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Wake up and smell the coffee ☕️ We absolutely

Wake up and smell the coffee ☕️ We absolutely adored this set up from @mamasden posted last week ♥️

See if you can spot our Bread Stones in there too… perfect pastries & coffee for a lazy Sunday morning 🥐🥐🥐

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Today we created our very own coffee house, right out of the friends set but this barista had us all asking for more with her cocktail of coffees.
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Created with accessories from @hope_earlyyears our mud kitchen was quickly transformed into this fun and engaging space perfect for play and encouraging role play, science and maths as we scooped, poured and mixed.
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Head over to @ypoearlyyears for this amazing givea

Head over to @ypoearlyyears for this amazing giveaway of our Mud Kitchen Food Stones Collection 🤩 Just follow the instructions below for a chance to win!

😍 LITTLE LEARNERS GIVEAWAY 😍

We've teamed up with @yellow_door_education to give you the chance to win this fantastic set of sensory stones that your little ones can use in their play kitchens!

To enter the giveaway, all you need to do is click the link in our bio, click 'WIN a Yellow Door Sensory Stones Set...' and enter your details on the page to sign up to our FREE Little Learners magazine.

By subscribing, you'll get sent all future copies of Little Learners magazine in the post, we'll also send you ideas and inspiration to your inbox. Subscribers automatically get entered into our future exclusive Little Learners competitions too, so you'll never miss your chance to WIN.

Good luck!!! 🤩

#competition #EYFS #learningthroughplay #eyfsideas #playbasedlearning #earlyyearsideas #sensoryplay #earlyyearsteacher #earlyyears #PSHE #earlyyearslearning #earlyyearsinspiration #earlyyearsplay #nurseryactivities #eyfsinspiration #mudkitchenplay #mudkitchenideas

🤩 AMAZING NEWS 🤩 We are sooooo thrilled to h

🤩 AMAZING NEWS 🤩 We are sooooo thrilled to have won the Bett Award for Early Years Content for our Early Number and Pre-coding Apps 🎉🍾👏

We have been finalists but never winners before, so we are especially proud 😊

Did you know that all our apps are designed around our most-loved, tactile resources? This blending of physical and digital celebrates a unique approach to play and learning in the early years.

#bettawards2021 #edtech #learningapps #awardwinner #mathsapp #soexcited #blendedlearning

We were so impressed with this exciting looking Di

We were so impressed with this exciting looking Dinosaur Play Tray from @me_and_mrs_magee 🦖😀

Lots to explore here with all the natural materials and terrains added, as well as many sensory elements. We love dinosaur play and just want to dive straight in!!!

We tried to include lots of textures here for a very hot sunny day play!
Water, shaving foam, sand, pine cones and plenty of dinosaurs!

Using our @yellow_door_education fossils and dinosaur footprint stones, our @yellow_door_education dinosaur measuring bones and our @learningresourcesuk big tub of sorting dinosaurs. @cosydirect play tray and stand.

#myworldofplay #playwithmemammy #playandlearntoday #playathometoday #earlyyearsplayshare #playwithmumsfromasmallisland #findandfeaturefriday #eyfsadventureplay #allabouttheplay #learningthroughplay #anytrayanyplay #playteachrepeat #mymummyteacher #invitationtoplay
#learningwiththesmalls #socialsaturdaysquad #easypeasyplay #welovesimpleplay #messyplayanyway #funthemed_activities #ourlittleworldofplay
#thisfamilyden #1newplayaday #littlesensorythings #ourplaydaze #shallweplaytoday #weekdayplaywithus #theplayadventures
#tufftrayplay #smallworldplay

Love seeing our Bear Hunt characters in this senso

Love seeing our Bear Hunt characters in this sensory set up from @teachingmumanddad

