Learning through Play

The home of easy to set up play ideas! Browse a range of activities that are simple to create and often use the stuff you already have lying around your house! These activities are all created with communication development in mind, so be sure to join in with your little one and foster some conversation.

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No rules when it comes to Creativity

No rules when it comes to Creativity

No agenda 🤌There doesn't need to be a learning agenda for our kids to be learning. If theyre playing - they're learning! We just have to embrace the mess and...
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School Holiday Activities: Washing Basketball

School Holiday Activities: Washing Basketball

Also good for👇• hand eye coordination• gross motor skills• collaborative play• social skillsSetting up throwing games can be such an amazing way for children to get out their big energy.Setting...
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School Holiday Activities: Number Bounce

School Holiday Activities: Number Bounce

My kids are obsessed with numbers at the moment so we devised this game today.It’s great because you can modify it to meet each child’s needs.☀️my nearly 3 year old...
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School Holiday Activities: Lemonade Stand

School Holiday Activities: Lemonade Stand

Water play wins ⬇️Sick kids? Set this up.I set up this lemonade-stand play without fail when my kids are sick because it encourages them to drink more water!! Especially if...
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2D Magnetic Art

2D Magnetic Art

TV ALTERNATIVE ✅ This is such a fun one to set up the night before. It always pays off to have an invitation to play set up for them to...
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Messy is Best

Messy is Best

Is messy best? ⬇️When I say 'Messy Is Best', here's what I mean.Kids can only learn new skills when they're given the opportunity to practice those skills over and over.And...
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7 Reasons to Prioritise Messy Play

7 Reasons to Prioritise Messy Play

Beyond beneficial ⬇️Delving into messy play opens up a world of learning opportunities for our little ones. Here’s why it’s so crucial:🖐️Messy play encourages problem-solving skills as children navigate different...
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Save your recycling!

Save your recycling!

Egg cartons + multiples from nature = A recipe for so many play and learning opportunities.My kids LOVE collecting conkers, acorns or stones on our walks out in nature. They're...
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Triggered by Mess?

Triggered by Mess?

Try THIS ⬇️If you're triggered by messy play, you're not alone. For many of us, chaos and disorder doesn't feel good in our own nervous system. Sometimes it's just who...
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Play Math

Play Math

It all adds up....There's a reason early childhood centres rotate the toys that are out and move them into different places regularl!Re-introducing and re-locating toys sparks a child's interest and...
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DIY Car Wash

DIY Car Wash

Who's kid would LOVE this?!Tag a friend who's kid would go wild for this sort of play set up.🚘My kids are really into car wash play at the moment.🚓They pretend...
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Why I let my kids play with tools

Why I let my kids play with tools

⚠️How risky?⚠️We don't tend to associate tools with preschoolers. Naturally - we tend to think "err no - they'll stab their eyes out and wreck my home - they can...
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Water Play aways WINS!

Water Play aways WINS!

Water play always wins.It doesn’t have to be fancy. Kids love water play and there’s nothing better for these hot summer days.I’m not joking when I say I’ve set this...
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Easy Sensory Play Set-up

Easy Sensory Play Set-up

This kept them BUSY!!!!Providing hot AND cold temperatures an an extra sensory element for this water play really sparked my kids interest.I made the red water hot and the green...
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3 easy play ideas

3 easy play ideas

⬇️3 easy play ideas⬇️Sometimes us parents are just desperate for a couple of minutes to ourselves. We want our kids to play independently for a little bit but they're bored...
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Our Packaging is Designed for Play

Our Packaging is Designed for Play

Reuse, repurpose, recycle. Flexiflasks aren't just fab to drink from, their packaging makes for an excellent posting tube, toy storage, rocket base, telescope, you name it!Let your child's imagination run...
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Easy Play Idea: Developing gross motor skills and hand-eye coordination

Easy Play Idea: Developing gross motor skills and hand-eye coordination

Can a 22 month old use a mallet?!Yes. Yes they can.Let's not underestimate our kids. Whatever the weather, get rugged up and give this activity a go.Smashing ice with a...
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Are you Triggered by Messy Play?

Are you Triggered by Messy Play?

Triggered?You're not alone. I've heard so many parents say that messy play triggers them, whether it be the worry of it getting on the furniture or the beautiful colours being...
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Roam Free

Roam Free

We had such a beautiful morning exploring together :) I highly recommend following your toddler. I followed Etta for an hour doing whatever she wanted to do. How often do...
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Ice Breaker

Ice Breaker

Here’s your cue to freeze your toys and hand your toddler a mallet. August LOVED this activity and it kept him occupied for ages being an “Ice archeologist”. We explored...
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