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🐝💛 Happy World Bee Day! 💛🐝 We’ve ab

🐝💛 Happy World Bee Day! 💛🐝

We’ve absolutely loved seeing all the creative ways you’ve been marking #WorldBeeDay through sensory play, storytelling, nature exploration, and hands-on learning. Here are just a few of your beautiful posts that made us smile – thank you for sharing your buzz-worthy setups and ideas! 🍃

@tufftray_adventures
@read.play.learn.every.day
@jacotteetsuzette
@lifewith3men
@the_new_forest_nest
@ourbookishplaydays
@countrykidsfdc

(Sorry we can’t share them all – we see you and appreciate every single one! 🐝💛)

Let’s keep inspiring young minds to care for nature, explore the outdoors, and learn through play.

#worldbeeday #worldbeeday2025 #yellowdoorplay #yellowdooreducation #inspiretheirearlyyears #toddlersensoryplay #outdoorplay #eyfs #earlyyears #simpleplay #playideas #playinspiration #natureplay #beesandblooms #learningthroughnature

#WorldBeeDay is the perfect time to celebrate our

#WorldBeeDay is the perfect time to celebrate our buzzing friends while exploring early learning through play!

We’re loving this bee-themed tray by • @lottie_makes — a beautifully thoughtful setup that invites children to explore numbers, letters, and patterns all in one sensory-rich space.

With Honey Bee Number Stones for counting, Garden Bugs Rollers for mark-making, and Alphabet Stamping Stones to spark early literacy - this tray combines nature, play, and learning in the most joyful way.

A buzzing invitation to explore, discover, and learn through hands-on play!

#worldbeeday
#yellowdooreducation
#sandtray
#tufftrayideas
#learningthroughplay
#earlymaths
#sensoryplay
#playfullearning
#eyfsactivities
#mathsinearlyyears
#natureinspiredplay

Counting bees in the mud kitchen 🐝 Our set of b

Counting bees in the mud kitchen 🐝 Our set of busy bee stones will help children to develop an understanding of numbers and apply this knowledge in different contexts. They can be used for a range of learning opportunities…how would you use them? Have you tried them in the mud kitchen? 💦☀️🌿🐝

#bees #worldbeeday #counting #numeracy #earlymaths #outdoorplay #outdoorclassroom #mudkitchen #mudkitchenideas #mudkitchens #playbasedlearning #invitationtoplay #magicofchildhood #childhood #eyfs #earlyyears #earlyyearseducation #preschool #homeschool #homelearning #yellowdooreducation #playtime

Exploring Letters Through Play There’s somethin

Exploring Letters Through Play

There’s something magical about discovering letters in a way that invites touch, movement, and curiosity. Alphabet pebbles offer a playful, hands-on way for children to connect with letter shapes, sounds, and early word building - outside, at the tuff tray, in the sand, or even in the mud kitchen!

Whether they’re tracing with fingers, matching with objects, or using them in storytelling, children learn best when their senses are engaged and their learning is meaningful.

Because in the early years, it’s not just about recognising letters - it’s about experiencing them.

#earlyliteracy
#yellowdooreducation
#learningthroughplay
#eyfsideas
#alphabetfun
#tactilelearning
#earlyyearsplay
#markmaking
#playbasedlearning
#outdoorlearning

Sensory Worry Stones 🍃🤍 These beautifully t

Sensory Worry Stones 🍃🤍

These beautifully tactile stones are designed to offer comfort, calm, and focus - helping children feel safe and settled in their learning environment. Whether held, rubbed, or simply kept close, they provide gentle sensory input that can ease anxiety, support emotional regulation, and promote mindful moments throughout the day. A small tool with a big impact for well-being and self-awareness.

#worldmentalhealthweek
#childrenswellbeing
#mindfulmoments
#sensoryseeker
#emotionalregulation
#earlyyearswellbeing
#calmclassroom
#learningthroughplay
#mindfullearning
#yellowdooreducation

🐞 Ladybug Fun 🐞 Our Ladybug Counting Stones

🐞 Ladybug Fun 🐞

Our Ladybug Counting Stones are a playful way to explore counting to 20, subitising, odd and even numbers, and simple addition. Each set includes two of each number from 0–10—perfect for hands-on early maths!

Pair them with our Counting Cards, designed for outdoor learning with durable materials and engaging activities like leaf number lines and forest home matching.

Don’t forget the Count, Match and Order App—a great way to extend learning digitally with fun games at two levels, supporting independent and group play with both ladybug and honey bee themes.