We have been quiet for the last few wks and probably will be a little longer. We finished the continents topic in time for the twins bday then promised ourselves some time out. We took a few days away for their bday and are away a few days next wk, myself and Ben have been putting together their new school work ready to hopefully start in August so they children have had some time off to enjoy the weather.
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Today I was childminding my niece and they have all kept my busy. Out @scarletts.senses turned up and it was a brilliant box "we're going on a bear hunt" the children loved it, Buttercup created a beach scene while Button created an under water scene, meanwhile Bear was exploring his new rollers from @cairdymakes he loved them, they are so light and easy for little hands to use. we can't wait to get the new construction set.
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I also put together some simple sensory, using some old Pringle tubs, each one had a different filling to make different sounds and some pom poms and toilet tubes to encourage her pincher grip.
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We also had the farm out today and Buttercup say happily telling herself stories with the animals. We have thunder and lightning here, what about you?
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#playdoughkits #playdough #handmade #ecofriendly #ecoglitter #looseparts #shopsmall #supportworkingmums #creativeplay #imaginativeplay #christmas #invationtoplay #invationtolearn #playmatters #invationtocreate #toddlers #toddlersofinstagram #homeed #homeeducation #playtime #sensory #eyfsideas

☀️ Make mud sundaes while the sun shines ☀️ You don’t need a fully furnished mud kitchen to create an outside role play area… just a shelf or upturned crate and add a range of interesting collected containers, utensils, natural materials, mud & water.

Children will have their own ideas about what they want to create but mud kitchen recipe cards can inspire something new, as well as help thinking about processes and develop maths language 🙂

#mudkitchen #mudkitchenideas #mudkitchenplay #muddyplay #kitchenroleplay #eyfsideas #eyfsinspiration

❄️ Frozen in ice ❄️ In all this hot weathe

❄️ Frozen in ice ❄️ In all this hot weather, simple water and ice activities come into their own! Exploring ice & melting is great for early STEM investigations, as well as for creating inviting small world play scenes 🐧. It is also a playful way to cool down 🥵

See how our Pre-coding Penguins love being in their natural environment!!!

#iceplay #stem #stemintheearlyyears #waterplay #penguinsofinstagram #eyfsideas #eyfsscience #smallworldplay

🔶🔹Sensory Shape Sorting 🔹🔶 Just wante

🔶🔹Sensory Shape Sorting 🔹🔶

Just wanted to share this activity set up from @littleowlskellythompson 🤩

It is a lovely tactile way to introduce lots of maths language with opportunities to compare, sort, describe and measure!

Tomorrow’s invitation to learn, inspiration comes from my lovely insta friend who has an amazing account @play.to.learn.with.katy as Katy did a gorgeous shape activity last week

@play.to.learn.with.katy @reelwooddesign @yellow_door_education
@themajesticjoy
@cosydirect
@ikeauk @thelittlecoachhouse

#supportsmallbusiness #littleowlsplay #selflove_shoutout #easyplaytoday #easypeasyandfun #easypeasyplaytoday #easypeasyplayuk #creativemamacrafts #cardboardplay #cardboardcraft #cardboardart #cardboarddesign #creative #shape #shapeplayactivities #shapeactivities #earlymathsfun #bookishplayideas #bookishwaytoplay #bookish_bingo #eyfsplayalldaychallenge #eyfsmaths #eyfsactivities

Just thought this was a beautiful and inviting set

Just thought this was a beautiful and inviting set up from @deedee_in_wonderland

It inspires lots of talk about flowers & insects and the important role they play. We love the use of open-ended loose parts to explore pattern, shape and colour too 😊🦋🌷This is a fantastic activity to dive into after time spent in the garden, a nature walk or for rainy day play!

💐 FLOWERS 💐

We are joining in with @thewoodenplayden Summer play and we are ticking off Garden with this set up. We have lots of wild flowers growing in our garden and we always enjoy spotting wild flowers on our walks.

We've been discussing today why flowers are so important - they can feed birds, insects, animals and humans and aid in plants reproduction by enticing outside pollinators. Let's face it without flowers, plants would be green and the world would be a lot duller place.

If you fancy joining in a summer of play just use the hashtag #wpdsummerplay and you could be in with a chance of winning a £20 voucher.

