I love to find ways to incorporate sensory learning into everyday children’s play and this simple salt paint activity is…
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Sustainability – How can Early Years Educators show evidence of embedded practice?
The Australian Early Years Framework (EYLF) and indeed most early years frameworks across the international early childhood community asks educators…
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Make your own rainbow sensory balls for play!
Today I’m sharing a play recipe that provides a water bead alternative! Why an alternative? I’ve often looked at the…
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How to become an assertive early years educator.
Being an assertive educator is not an easy task for many but it can be a learned skill and one…
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My guide to the best early years and play based learning blogs!
When I first began my early childhood career (not to mention my role as a parent) over 20 years ago…
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Writing Engaging and Useful Newsletters for Parents
Newsletters are a fantastic way to share your early childhood service’s activities, events and children’s learning journeys and interests. But…
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Online webinars and training for educators – How to make them work for you!
I have recently discovered the ease and value of early childhood focused online training and webinars but after doing a…
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Recycling with children – easy ideas to get them involved!
We all know that recycling is important for our community and world as a whole and most adults now contribute…
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10 Easy ideas for sensory sand play
If your children are growing bored of playing in the backyard sandpit you need this list of 10 easy sand play…
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20 Ideas for Australia Day Crafty Fun
It’s Australia Day on the 26th January here in Oz and it’s always nice to get the children involved in…
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The Importance of Sensory Fun
I love providing sensory play activities and experiences for my girls and the home daycare children. I truly believe it…
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Landscaping Natural Playspaces for Children – Our Progress so far…
I spent 2014 sharing a lot about our outdoor play and the natural playspaces we have worked on for my family day…
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