Early Years Blog
A hub for everything early years, EYFS and nursery education.
In our blog you’ll find inspiration for activities, news, events and advice from early years experts.
6 Top Tips for Developing Mindfulness in the Nursery
Introducing mindfulness and meditation in the nursery can improve children's wellbeing and mental health, as well as helping them to focus on learning. In celebration of World Meditation Day, we have collated six top tips for introducing mindfulness and meditation to...
Butterfly Awareness and World Environment Day: Craft Activities
We're celebrating Butterfly Awareness and World Environment Day by creating some beautiful butterfly craft activities for you and the little ones to make. Butterfly Education and Awareness Day (BEAD) takes place every year, along with World Environment Day, and the...
Father’s Day Crafts: Gift Bags
We’re getting prepared this year with our Father’s Day crafts, providing you with the tools and instructions to make cards and gift ideas! We at Hope Education love craft-making, especially when the crafts can be used as gifts for occasions such as Father’s Day. We...
Father’s Day Crafts: Card Making
We’re getting prepared this year with our Father’s Day crafts, providing you with the tools and instructions to make cards and gift ideas! We at Hope Education love craft-making, especially when the crafts can be used as gifts for occasions such as Father’s Day. We...
St George’s Day: Activities for Preschool
We have put together some brilliant St George’s Day activities for preschool, consisting of some inspiring crafts to do with the little ones in your setting. Celebrate by raiding the art & craft cupboard and creating your very own patriotic crafts, including this...
Working with Autistic children and creating a friendly space
Working with autistic children and creating an autism-friendly setting can seem like a daunting prospect when you first begin, but with the right resources and know-how, it is easier and more fun than you may have thought! Developing strategies for autistic children...
Mother’s Day flower bouquet craft for kids
Get set for Mother’s Day with this beautiful Mother’s Day flower bouquet craft perfect for early years, and surprise Mum with a lovely gift! Using resources all available on our website, we’ll take you through the step-by-steps. Let’s get started… What you will...
Paper plate Easter crafts for early years
Make Easter egg-stra special with these paper plate Easter crafts perfect for early years, including an Easter bunny and chick! We’ll be giving you the step-by-steps to creating both of these in this article, so let’s get started… What you will need for both: Paper...
3 Quick and easy Easter craft ideas
Make Easter egg-stra special with these 3 quick, easy Easter craft ideas, full of inspiration and creativity, and perfect for early years. We’ll be giving you the step-by-steps to creating an Easter chick basket, some hatched eggs, and Easter greetings cards. So,...
Supporting Children’s Mental Health in Lockdown and Beyond
Supporting children’s mental health is so important in lockdown and beyond, by recognising the signs of poor mental health and learning how to deal with it. This much is clear: the pandemic has had a dramatic effect on children’s mental health. While children often...
St Patrick’s Day: Easy crafts for kids
Follow our easy, step-by-step St Patrick's Day crafts, and let the kids create a hand-print leprechaun, a leprechaun mask and some four-leaf-clovers! We have also made sure to add all the resources you’ll need for each craft to make things easier for you. Enjoy! What...
Fun and creative Valentine’s Day crafts for kids
Valentine’s Day isn’t just for the adults anymore, little ones can get involved too with our fun and creative Valentine’s Day crafts! We love any excuse here at Hope to get our craft on, so we’ve put together a couple of craft gift ideas for you to try with the...