*some items purchased with a collaborative discount*

#wpdsummerplay #wpdplayideas #wpdnatureplay #thewoodenplayden #brandrep #woodentoys #ecotoys #sustainablysourced #openendedplay #openendedtoys #learningthroughplay #invitationtoplay #invitationtolearn #earlyyears #eyfs #discoverunder6k #flowers #garden #summerplay #loosepartsplay #looseparts #pretty #fun #letkidsplay #natureplay #nature #playideas #colourful #playtray #reelwooddesigns

Mud,sticks and mindfulness… just some of the act

Mud,sticks and mindfulness… just some of the activity themes packed into the latest issue of Little Learners amazing free magazine 😀

We were delighted when our friends @ypoearlyyears asked us to be part of the issue and loved contributing some muddy inspiration 😊

We recommend making a hot cuppa and take some time to have a read, as it is full of practical insights and activity ideas for all early years settings, practitioners and parents! Link in our stories so you can browse online.

Fantastic competition on the back page for a chance to win our Sensory Food Stones Collection too!!!

#littlelearners #earlyyearsideas #mudkitchenideas #loosepartsplay #earlyyears #eyfsideas #ypo #yellowdooreducation #sensoryplay #earlyyearsactivities

⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Our Little Peopl

⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Our Little People are very excited about tonight… how are you feeling? 😁😬😳

#itscominghome #euro2020 #englandvsdenmark #comeonengland #footballknitting #knittersofinstagram #littlepeoplebigdreams

Really like this creative tea time activity with o

Really like this creative tea time activity with our fruit stones 🍏🍉🥝🥑@unicorn_learning_through_play Fruit tea ☕️

Made some cardboard tea bags, coloured some really cheap tea with @wiltoncakes food paste, added our @yellow_door_education fruit stones and @craftedbybears alphabet cards.

Deep Tuff from @cosydirect

#cosytuffspot #homeschooldailyapple
#messyplayalong #messyplayanyway
#recyclemeplay @recyclemeplay
#playathometoday #messyplay #sensoryplay #getcreativewith @get.creative.with
#craftedbybears
#toddleractivities #diyplayideas #homeschoolingideas #preschoolactivities #learningthroughplay
#montessori #diytoys #creativemamacrafts @creative_mama_che #eyfsactivities #montessoriathome #simpleplayideas #invitationtoplay #playideas #recycleanddraw #makecreateplay #hellowonderfuldiy #recycleandplay
#wearecardboardfolk @cardboardfolk #createrecyleandplay @inescruzauthor
#diyplayideas #kidscraft101 @kidscrafts101 @diyplayideas

🦴Bestselling, best-loved bones 🦴 We have se

🦴Bestselling, best-loved bones 🦴

We have seen lots of inspiring palaeontology and investigative play posts recently, so thought we would highlight our Match & Measure Dinosaur Bones!

They are just waiting to be unearthed and discovered, and appeal to children’s natural curiosity. They also inspire lots of descriptive maths language and skills: biggest, smallest, shortest, longest, match, compare, count, sort, order, classify…

They are great for any dinosaur-themed play but also up to challenging older learners! You could research the size of some well-known dinosaurs and then mark out the dinosaur’s dimensions on your outdoor space, promoting lots of discussion and problem-solving along the way. The findings can be staggering!

What kind of dinosaur play and learning do your little ones enjoy? 😁🦖🦕

#dinosaurbones #measuringskills #mathsplay #outdoormaths #palaeontologist #investigativeplay #mylittlestemists #eyfsmaths #primarymaths #handsonmaths #outdoorlearning #eyfsstem

We love this way of using our Natural Shape Viewer

We love this way of using our Natural Shape Viewers 🔺🔻🔺from @mylittlebrightsparks

We knew they would be a great resource on nature hunts and neighbourhood walks but hadn’t really thought about using them for a letter hunt… such a great idea 👏

We’re going on A letter hunt

We took out triangle shape viewer from @yellow_door_education on a neighbourhood walk . I was so impressed that our work on A and the focus of the shape viewer allowed him to point out an A on a sign . I will try again to see if he still remembers but I was really pleased 😀.

#gingerbuttons_alphabet @gingerbuttons_looseparts Letter A week inspired play challenge.

