Raw Childhood

rawchildhood

Messy Play Specialist
Construction 🚧 . No effort tuff spot tray activ Construction 🚧 . No effort tuff spot tray activity 🙌 grab the diggers and some soil, put them into your tuff spot tray. Add in some blocks, lollipop sticks and whatever else you can find that could be used for construction. . The boys went for a train track 🚂 it's important that you let your child lead the play in this activity and let their imagination blossom 🌻 . Parallel play works well (this is when you are playing close to each other but not playing together); this enables children to start their reasoning into sharing and communication. Parallel play sparks childrens curiosity and broadens their imagination by tapping into how other children/adults are playing with the same resources. . Learning opportunities ⭐ imaginative thinking ⭐ self-confidence ⭐ self-control ⭐ creativity ⭐ forming bonds ⭐ communication ⭐ understanding of the world . Children should always be supervised during activities.
Flour play 🙌 . This is one our absolute favouri Flour play 🙌 . This is one our absolute favourite activities and all you need is a bag of flour! I usually just pour the flour into the tuff spot tray and let them do what they want. Sometimes we add water and food colouring etc but a lot of the time they love the flour on it's own! . Make clouds by throwing the flour into the air; have a flour fight or use it for mark making 🚗 . Learning opportunities ⭐ creative thinking ⭐ gross motor skills ⭐ forming bonds ⭐ communication ⭐ understanding the world ⭐ shape space and measure ⭐ fine motor skills . Children should always be supervised during activities.
McDonalds maths 🍟 . It is unlimited what you ca McDonalds maths 🍟 . It is unlimited what you can do with this board, adjust the calculations to suit your age range; use standard numbers for a younger age bracket to focus on number recognition and counting; addition, subtraction, division and multiplication for children who have already grasped the concept of numbers and who are ready to move to the next stage. . I made this out of cardboard and used sharpies to colour it all in; the fries are made from paper straws; and to have the numbers sticky all I did was roll up a piece of masking tape so it was double sided and stuck it to the back of the numbers 🙌 . Learning opportunities ⭐ number recognition ⭐ shape and space ⭐ fine motor skills ⭐ mathematics ⭐ communication ⭐ self-esteem ⭐ self-confidence ⭐ maintaining focus and concentration . Children should always be supervised during activities.
Slap the splat! 🎯 . We came up with this game y Slap the splat! 🎯 . We came up with this game yesterday and we have had so much fun playing it that I just HAD TO share it with you all! I called it slap the splat 😂 we are going to be doing more versions of the game too so keep your eyes peeled 👀 it looks like too much fun to be learning but there's so much that children can get out of this game! . All that I did was cut out some splat shapes from cardboard, coloured them in and then stuck them around the living room 🙌 listen with sound 🎵 . Learning opportunities ⭐ concentration ⭐ memory ⭐ communication and language ⭐ maintaining focus ⭐ colour recognition ⭐ hand-eye coordination ⭐ gross motor skills . Children should always be supervised during activities.
Wipeable paint boards 🖌 . Made with what you ha Wipeable paint boards 🖌 . Made with what you have already at home! This is such a great activity and it is one that you can do over and over again ❤ make as many boards as you like and when they are finished, wipe them down and store them away for next time! 🌈 . Learning opportunities ⭐ creativity ⭐ fine motor skills ⭐ self-expression ⭐ colour recognition ⭐ shape and space ⭐ communication and language . Children should always be supervised during activities.
Frozen jelly building blocks ❄ . Another messy p Frozen jelly building blocks ❄ . Another messy play idea for you guys and it is fully edible! 🙌 instead of putting your jelly into the fridge to set, put it in the freezer for around an hour and you have a frozen jelly block that still has a bit of wobble to it 🌈 these are fab for children of all ages 💜 . Learning opportunities ⭐ fine motor skills ⭐ balance ⭐ shape, space and measure ⭐ volume ⭐ colour recognition . Children should always be supervised during activities.
Colour tuff spot 🌈 . How colourful is this tuff Colour tuff spot 🌈 . How colourful is this tuff spot 🙌 there isn't much in here and it's really easy to set up. I added water and dripped food colouring into it in blobs ❤ I also put in some of our leftover jumbo water beads 🦋 . Mirrored tuff spot mat and stand from @earlyyearsresources . Learning opportunities ⭐ colour mixing and recognition ⭐ sensory exploration ⭐ self-control ⭐ fine and gross motor skills ⭐ shape and space ⭐ creative thinking ⭐ maintaining focus . Children should always be supervised during activities.
Oat tuff spot 🔤 . Super easy messy play with ro Oat tuff spot 🔤 . Super easy messy play with rolled oats and our frozen oat rainbow alphabet from the other day 🙌 . Learning opportunities ⭐ letter recognition ⭐ literacy ⭐ sensory exploration ⭐ communication and language ⭐ colour recognition ⭐ fine motor . Children should always be supervised during activities.
Nature scavenger hunt 🍃 . Something for you to Nature scavenger hunt 🍃 . Something for you to take with you on your daily exercise 🙌 keep the children's minds busy as well as their bodies! Let them make their own scavenger hunt pictures to take with them on a walk and turn this activity into two activities! . Learning opportunities ⭐ memory ⭐ understanding the world ⭐ communication ⭐ increased concentration ⭐ language ⭐ literacy ⭐ creative thinking
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