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Love this sparkling autumnal set up from @playingw

Love this sparkling autumnal set up from @playingwithprimrose •AUTUMN REFLECTIONS•
I filled Primroses mirror tray with lots of autumnal themed resources and she enjoyed discovering the range of textures & different reflections. During this activity I introduced a version of eye spy where I said; ‘I spy with my little eye, a hedgehog, can you find it?’ Primrose absolutely loved this little task which I repeated for different items and she carefully observed the contents of the tray to find each object when asked. This simple set up was great for practicing recognition, concentration and cognitive development.

🍁🍂🦉🐿🦔🐾🪵🍄🌰

Tickit mirror tray & loose parts, Yellow Door feast of nature stones, Lanka Kade/Holztiger wooden animals and Grapat eggs available at @yesbebeuk

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#primroseviolet #activitiesforkids #learningthroughplay #openendedplay #playbasedlearning #sensoryplayideas #sensoryplay #invitationtoexplore #playwithlittleflowers #playactivitiesforfun #playinatray #trayplaytoday #trayplayideas
#anytrayanyplay #shallweplaytoday #letsplayandlearntoday
#inspired_creative_kids
#learningwiththesmalls
#sensoryplayyourway
#simplesensoryplayideas
#natureplayalong - Leaves
#october_play - Acorns
#funbudgetplay - Nature play
#create_play_inspire - Owl
#playandcreatetoday - Autumn nature
#showusyoursmallworld - Pumpkin
#weplayautumn - Hedgehog

🍂 AUTUMN GIVEAWAY 🍁 We love celebrating autu

🍂 AUTUMN GIVEAWAY 🍁 We love celebrating autumn play and we are very excited to collaborate with @tinkertrayplay in this playful giveaway.

Guess how many Yellow Door resources are in the jar?

Just tell us your answer in the comments and whoever has the correct number wins! If loads of you guess right, then we will select the winner at random from the correct guesses and if no one does, then the nearest guess will win.

One winner will receive an awesome autumn bundle including: Sensory Leaf Tiles, Let’s Roll – Forest Friends, Woodland Footprints and Feast of Nature.

To be in with a chance to win:
🍁 Make sure you are following both @yellow_door_education and @tinkertrayplay
🍁 Tell us how many items you think are in the jar
🍁 Like this post and tag your friends in the comments too
🍁 Share to your stories if you can 😊

The competition is running on both accounts so you can have two guesses to give you more chance to win!
Competition closes on Sunday 17th October at 9pm and the winner will be announced in our stories on Monday 18th October.
UK entrants only. This giveaway is in no way affiliated with Instagram. Please be aware of potential scams and do not give any bank details out as part of this competition.

Thank you to @mylittlebrightsparks for taking our

Thank you to @mylittlebrightsparks for taking our Billy Goats Gruff characters into their natural environment and re-enacting the story 😁

I challenged myself to do an outdoor play for this gorgeous story sack by @yellow_door_education .

I pictured a bridge play with my three boys representing the three goats . Meaning I was the troll 😂.

It worked really well my eldest helping to retell the story and they walked across the bridge acting it out. There was a style to get over too so the 2YO had a little climbing practise .
The middle child lost his football under the bridge and had to get it . He at times can resemble a troll too. 🤪.
The 2YO looked sheepishly under .

Thank you for giving us this challenge @yellow_door_education #gifted #review

I love how the book and set match perfectly , great animation and perfect size for little hands .

We enjoyed our little outdoor adventure.

#yellowdooreducation
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#gingerbuttons_alphabet O #overthebridge

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#eyfsideas
#eyfsinspiration
#preschoolactivities
#preschoolathome
#1000hoursoutside
#outsideplay
#forestschool
#literacymatters
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#playbasedlearning
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#playtolearn
#roleplay
#imaginativeplay
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#storybasket
#storytimeforkids
#parklife
#billygoatsgruff
#bridge

Wonderful and deeply engaging play with our ocean

Wonderful and deeply engaging play with our ocean rollers from @oscie_pops_play 🌊 SEA PLAYDOUGH 🌊

Little playdough set up for my eldest after a morning at preschool today.
We absolutely love these @yellow_door_education rollers so decided to do a sea theme using our new playdough from @crazycraftsltd .
He loved exploring the textures of the shells and pushing each element into the playdough to make marks.