@littlewhispersuk @little.whispers.kids.club #littlewhispersuk #littlewhisperskids #gingerbuttonslooseparts #gingerbuttonsrep code BRIGHT
#lettera #atozscavengerhunt #neighbourhoodwalk #lettersearch #shapeviewers #yellowdooreducation #eyfsideas #preschoolactivities #adaptmyplay #toddlerplay #literacyoutdoors #naturehunt #shareyourplaywithme #fun2learnwithus

Have you been wondering how to say ‘thank you’

Have you been wondering how to say ‘thank you’ to a nursery, preschool, childminder or teacher? This is a great idea from @explore_with_briggsandbobs

Giving a learning resource they can use in their setting will be much appreciated and will benefit many children in the future 😊

🎁 Teacher gifts 🎁

Every year I struggle what to get teachers for leaving gifts. I sometimes do some homemade pressies like decorated candles or sweet baskets.

This year I asked for some recommendations. And the amazing little whispers reps all agreed a resource for the nursery. Admittedly I never thought of getting resources for the nursery as a gift before. But it’s a great idea!!!

Lack of funding can often mean nurseries and schools can’t get as much as they would like. There are a lot of affordable choices and I found loads on the @littlewhispersuk shop.

Because of our move this year I picked some @yellow_door_education safari prints bought from @littlewhispersuk These are a brilliant size and have so many uses. And the nursery were so grateful for them!!! Go check out the website for some more fab gift ideas. And keep your eyes peeled on my stories for some of my favourites.

I then had the dilemma of having no wrapping paper, because well I forgot!!!! Luckily for me I remembered we had some sensory scarfs I had bought but never used. So I decided to do some Furoshiki wrapping.

Keep checking for an upcoming video on this lovely way of wrapping using this style.

#furoshiki #fabricwrapping #yellowdoor #littlewhispersrep #littlewhispersuk #littlewhispersshelfie #lwawesometeam #earlyyears #nurseryresources #schoolresources #earlyyearslearning #eyfs #giftideas
#teachergiftideas #thankyouteacher #nurserygift

We really love this maths-inspired water play from

We really love this maths-inspired water play from @rascals_and_rainbows

It is a great way to explore number in a very tactile and visual way. Lots of maths learning with simple questions and lots of fun too 😊

Sensory number play💦

Our second water-themed activity today for @weplayhome . A very simple set up, but a fun way to reinforce number recognition, counting and sequencing within 10🙌.

I simply filled a tray with coloured water and added our jumbo numbers, pom poms and Numicon shapes. My four year old chose number pebbles and their matching Numicon shapes and then used her fine motor tools to fish out pompoms and fill in the holes on the Numicon shapes. I encouraged her to count the pompoms as she placed them on the holes.

When she was finished matching the Numicon and number pebbles and had filled in the pompoms, I asked her to set out the numbers in order from 1-10. Then I asked her questions like ‘What number comes before/after/in between?’ to check her knowledge of numbers to 1-10.

#numicon
#numiconmath
#eyfsmaths
#eyfsmathsideas
#earlymathsfun
#hopeedey
#weplaywater
#playathometoday
#ministhatplay_summer
#1newplayaday
#connectforcreativity
#playinjune
#june_play
#festiveplaynlearn
#summerplaypnw
#weeklythemeplay
#easypeasyplay
#creativeplayeveryday
#inspiredchildsplay
#celebrateallplay
#showoffyourplay
#wpdplayideas
#wpdhomelearning
#eyfsathome
#festiveseasonplayideas
#inspired_creative_kids
#playsavedtheday
#letsplaywithseasons

This is a lovely hands-on activity with our fruit

This is a lovely hands-on activity with our fruit & vegetable stones that will inspire lots of descriptive language, sorting skills and questions… such as is a tomato a fruit or vegetable? 🤷

Post shared from @learnandplaystrong

Fruits & Veggies 🍎🥕
Played with our new sensory stones and they are amazing! Worked on sorting fruits and veggies (with the help of mom). Landon loved raking and digging in the dirt that we made! 🍓🥦

Sensory bin - @kookaroo_
Sensory stones - @yellow_door_education from @playroommom
Stickers - @harpersstickers
Dirt - baking soda, cocoa powder, coffee grounds and a splash of water

