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.
Halloween Craft – Creepy Pinwheel
What better way to celebrate Halloween than some craft making? There are lots of ways to incorporate Halloween crafts, whether it’s to add to a costume or to decorate your home or setting. Jen at Mama's Den has come up with a spooktacular pinwheel craft to get your...
The Benefits of Recycling Practices For Early Years
Recycling Week is an opportunity to implement an understanding of recycling for toddlers. By incorporating recycling practices into their everyday routine, they will begin to understand the importance of looking after our planet. We’ve listed below the learning...
Decorating Your Early Years Setting
A good early years interior can not only encourage your little ones to learn, but to explore their environment. The design and décor of your setting is a great way to show off the type of atmosphere you want to give to your children.
Let’s learn about recycling
Kids Planet have shared their experience with us on what they’ve been doing to help clean up the environment, including recycling!
Upcycle Craft – Storage tins
Transform old items and give them a new lease of life with our upcycling crafts from our Early Years influencer.
Recycle Craft – Owl Creation
We’ve teamed up with an influencer to come up with a brilliant craft perfect for this autumn, & all made with pieces of recyclable materials!
Recycle Craft – Mini Tree House
Looking for something unique for the little ones to play with? Try your hand at making this mini tree house, a perfect recycle craft!
Small World Play in Early Years
Small World Play is imaginative play at its best. Children learn so much through Small World Play. So, what exactly is it? In Small World Play children use their creative skills to act out real life scenes, recreate fantasy or fairy tales from stories, or simply make...
Learning Mathematics through Pretend Play
Playing shops is part of children’s every day play because shopping is a way of life. They have first-hand experiences of visiting shops, choosing items, paying and taking their goods home. Introducing a traditional shop of food is a great way to engage learners with...
Bringing Stories to Life in the Early Years
A child who reads will be an adult who thinks… Daily reading with children is a gift that will have a lifelong impact on their learning. Hearing stories every day from a young age helps to close the word gap between children and introduces new vocabulary they may not...
Keeping Toddlers Safe in the Sun
With temperatures rising and summer holidays approaching, now is the perfect time to get clued up on sun safety for toddlers. Check out our blog post for advice on keeping your little ones safe in the sun.
Mindfulness Activities for Toddlers
Mindfulness is a state of awareness of our thoughts, feelings, sensations, and environment. It aims to help you feel calmer, manage stress, and become more self-aware of your emotions and how to respond to them. For toddlers, they can easily get carried away by the...