- the gorgeous respiin blue baskets, yellow door rollers, treasure tube, tactile shells and star fish are all from @little_acornsuk OSCIE10 for discount 💙

- the playdough and felt balls are from @crazycraftsltd OSCIE10 for discount 💙

- pebbles are from @playpebbles OSCIE10 for discount 💙

*items bought with collaborative discount*

#letsplayandlearntoday #inspireuswithyourplay #funbudgetplay #ourlittleworldofplay #weeklythemeplay #thesensoryadventures #simpleplayforlittles #playandlearntoday #funthemed_activities #inspired_creative_kids #tinyhandsbigplans #playactivitiesforfun #playandsharetoday #wonderworldplay #connectinglittlelearners #messyplayanyway #keep_them_entertained #creative_play_everyday #everydaysensoryplay #allyearfunplay #learningwiththesmalls #connectforcreativity #create_play_inspire #playathometoday #cubs_at_play #funplaytimeadventures #playinoctober #october_play #littleacornsrep #crazycraftsplay

🍂🐿 Nature-inspired play 🦊🍂 We love cre

🍂🐿 Nature-inspired play 🦊🍂 We love creating play resources that extend the learning to be found in nature. Most of our resources are designed to be used outdoors and are ideal for forest school or on nature walks… but they are also perfect for bringing inside to explore and talk about the things the children may have noticed in their outdoor play 😊.

Thinking about animals, habitats and seasons can be introduced through simple crafts and playdough activities, and as part of reflecting on their nature experiences outdoors.

#natureplay #playdoughactivities #forestschool #autumnplay #seasonalplay #natureinspiredplay #animaltracks #eyfsplaydough #understandingtheworldeyfs

These are awesome pine cone patterns made with our

These are awesome pine cone patterns made with our feast of nature play pieces from @playingwithprimrose 😍

Perfect for sensory play and practising seasonal fine motor skills!

AUTUMN PLAYDOUGH
Primrose was very fond of this simple invitation to play and she used the feast of nature stones to create beautiful patterns in the gingerbread playdough. The range of different textures, scents & colours enabled lots of soothing sensory play. Not only was this set up relaxing, it was also great for practicing fine motor skills, dexterity, cognitive development and independent imaginary play.
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Gingerbread playdough & bamboo knife from @childledplayway - Primrose10 for 10% off.

Feast of nature stones available at @yesbebeuk

#playingwithprimrose #nannyturnedmumma
#primroseviolet #activitiesforkids #learningthroughplay #openendedplay #playbasedlearning #sensoryplayideas #sensoryplay #invitationtoexplore #playwithlittleflowers #playactivitiesforfun #playinatray #trayplaytoday #trayplayideas
#allyearfunplay #shallweplaytoday #letsplayandlearntoday
#inspired_creative_kids
#learningwiththesmalls
#sensoryplayyourway
#simplesensory_playtime
#weplay_autumn #letsplay_autumn
#autumnplaypnw
#playandcreatetoday - Autumn nature
#natureplayalong - Leaves
#playinoctober - Leaves
#littlesplayshare - Playdough
#playfulmakers - Awesome Autumn

This is a fantastic way to link phonics and letter

This is a fantastic way to link phonics and letter recognition in with sensory space play 🚀 Thank you to @mamasden for letting us share their space soup mix recipe 😄

• Space • Phonics •|
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It’s space week and we are doing lots of space themed play to explore our knowledge of space and the solar system but this will also include some phonics play and numeracy.
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Today we created a phonics sensory soup, jelly balls laced with letter pebbles and story stones to interlink our letter recognition and our key words.
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I had some word cards to match the letters for some children just at the beginning of their phonics journey and those able to recognise the letters we practiced our jolly phonics.
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What space themed play have you enjoyed this week?
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#mamasden #mamaseyden #thisfamilyden #space #spacerhemedplay #spaceweek #sensoryplay #childmindersofinstagram #childcare #childled #messyplay #eymaths #eyliteracy #jollyphonics #phonicswithkids #earlyyears #learningfun #learningathome #playideas #playinspiration #invitationtoplay #looseparts #curiosityapproach #hyggeintheearlyyears #eyfs

🎃 ROLL ON HALLOWEEN 🎃 We are very excited ab

🎃 ROLL ON HALLOWEEN 🎃 We are very excited about all things autumnal and just realised that Halloween is not so far away! Our Let’s Roll Forest Friends and Garden Bugs have perfect patterns & imprints for Halloween play and crafts 😊Spider & web, spooky forest & bat, autumn leaves & ferns are all ready to roll and stamp in playdough, clay or biscuit dough!!!

