Messy play ideas using mud Children in their early years love messy play activities, especially ones including mud! But it’s not just fun, there’s actually a number of key benefits. Many of us have fond memories of creating mud pies, digging for worms, or making...
Schemas in early years Schemas in early years can be described as patterns of repeated behaviours, which often occur in play. Some baby schemas include transforming, transporting, positioning and rotating. It’s important for parents and practitioners to understand...
Easy Father’s Day crafts: Tie card and bookmark Mrs Mactivity has some great ideas for simple, easy Father’s Day crafts and activities. This one will take you through the step by steps of how to create a tie card, along with the resources you’ll need. Dads sometimes...
4 easy Father’s Day crafts and activities Let the little ones say ‘thank you’ with these 4 easy Father’s Day craft activities, including cards, photo frames and baking! What about making voucher books? Filled with different ways they can help out over the weekend…from...
Mental health and wellbeing in the workplace We all recognise the importance of mental health and wellbeing, both at home and in the workplace, so we have come up with some activities to improve them as well as explaining why they may help. It is important to remember...
The big freeze: Outdoor ice play ideas Children love ice cube activities, or anything involving ice play. Outdoor learning activities like this one can open up so many opportunities for young children and will aid a wide range of skills in their development. This...