#toddlerlife #toddlerplayideas #sensoryplay #openendedplay #imaginativeplay #finemotorplay #sensoryplaytime ##invitationtoplay #showoffyourplay #playaccountsunited #openplayyourway #shareyourplaywithme #playlearnandshine #sensoryplayyourway #weplayed2day #inspiredchildplay #anytrayanyplay
#playactivitiesforfun #littlesplayshare #inspireourplaytoday #allyearfunplay #simplesensoryplayideas #haveagreatplay #learningthroughplay #simpleplayforlittles #tinyhandsbigplans
#showusyourplayideas
#funthemed_activities #playandcreatetoday

Love this post from @learnwell_education so just w

Love this post from @learnwell_education so just wanted to share ❤️

Different but the same 🌸🌺🌼

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They look so different but they’ve all got five petals. Different sizes, different colours, different shapes.

As well as being a wonderful opportunity for talking about how we classify things it’s also a chance to talk about diversity.

💛🧡❤️💜❤️🧡💛

We may look different on the outside but we share the same hopes and dreams on the inside

💛🧡❤️💜❤️🧡💛

#eyfs #eyfsideas #eyfsinspiration #eyfsmaths #learningthroughplay #learningthroughplaying #learningthroughnature #openendedplay #reggioinspired #learnwelleducation #earlyyearseducation #earlyyearsideas #earlyyearsmaths #preschool #preschoolactivities #childminders #childmindersofinstagram #childledlearning #schoolclosureplay #homelearning #earlyyearspractitioner
#finemotorskills #earlymathsskills #montessori #montessoriathome #letthemplay #sensoryplayideas #filltheirdaywithplay #diversityandinclusion

This is a perfect picnic play feast from @playingw

This is a perfect picnic play feast from @playingwithprimrose 🥪🥨🍰

Lovely to see the role play opportunities and the creative way our food stones can be used with playdough. We were really impressed with the imprints!!!
Love the giant sandwich making and the real party rings added at the end 😄

PLAY DOUGH PICNIC
Primrose is showing a real interest in role play at the moment and so she loved this little activity! I made two cardboard sandwiches topped with playdough which Posy enjoyed cutting, stamping the food stones into & squishing! She did lots of tea pouring, stirring (with added sound effects 🥲😍) and then Daddy surprised us by adding some real party rings to the pretend biscuits! Posy wasn’t fooled for long and quickly scoffed one before running off with the other two 😂

This set up was inspired by the brilliant @howweplayed2day’s beans on toast activity - head to her fantastic page for lots more wonderful play!

Gingerbread playdough from @childledplayway - Primrose10 for 10% off.

#playingwithprimrose #nannyturnedmumma
#primroseviolet #activitiesforkids #learningthroughplay #openendedplay #playbasedlearning #sensoryplayideas #sensoryplay #invitationtoexplore #playwithlittleflowers #playactivitiesforfun #playinatray #trayplaytoday
#inspireourplaytoday
#allyearfunplay #shareyourplaywithme
#creative_play_everyday #shallweplaytoday
#letsplayandlearntoday
#theplayadventures #allaboutheplay
#sensoryplayyourway
#1newplayaday - Playdough
#playandcreatetoday - Picnic
#littlesplayshare - Picnic
#ourplaydaze - Loose parts
#inspired_creative_kids - Sensory
#keep_them_entertained - Food

It has been raining all day here ☔️🌧, has

It has been raining all day here ☔️🌧, has it been the same where you are? Water play on a sunny day seems so enticing but we don’t always feel the same way about a rainy day! 😐

Rain can be the perfect play partner and open up many opportunities for sensory and investigative play. Most children are drawn to rain and especially puddles but as adults we don’t always share the same enthusiasm! There are lots of simple activities and experiences you could keep in mind for the next rainy day…
🌸floating petals and flowers in puddles
🍁making natural frames around pools of water
🌉building bridges out of different materials
☁️looking at the changing reflections in puddles and describing what you see
🛴or riding through a puddle on a scooter and see how far the tyre tracks go!

You can find lots of other ideas in our Adventures Outdoors cards too 😊

#rainyplay #puddles #muddypuddles #rainisfun #outdoorlearning #natureplay #adventuresoutdoors #waterplay #splashinpuddles

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