We can’t wait to see what other spooky creations you and your children come up with 🕷🕸🦇

#halloweencrafts #autumncrafts #finemotorskills #playdoughfun #seasonalplay #autumnplay #autumnplayideas

Thank you to @earlyyearsoutdoor for sharing these

Thank you to @earlyyearsoutdoor for sharing these amazing imprints made by our Forest Friends rollers! Ideal for autumn-themed play 😊

These new autumn rollers from @yellow_door_education are perfect for Playdough 🧡
I have the polar themed ones but the forest themed ones are just gorgeous 🌳🍁
My playdough is @little.munchkins.early.years 🧡

#yellowdoor #playdough #playdoughideas #eyfs #earlyyears #eyfsteacher #provisionenhancement #continuousprovision #classroomideas #finemotorskills #play #childrensresources #weloveautumnplay #gifted

🍂 SENSORY SCAVENGER HUNT 🍁 Autumn is a fant

🍂 SENSORY SCAVENGER HUNT 🍁

Autumn is a fantastic time of year to get outside for the best of colours, shape and textures in nature. Why not take some of your favourite autumnal resources on a scavenger hunt to find & compare with the real thing? Children love collecting and exploring natural materials and you could bring them together to create sensory treasure baskets or add them to your loose parts play 😊

#natureplay #autumnplay #autumnplayideas #naturallooseparts #outdoorlearning #scavengerhuntideas

We had never thought of using our honey bees and l

We had never thought of using our honey bees and ladybugs for tic tac toe but this is such a fab idea from@mini_messy_kids 🤩🤩🤩

We like the way they have repurposed the log to create an amazing outdoor play & learning resource!!! Swipe through to see DIY step by step guide!

𝐃𝐈𝐘 𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐚𝐜 𝐭𝐨𝐞 🐞🐝
I’m trying to use up a lot of stuff in the garden which is just laying around for more play ideas outside.
I used my rotary tool to create a tic tac toe outline on a large log slice. This one is starting to crack and has some marks over it but it’s not a biggy when it comes to play :)
We used our @yellow_door_education counting stones from @little_acornsuk for the pieces.
Second picture shows Jobi extremely happy that he beat Mommy at his first game 😅
Learning opportunities-
🐞fine motor skills
🐞critical thinking
🐞memory
🐞social skills
🐞understanding and asking questions
🐞counting
🐞sequence

#mathsoutdoors #mathsplay #outdoorlearning #simplemaths #tictactoe

Here are some lovely, creative ideas for using our

Here are some lovely, creative ideas for using our Sensory Stones 😊 Thank you @elenigrif for letting us share 😍

🌀 5 things to do with sensory stones...
I have these @yellow_door_education sensory stones (from @little_acornsuk) and they are lovely for open ended play! Here are 5 things you can do with them if you're not sure...
1️⃣ fill the patterns with chickpeas
2️⃣ printing into playdough
3️⃣ feely bag
4️⃣ a combination - Noah came up with this one, he printed in the playdough and counted out the chickpeas that he put in the print
5️⃣ role play - who says they are just for feeling - Noah also likes making these into sandwiches 🤣
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You can find these on the @little_acornsuk website or linked in my bio! Use NOAH10 for discount 😊
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Chickpeas- @trayplaytoolkits
Playdough - @momayasorganics
Feely bag - @little_acornsuk (Lanka kade)
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With the autumn equinox today it is officially the

With the autumn equinox today it is officially the start of autumn - hooray!!! 🍁🍂🐿🦊

We have been seeing so many awesome autumn set ups and just wanted to highlight that we have lots & lots of resources that lend themselves to autumn seasonal learning & play 😊

Swipe through ➡️ to see some of our ideas. @samgoldsworthychildminding mentioned that she didn’t know we had a wooden tree set, so we thought we’d highlight that too. The trees have lots of seasonal detail and work well in so many play set ups!

Take a look at our full autumn & woodland range on our website… just search for ‘autumn’ 🌳🍂

#weloveautumn #autumnplay #autumnplayideas #eyfsautumn #woodlandplay #forestplay #autumnequinox

Thank you @welshmumofgirls for tagging us in your

Thank you @welshmumofgirls for tagging us in your day out and taking our fossil stones along with you to compare 😊

The photos are amazing and reassuring that we have managed to make our fossils look like the real thing! They really seem to have added to the experience which is lovely to see.

We’ve been fossil hunting today at Cardiff museum!

It was a spontaneous decision to just hop in the car and go to Cardiff and we ended up in the museum! I’ve always wanted to take the kids!

They thoroughly enjoyed exploring new things! I took our @yellow_door_education fossil stones purchased from @un_tro with us!

The girls grabbed our fossil stones and went on a hunt to find real life fossils resembling them!

They had fun doing so and asked a lot of questions around fossils and dinosaurs!

Do you take any learning resources or toys on your days out to inspire learning through play?

#fossilhunting #investigativeplay #exploremuseums #dinosaurdiscovery #fossils

More autumn-themed story play with our forest frie

More autumn-themed story play with our forest friends rollers…🍂🌳

This is gorgeous gruffalo play from @oscie_pops_play that we are excited to share, thank you 😍

🌲 GRUFFALO 🌲

After a lovely morning at preschool school I decided to set up a playdough Gruffalo activity for when he got home as playdough is his fav thing at the moment.
I used our new chocolate playdough which we won from @oki.dough.ki and our new forest rollers from @little_acornsuk which are amazing! They are perfect for little hands, make the most amazing marks and come in a set of 6, all with different patterns on. He then tried to make his own gruffalo out of the playdough and we used the pebbles, buddy from @we_are_little_wonders and wood slices to help us read the story 😊.