📸 playful_porter

#earlylearning
#yellowdooreducation
#learningthroughplay
#mathactivities
#preschoolmath
#toddleractivities
#eyfslearning
#handsonlearning

A wonderfully creative matching game by @mummy.cre

A wonderfully creative matching game by @mummy.creates — perfect for little learners, especially if you have our Honey Bee Number Stones! 🐝🌼

Here’s what they did ⬇️
Using our @yellow_door_education number bees, they created a flower from cardboard and decorated it with @littlebrianpaintsticks. Each petal had a number of dots, and the boys had to count the dots and match them to the correct numbered bee. 🐝🌸

Such a fantastic way to build early counting skills — and it really helped Mr 4 slow down and focus on one-to-one correspondence! 💛

Top tip: Use a wet paintbrush after applying @littlebrianpaintsticks to smooth the paint on cardboard — genius!

Resources used:
• @yellow_door_education number bees
• Cardboard (recycled!)
• @littlebrianpaintsticks

#earlyyearsmaths #eyfsactivities #eyfsinspiration #PlayToLearn #CountingSkills #MathsThroughPlay #numberrecognition #beemaths #yellowdooreducation #cardboardplay #recycleandplay #matchinggame #sensoryplayideas #loosepartsplay #learningthroughplay #earlyyearsideas #recycledcrafts #ecofriendlyplay

Fantastic day at Nursery World’s Big Day Out! #

Fantastic day at Nursery World’s Big Day Out!
#yellowdooreducation #learningthroughplay #eyfs #earlyyears

Endangered Species Day is a powerful reminder of t

Endangered Species Day is a powerful reminder of the incredible animals and plants that need our help to survive. In the early years, it’s the perfect opportunity to nurture empathy, curiosity, and care for the natural world.

By introducing young children to endangered animals through stories, play, and hands-on activities, we can inspire a lifelong love for nature and an understanding of how our actions make a difference.

Here’s how we can help in early years:
🍃Explore animal habitats through small world play and books
🍃Create animal art to raise awareness and celebrate biodiversity
🍃Talk about kindness -,to animals, each other, and the planet
🍃Reduce waste and reuse materials in creative play
🍃Spend time in nature to build respect and connection with the environment

Little hands really can make a big difference! 💛

#endangeredspeciesday
#earlyyearseducation
#learningforsustainability
#eyfsactivities
#ecoearlyyears
#natureplay
#planetprotectors
#outdoorlearning
#earlyyearsmatter
#teachthemyoung
#learningthroughplaying
#sustainabilityinearlyyears
#loveourplanet
#wildlifeawareness
#handsonlearning

💖🌿 Feel calm as you roll dough rollers, embr

💖🌿 Feel calm as you roll dough rollers, embracing the peacefulness and creativity it brings. This simple sensory activity supports fine motor development, encourages focus, and creates a mindful moment of calm - perfect for little hands and busy minds. 🌿💖

As we mark World Mental Health Week, it’s a gentle reminder of how small, soothing activities like this can support emotional wellbeing, self-regulation, and a sense of peace in early childhood.

🎥 @lottie_makes

#sensoryplay
#yellowdooreducation
#finemotorskills
#earlylearning
#preschoolactivities
#invitationtoplay
#playbasedlearning
#kidsactivities
#toddleractivities
#montessoriathome
#homeschooling
#handsonlearning
#learningthroughplay
#openendedplay
#earlyyears
#toddlerplay

These beautifully detailed Food Stones are a wonde

These beautifully detailed Food Stones are a wonderful way to introduce children to a variety of cultures and their unique culinary traditions. Ideal for sparking meaningful conversations, encouraging imaginative play, and celebrating diversity through hands-on learning.

#learningthroughplay
#yellowdooreducation
#culturalawareness
#multiculturallearning
#earlyyearseducation
#yellowdoorplay

Sun Awareness Week with Weather Stones! ☀️ As

Sun Awareness Week with Weather Stones! ☀️

As we shine a spotlight on sun safety and weather awareness, our weather stones are the perfect tactile resource to spark conversation, creativity, and curiosity!

These beautifully crafted stones can be used in a variety of hands-on ways to support Sun Awareness Week:

☀️ Daily Weather Checks: Encourage children to observe the sky and select the appropriate weather stone - especially the sunny one! A great chance to talk about sunshine, heat, and how it affects us.
☀️ Sun Safety Discussions: Use the sun stone to introduce key sun safety habits like wearing hats, applying sunscreen, and staying hydrated.
☀️ Storytelling Prompts: Pair the weather stones with small world figures or natural materials to create imaginative stories about summer adventures, sunny days out, or animals finding shade.
☀️ Sensory Play: Press the stones into playdough or sand to create weather scenes and reinforce weather vocabulary through hands-on fun.
☀️ Sorting & Forecasting: Invite children to sort the stones into categories (hot, cold, wet, dry) or create their own sunny day forecast.

