Did you know that providing opportunities for play-based learning helps children develop essential skills just as much, if not more,…
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Home Daycare Areas & Activities – Lil Critta’s Family Day Care
Looking for realistic ideas to help setup your home daycare areas and activities? You will LOVE this series where I…
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Family Daycare Business Spotlight – Mannu’s FDC Environment
If you are looking for some inspiration to setup your own family daycare business or just love taking a peek…
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Educator Spotlight – Painting, STEAM and Dramatic Play Ideas
Do you enjoy seeing how other educators incorporate dramatic play ideas for children into their environment and program? I do…
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Educator Invitations and Provocations Community Spotlight – Bee Week, National Reconciliation Week, Pirates and More.
I’ve always found it inspirational to take a peek at other educator invitations and provocations for early learning. Sometimes we just…
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Inspiring Outdoor Spaces for Children
Early childhood educators know how to create inspiring outdoor play spaces for children on a tight budget so if you…
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Playful Learning Experiences with Leaves and Seeds
Do you find adding nature play activities with materials like seeds and leaves difficult because you are overthinking how to…
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Sensory Play With Sand Trays and Tubs
Want some new ideas to reignite interest in sand play but don’t want to take up the whole backyard or…
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Stress Free Alternatives to Children’s Online Learning
Does the thought of preparing for children’s online learning leave you feeling anxious or the amount of time they are…
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10 Ways To Invite Children to Play with Boxes
The cardboard recycle bin is a goldmine of playful learning opportunities and you will find loads of inspiration in this…
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10 Handmade Gifts Children will Love to Make for Father’s Day
Stuck for last minute Father’s Day gift ideas that the children can make themselves to share with their special person…
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Playful Learning Ideas With Colour, Light, Shadow and Reflection.
In this post I’m going to give you a collection of playful learning activity ideas using colour, light, shadows and…
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How to Use Treasure Baskets for Play and Open-Ended Learning
Have you ever heard the phrase treasure baskets for play and wondered what they are or how you can buy…
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How to Collaborate & Connect with Parents to Support Playful Learning at Home
Although many primary/elementary schools moved fairly quickly to online learning at home utilizing online tools like zoom and google classroom due to…
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Mother’s Day Gifts Children will Enjoy Making!
If you have left it a little later than usual to help children make their Mother’s Day gifts you are…
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