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.
Make Mother’s Day simple: Quick and creative crafts!
Make Mother’s Day simple this year with these three, quick and easy creative crafts perfect for early years settings or at home! You will need… not a lot, actually! Although we love a good how-to, step-by-step craft, we recognise that there is not always time to get...
Outdoor play – Den building with @earlyyearsoutdoor
Children have created dens as part of their outdoor play for hundreds of years, but as children spend less time outdoors, getting them into fresh air and building a den can have huge benefits. Help them to reignite their passion and enhance many skills by providing...
Sensory Stories – encouraging literacy in early years play
Sensory Stories – encouraging literacy in early years play We worked with our Brand Rep, @Mamasden, to explore Sensory Stories, and how they help to incorporate and encourage literacy in early years play. Have you ever noticed how children just cannot keep...
Art Outdoors vs Outdoor Art: Is there a difference?
Our friends at Kids Planet Day Nurseries had a look into the difference between outdoor art and art outdoors, transient art, and how to make art messier, bigger and louder. Is there a difference between art outdoors vs outdoor art? The answer is yes! The difference is...
Messy Play Activities with our Brand Rep
Our Brand Rep, Natalie, who runs the Instagram account @mummyandthebears, has helped put together this blog filled with messy play activities and ideas, to help you provide the children with endless opportunities for learning and play! Messy play can be lots of fun...
5 Festive paper plate Christmas crafts
This Christmas, we want to bring your children some fun, creative, and easy Christmas craft ideas to make at home or in the nursery. It’s a good idea to stock up on paper plates during the festive season. They can be used for so many different craft activities! Below,...
Christmas Crafts: Arctic Adventure Scene
This Christmas, we want to make sure your children have some easy, fun, and creative Christmas craft ideas to make at home or in the nursery. We’ve put together a number of how-to guides with different crafts for the festive season, with some resource recommendations...
Christmas Crafts: Wooden festive friends
This Christmas, we want to make sure your children have some easy, fun, and creative Christmas craft ideas to make at home or in the nursery. We’ve put together a number of how-to guides with different crafts for the festive season, with some resource recommendations...
Preschool Christmas Crafts: Clay tree decorations
This Christmas, we want to make sure your children have some easy, fun, and creative Christmas craft ideas to make at home or in the nursery. We’ve put together a number of how-to guides with different crafts for the festive season, with some resource recommendations...
Easy Christmas Crafts: Reindeer card
This Christmas, we want to bring your children some fun, creative, and easy Christmas craft ideas to make at home or in the nursery. We’ve put together a number of how-to guides with different crafts for the festive season, with some resource recommendations to help....
Diwali craft: Glitter Divas
Try our easy step-by-step Diwali craft, perfect for kids under 5. We’ve included the art and craft supplies you’ll need to make the perfect Glitter Divas. Simply make sure you have everything you need from our list below and follow the steps to make your own Glitter...
Chinese New Year Dragons!
We’ve put together a fun and colourful craft project perfect for celebrating Chinese New Year! Dragons are significant symbols in many cultures, representing power, strength, and good fortune. This craft is a wonderful way to bring the spirit of these celebrations...