Children love looking at photographs of themselves and their family. It creates a sense of belonging and having family photographs around is a great way to keep memories alive. Since a lot of the images and videos we make are stored on our devices, our kids don't get to see them often. The first ...
A Beginner’s Guide to Heuristic Play
Heuristic play is one of those things we all know about but don't really know much about. So I did some research and wrote it down for you from A to Z in a sweet and simple way. Enjoy. A Beginner's Guide to Heuristic Play Most children love to explore. I know my little man is at his ...
Top Tips for Encouraging Creative Play
Young children never cease to amaze me. I love how they move through life, seemingly uninhibited, and just have a plain old go at things. Their innate creativity shines through in all that they do. As parents it’s up to us to nurture that creative mindset and encouraging creative ...
Heuristic Play Toy Posting, a Fine Motor Game for Babies
The shape sorting box is a classic toy. We have one, got one or at least know someone who still has one. They are a classic for a reason. Babies and toddlers love posting things. But it takes a while before they are able to fit the right shapes in the right openings. So we've come up with an ...
Stuff the OBall Heuristic Play Activity for Babies
After having 3 babies and being around them on a regular basis for over 6 years, I can honestly say that the OBall is hands down my favourite baby toy. So much so that it is one of my go-to gifts for baby showers and birthday gifts. That may surprise some of you since it's no secret I am a huge ...
5 Imaginative Play Ideas using Carpet Samples
You might think I've completely lost it this time. Imaginative play using carpet samples? Really? Why, yes!! In fact, it's quite genius. They are lots of fun! And did I mention free? The play possibilities are endless here. Let me show you our 5 favourites. 5 Imaginative Play Ideas using ...
How to Create a Magical Under the Sea Pretend Play World
Underwater worlds are magical. Oh, the stories that can be told about seahorses, mermaids and hidden treasures! Throughout the years I've noticed how tents are simply irresistible to children. When we decided to do an activity around the "under the sea" theme, I knew I wanted to create a true ...
Treasure Basket Play for Babies
Treasure baskets are timeless, they have been around forever since children were given random (safe) items to play with through which they learned about the world around them. Today we'll show our take on the 'good old treasure basket', I hope it will inspire you to do some out-of-the-box ...
5 Ways to Play Beyond Gender Stereotypes
This is a little story about how we found ourselves sliding down the path of gender stereotypes in our play at home, and how we implemented these 5 ways to play beyond gender stereotypes. They sure did work for us and I have a feeling they'll work for you too! How Gender Stereotypes creep into ...
Amazing List of Books that Encourage Creative Play at Home
I love books, always have. I usually have a couple of books around the house which I am reading or am planning to read in the near future. Since starting up this blog I've been collecting books about encouraging creative play at home. These books I share with you today are all different but what ...