- @yellow_door_education forest playdough rollers, wooden tray and loose parts all from @little_acornsuk
- pebbles from @playpebbles
- gruffalo story slices from @tellastorystoryspoons
Use OSCIE10 for discount from all 3 businesses 💛 *some items bought with collaborative discount*

#playwithzacandjack WOODLAND
#allyearfunplay_juliadonaldson GRUFFALO

#littleacornsrep #buddiesloveplay #letsplay_autumn #letsplayandlearntoday #inspireuswithyourplay #funbudgetplay #ourlittleworldofplay #thesensoryadventures #simpleplayforlittles #playandlearntoday #funthemed_activities #inspired_creative_kids #tinyhandsbigplans #playactivitiesforfun #playaccountsunited #playandsharetoday #wonderworldplay #connectinglittlelearners #messyplayanyway #keep_them_entertained #creative_play_everyday #everydaysensoryplay #allyearfunplay #learningwiththesmalls #playinspiration #anyplaytoday #create_play_inspire #funplaytimeadventures

Out and about and have fun with with Let’s Roll

Out and about and have fun with with Let’s Roll Forest Friends• @windsorfamlife •Autumn Play Dough•

Apparently today is #nationalplaydoughday so we had to get out some autumn play dough colours!

🎥 Check out my stories today to see Lucy mixing play dough colours to make some brown play dough.

We also used our autumn log slices from @tellastorystoryspoons and our @yellow_door_education woodland animal rollers from @gingerbuttons_looseparts you can use code WINDSOR10 for 10% off both.

🍁Do you let your children mix play dough colours?

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#happythursdayletsplay
#playspeakteach
#loosepartsplay
#looseparts
#earlyyearsplayshare
#mynatureplay
#fun_meets_learning
#playful_midweek
#haveagreatplay
#sharingnatureplay
#mum_play_learn
#natureplayalong
#playandlearn_withus
#playingourway
#playfulmakers
#playandlearntoday
#playlearnnurture
#playdoughplayactivities
#ourfunfactory
#haveyoursayplay
#todayforplay
#mycolourfulplay
#sharingeverydayplay
#funplay2learn
#playteachrepeat
#ourplayfulwonders
#aweekofplay
#playandcreatetoday

Where does bread come from? We loved this inviting

Where does bread come from? We loved this inviting set-up from @playwithus2 which shows off our Sensory Play Breads of the World Stones just beautifully! 🥐🍞🥖

Making Bread 🥖🍞🥐

Thought for National Play-Doh Day we would look at bread, where does it come from? How is it made? We used our @squidgeandsquish playdough. We also used our book* It starts with a seed from @beesybox which was a great help! The inspiration came from the breads of the world stones. He loved this but he is really tired today, so will come back to it later today.

Playdough roller* and wooden tray* from @carlastreasure
On the Go card from a set of number cards from @mileskellypub
Loose parts from @nurserynook

See highlights for rep codes.
*Brought with a collaborative discount.

#mybeesybox #carlastreasureresources #playdoughtools #playdoughplay #playdoughinvitation
#playdough #playdoughplayideas
#playdoughplaytime #invitationtolearn #invitationtocreate #playbasedlearning #playislearning #handsonlearning #handsonactivity #play_explore_create #toddlerlearning #toddleractivity #toddleractivities #toddlerplayactivities #mybusytoddler #toddlerplayideas #toddleractivitiesathome #playathome #sharingeverydayplay
#playlearningideas #earlylearning
#bookishwaytolearn #playtolearn #celebrate_daysoftheyear #adaytoplaydough

Lovely, leafy bookish play from @rainbowsanddinosa

🦔🦔🦔 This is such an appealing and playful

🦔🦔🦔 This is such an appealing and playful maths activity from @rascals_and_rainbows using our Jumbo Number Pebbles 👍

We love the feely bag element and fine motor skills encouraged through this tactile number play 😊

Number hedgehog 🦔

Taking advantage of the gorgeous evening by bringing our number play outdoors😍. A very simple activity for my little lady this evening, combining counting with one to one correspondence ,number recognition and fine motor skills practice (using the clothes pegs).

She simply had to close her eyes and choose a number from the bag. Identify the number and then give the hedgehog the correct number of spines🙌. This was such a quick and easy set up and she really loved it!
Check out my stories to see a video of her in action😍.

#eyfsmaths #eyfsmathsideas #eyfsmathsoutside #numberplay #mathsoutdoors #numberrecognition #hedgehogplay #pegplay

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