These simple tools open up big learning opportunities and are a fantastic way to help children build an understanding of the sun’s role in our daily lives, while also promoting safe habits for sunny days ahead!

#sunawarenessweek
#weatherplay
#outdoorlearning
#earlyyearsresources
#tactilelearning
#sunsafety
#learningthroughplay
#weatherstones
#eyfsactivities
#handsonlearning

Looking for a fun and educational summer activity?

Looking for a fun and educational summer activity? Try making magical summer potions! ☀️🍃

All you need is bicarbonate soda, white vinegar, and some sprigs and petals from the garden. Watch the fizz and bubbles create a magical reaction that will engage your little ones.

It’s a great way to explore science and nature together!🌿✨

#summerfun #kidsactivities #scienceforkids #summerpotion #bubblyexperiment #outdoorplay #learningthroughplay #yellowdooreducation

Our Natural Flower Tray is ideal for collecting an

Our Natural Flower Tray is ideal for collecting and displaying nature’s treasures - perfect for inspiring creative dough play! This versatile tray brings the outdoors in, encouraging hands-on exploration and adding a beautiful, natural element to early learning experiences.

#natureplay #flowertray #sensoryplay #creativeexploration #naturallearning #doughplay #outdoortoindoor #eyfsinspiration #yellowdooreducation #yellowdoorplay

World Mental Health Awareness Week 🫶🏻 Helpi

World Mental Health Awareness Week 🫶🏻

Helping children recognise facial expressions and understand emotions is a vital part of early development.

Using emotion stones and mirrors, children can explore different feelings - happy, sad, angry, surprised - and begin to connect those expressions to their own experiences. These playful tools support emotional literacy, communication, and empathy from the very start.

#mentalhealthawarenessweek #childrenswellbeing #emotionalwellbeing #learningthroughplay #eyfs #feelings #empathyineducation

May is National Walking Month! A perfect time to

May is National Walking Month!

A perfect time to explore our transport rollers - an inspiring way for children to discover different modes of travel! As they roll and stamp tracks into play dough, clay, or sand, little ones can spot tyre treads, count pedestrian footprints, and start conversations about looking after our world through sustainable travel.

🎥 wonderful video by • @myplayroommalingrd

#nationalwalkingmonth #earlyyearsplay #transporttheme #sustainabletravel #curiosityledlearning #eyfs

Happy World Migratory Bird Day! 🍃🐦 Today we

Happy World Migratory Bird Day! 🍃🐦

Today we celebrate birds that travel long distances across the world! These special birds move from one place to another to find food and stay warm.

In early years, it’s a perfect time to talk about birds we see flying in the sky, build nests with natural materials, or flap our wings like birds in play. Let’s learn and play while caring for our flying friends!

🎥 Wonderful activity by • @small.wonders_play

#springactivities #homeschool #playbasedlearning #yellowdooreducation #yellowdoorplay #messyplay #sensoryactivities #learningthroughplay #stem #birdsensoryplay

3 Ways to Play with Our Wooden Flower Tiles: 🌸

3 Ways to Play with Our Wooden Flower Tiles:
🌸 Match – Find and pair the same flower shapes.
🌸 Snap – Take turns spotting matching tiles and shout “Snap!”
🌸Imprinting – Press into playdough or sand to create beautiful nature-inspired patterns.

These beautiful wooden tiles offer a wonderful sensory experience, encouraging children to touch, feel, and connect with patterns found in the natural world.

Simple, open-ended play that sparks curiosity and creativity!

#woodentoys #natureplay #sensoryplay #yellowdooreducation #yellowdoorplay #learningthroughplay #eyfs #childminderactivities #earlyyearsresources #openendedplay #montessoriinspired #outdoorlearning #naturalplay

It’s Outdoor Classroom Day and we’ve loved bei

It’s Outdoor Classroom Day and we’ve loved being outside exploring through sensory play! From digging in the mud to splashing in water trays, it’s all about learning through hands-on fun and discovery. Perfect for curious little minds!

#outdoorclassroomday #sensoryplay #earlyyears #yellowdooreducation #yellowdoorplay #learningthroughplay #outdoorlearning #eyfs #natureplay #outdoorplay #outdoorplayideas #1000hoursoutside

How inviting does this Dino Tray Play look by •

How inviting does this Dino Tray Play look by • @_thecub_house! 🦖💚
A perfect mix of nature, imagination, and sensory fun—ideal for little explorers to dig, discover, and play outdoors.

#dinoplay #outdoorlearning #natureplay #childledplay #yellowdooreducation #yellowdoorplay

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