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.
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...
Halloween crafts: Spooky plant pot characters
To help you with your craft making this Halloween, we’ve put together some step-by-step activities for you to follow to create the perfect Halloween crafts. Simply make sure you have everything you need from our list below and follow the steps to make your own...
Bonfire Night crafts: Firework rolls
We’ve put together this Firework craft perfect for Bonfire Night. A step-by-step guide to creating fireworks with children using art and craft resources. Simply make sure you have everything you need from our list below and follow the steps to make your own Bonfire...
Halloween crafts: Spooky character paper plates
To help you with your craft making this Halloween, we’ve put together some step-by-step activities for you to follow to create the perfect Halloween crafts. Simply make sure you have everything you need from our list below and follow the steps to make your own...
Bridging the gap: the importance of play
The importance of play in early childhood is evident when you consider how to bridge the gap between EYFS and Primary school. The 'gap' is reference to early years learners that have struggled to grasp key skills that will take them through to primary education. This...
Bridging the gap: early years maths
Early years maths activities do not need to be boring. Play is the way that children explore and learn about the world around them – so use play. It gives them chance to learn from mistakes and experiences, investigate and understand their environment and other...
Bridging the gap: literacy in early years
Effective early years literacy activities can make a major difference when it comes to bridging the gap between children who are ready for school and those who aren’t. We know that the development of young children can depend on many different factors. Good...