentioned above. .

Please note this is open to UK residents only.
The Winner will be randomly selected after the giveaway closes at 10pm on 21st June.
This giveaway is not endorsed or associated with Instagram or partners.
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Our Little People have been enjoying a spot of str

Our Little People have been enjoying a spot of strawberry picking today. Hope you have enjoyed your weekend as much as they have 🤩
#sensoryplay #outdoorplay #littlegardeners #gardenexplorers #growyourown #earlyyears #earlyyearsideas #outdoorlearning

Sunday share 💕 A big thank you @thejoyjournal f

Sunday share 💕
A big thank you @thejoyjournal for sharing your picture of our Bug Stones alongside your beautiful homemade playdough. See recipe below ⬇️ Regram• @thejoyjournal When all else fails with entertaining our kids... when TV has been watched to the point of hysteria and no one feels 100% (hay fever, lethargy, high emotions & heavy weather) - family play dough sessions are the one 💟 This is homemade beetroot play dough with some incredible new bug stones which the girls were obsessed with. Stamping and making bug prints, shrieking with delight at each one, we had a go and it was deeply satisfying. An unwinding activity that saves for days of play if you keep it stored well. So if you can’t quite gather yourself at the start of this new week, or feel pushed to pre-organise activities then go easy on yourself and take it a day at a time. But making a batch could last you days of go to play and help you find a little calm too ✨ From my book; 1/2 cup flour, 1/4 cup fine salt, (1tsp powder beet), lemon wedge squeezed, 1 tsp oil, 1/4 cup warm water. ALSO, small business shout out... 🐜 the bug stones are from @tinkertrayplay in the “stones & pebbles” category #calmplay #bugs #stamps #playdough #wildflowers #familytime #creativeplay #minibeasts #winddownactivities #earlyyearsactivities #earlyyearsideas #letthemplay #naturalexplorer #natureplay

🐇 Footprint Fun 🐇 Love this set up from @mu

🐇 Footprint Fun 🐇
Love this set up from @mummy_andus2 using our Woodland Footprints. This activity is ideal for a small group or pod and if you are a setting with individual playdough pots per child, the footprints sets are easy to share out.
Regram 🦌 Animal prints 🦌 .

Today I set this simple play up for Barnaby. I got back out the woodland stamps from @yellow_door_education and used our new moss green playdough from @organisedchaoswithkids. We used the footprint animal sheets from @mini.nature.explorers - Barnaby pressed into the play dough the animal stamp and then found the correct prints on the sheet and the correct animal. He really enjoyed doing this 😊
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Prints #natureplayalong @the.little.adventurer.blog
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Lockdown Discoveries A very clever and talented la

Lockdown Discoveries
A very clever and talented lady has painted these story characters in our local park for the children to discover. They’ve been so popular with the local families. What little gems have you discovered on your doorstep?
#sharingstories #picturebooks #gruffalo #roomonthebroom #bookishplay #storytime #outdoorstories #literacyoutdoors #outdoorplay #activitiesforkids #activitiesfortoddlers #earlyyearsideas

🦕Dinosaur Dig🦕 Love this dinosaur play from

🦕Dinosaur Dig🦕
Love this dinosaur play from the fabulous @create_make_and_play Who wouldn’t love finding fossils and digging up bones 💕

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#playathometoday ‘coconut’ ✅ ⁣
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Digging in the sand for dinosaur fossils! I hid the different sized dinosaur bones and fossil stones from @yellow_door_education and dinosaur fossils for Luca to dig and find. ⁣
Luca loved digging for the fossils and placing them inside the coconut homes. He must have been sat in the sand tray for at least 30 minutes as quiet as anything! ⁣
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LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES:⁣
•a deeper understanding of the world⁣
•new language (bones)⁣
•fine and gross motor skills (digging)⁣
•imaginative play⁣
•explore, investigate, collect, compare and measure the bones ⁣
•mathematical language (language related to size) ⁣
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CURRICULUM LINKS: ⁣
22-36/30-50 months⁣
•shape, space and measure- ordering length and using language “big” and “little”⁣
•speaking- learning new mathematical language ⁣
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So here are the top 9 ‘Number’ activities for

So here are the top 9 ‘Number’ activities for the final week of #ourplayinmay chosen by Cath from @learnwell_education 😍⁣
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Thank you so so much to everyone who entered over the past month 🌈 There were so many wonderful activities to take inspiration from, we hope you all had fun! ❤️⁣
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##inspiredlearning #mathsactivitiesforkids #numberfun #funwithnumbers #numberplay #numberplayactivities #earlyyearsactivities #earlyyearseducation #earlyyearsideas #ourplayinmay 💕

Threading Pebble Rescue A quick fine motor activit

Threading Pebble Rescue
A quick fine motor activity with lots of language opportunities around colour, shape and texture. Can you find the white stones, the square stones, how does that pebble feel?
#finemotorskillsactivities #finemotorplay #threadingactivities #sensoryplay #fingerfidgets #earlyyearsideas #earlyyearsactivities #loosepartsplay #sensoryplayideas

🤩 9000 followers 🤩 So I blinked and we passe

🤩 9000 followers 🤩
So I blinked and we passed 9000 followers on Instagram! Thank you so much to each and every one of you for joining us on this journey. Every like, comment and tag makes us feel connected which feels especially important right now. We are truly grateful ❤️😍❤️

⭐️ GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED⭐️ . Yellow Door and

⭐️ GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED⭐️
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Yellow Door and Earlyyearsoutdoor have joined together to create this fantastic letter and number themed giveaway. One lucky winner will win this inspiring collection of outdoor learning essentials...
🍃 Nature Alphabet download
🍃 Word-building Pebbles
🍃 Spring Numbers download
🍃 Sum-building Pebbles
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How do I enter I hear you ask?
✅ like this post
✅ tag your friends, every comment is an entry
✅ make sure you are following both accounts @earlyyearsoutdoor and @yellow_door_education
✅ share this post to your grid or stories for an extra entry (optional).
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Giveaway ends midnight on Friday 29th May. The winner will be chosen at random and will be announced the following day. Giveaway is UK only and is not affiliated with Instagram.

Good luck 😀

Don’t forget the week 4 theme for #ourplayinmay

Don’t forget the week 4 theme for #ourplayinmay is numbers. Use the hashtag in your number play post to be entered and you could win a set of the amazing Number Trays from @learnwell_education ❤️

🦖Dinosaur Biscuits🦖 Following on from this m

🦖Dinosaur Biscuits🦖
Following on from this morning’s post the lovely @maybe_montessori has sent a video of the dinosaur footprint biscuits. These look great. Can’t wait to try this idea with my footprint sets 😀

#investigativeplay #dinoplay #earlyyearsideas #toddleractivities #foodie #lockdownlearning #letsplay #letthemplay #toddlersofinstagram #toddleractivitiesathome

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