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For children of a certain age, wooden train sets are mesmerising. The rhythmic sound of the wheels clicking over the joins in the track, the whoosh of acceleration as the train rolls down slopes. Train sets also go hand in hand with schema play, so it's no wonder toddlers are so drawn to them. Read the full article to learn more about the benefits of playing with wooden train sets. Play, Ikea, Toys, Adhd, Wooden Train Set, Wooden Toys For Toddlers, Kids Wooden Toys, Wooden Train, Imaginative Play
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Why are wooden train sets such a staple for toddler play?
For children of a certain age, wooden train sets are mesmerising. The rhythmic sound of the wheels clicking over the joins in the track, the whoosh of acceleration as the train rolls down slopes. Train sets also go hand in hand with schema play, so it's no wonder toddlers are so drawn to them. Read the full article to learn more about the benefits of playing with wooden train sets.
Children who play with loose parts are using creativity, imagination, science and discovery, firing on all cylinders in their play. How can you make the most of loose parts play at home? Take a look at our blog post on loose parts play, why it matters and ideas for playing at home with loose parts with your child. Learning, Activities For Kids, Ideas, Learning And Development, Messy Play, Creative Play
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Learning And Development
Messy Play
Creative Play
Why is loose parts play important?
Children who play with loose parts are using creativity, imagination, science and discovery, firing on all cylinders in their play. How can you make the most of loose parts play at home? Take a look at our blog post on loose parts play, why it matters and ideas for playing at home with loose parts with your child.
Children who play with loose parts are using creativity, imagination, science and discovery, firing on all cylinders in their play. Read our blog to understand what loose parts play is, how to play with loose parts and why it's important. Open Ended Toys, Play Based Learning, Open Ended Play, Play Activities, Things That Bounce, Unstructured Play
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Play Based Learning
Open Ended Play
Play Activities
Things That Bounce
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Loose parts play ideas to encourage creativity and imagination
Children who play with loose parts are using creativity, imagination, science and discovery, firing on all cylinders in their play. Read our blog to understand what loose parts play is, how to play with loose parts and why it's important.
There are many benefits of playing with a doll’s house for children, from the development of fine-motor skills and ideas of classification and materials, to the growth of social skills and emotional intelligence. A doll’s house can also be one of the most enduring and therefore cost-effective toys you’ll buy, and it’s no coincidence that many of them get handed down through the generations. Dressing, Doll House Play, Doll Play, Doll House, Activity Toys, Wooden Dolls
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Foster imaginative and open-ended play with a doll's house
There are many benefits of playing with a doll’s house for children, from the development of fine-motor skills and ideas of classification and materials, to the growth of social skills and emotional intelligence. A doll’s house can also be one of the most enduring and therefore cost-effective toys you’ll buy, and it’s no coincidence that many of them get handed down through the generations.
What's so special about playing with doll's houses? And what's the secret to their enduring appeal? In this guide we'll examine the psychology behind children's play and how it determines which doll's houses are best. Dolls, Doll Making, Miniature Dolls
Dolls
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Doll's house play: why does it matter?
What's so special about playing with doll's houses? And what's the secret to their enduring appeal? In this guide we'll examine the psychology behind children's play and how it determines which doll's houses are best.
How to create an environment that inspires and nurtures your child's play. Providing for children's physical and emotional needs and finding time to engage with your child. Montessori, Infant Activities, Independent Play Activities, Early Years Educator, Independent Play, Montessori Activities
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How to help your child play
How to create an environment that inspires and nurtures your child's play. Providing for children's physical and emotional needs and finding time to engage with your child.
Open-ended play is brilliant. It encourages experimentation and perseverance and keeps your children busy for hours, buying you the time to have five minutes' rest and a nice cup of tea. In this guide we'll look at how you can get more of it in your life. Toddler Activities, Toddler Play, Small World Play, Play Ideas
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What are the best toys for open-ended play?
Open-ended play is brilliant. It encourages experimentation and perseverance and keeps your children busy for hours, buying you the time to have five minutes' rest and a nice cup of tea. In this guide we'll look at how you can get more of it in your life.
Home corner is a term you’ll mostly hear used in schools and pre-schools, for the area of the classroom where imaginative play happens. Often it’s set up as a kitchen but it can really be any kind of environment that your child recognises, for example a doctor’s surgery, a cafe or the cockpit of an aeroplane. The point is that the space feels familiar and contains props that evoke a setting they can relate to, inspiring pretend play, whether alone or with others. Classroom
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How to create a home corner that inspires hours of play
Home corner is a term you’ll mostly hear used in schools and pre-schools, for the area of the classroom where imaginative play happens. Often it’s set up as a kitchen but it can really be any kind of environment that your child recognises, for example a doctor’s surgery, a cafe or the cockpit of an aeroplane. The point is that the space feels familiar and contains props that evoke a setting they can relate to, inspiring pretend play, whether alone or with others.
Your home is the first place that your child will explore. It wasn’t designed as a nursery or playroom and it has to function as a home for all who reside there. Whatever your home situation and however you choose to structure your home, it is a safe space for you and your child to explore, both together and for them alone. Raising, Boho, Kids' Rugs, Nursery, Kids Toys, Home, Playroom
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How to create the best play space for your child
Your home is the first place that your child will explore. It wasn’t designed as a nursery or playroom and it has to function as a home for all who reside there. Whatever your home situation and however you choose to structure your home, it is a safe space for you and your child to explore, both together and for them alone.
Small world-play is a way of creating (and recreating) scenes and settings, both real-life and imaginary, in child-size proportions. Find out the benefits of this type of play and how to get started in this blog post.
Small world play ideas to inspire imaginative play
Small world-play is a way of creating (and recreating) scenes and settings, both real-life and imaginary, in child-size proportions. Find out the benefits of this type of play and how to get started in this blog post.
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It's incredibly satisfying to identify the schema your child is interested in. You are then able to offer toys and activities that help them get the most from their investigations. Here you'll find the main schemas explained and ideas for toys and activities to help them explore it. Toddler Learning Activities, Toddler Development, Toddler Learning, Easy Learning Activities, Learning Activities, Kids Learning, Easy Learning
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Schema play ideas for toddlers
It's incredibly satisfying to identify the schema your child is interested in. You are then able to offer toys and activities that help them get the most from their investigations. Here you'll find the main schemas explained and ideas for toys and activities to help them explore it.
It's incredibly satisfying to identify the schema your child is interested in. You are then able to offer toys and activities that help them get the most from their investigations. Here you'll find the main schemas explained and ideas for toys and activities to help them explore it.
Schema play ideas for toddlers
It's incredibly satisfying to identify the schema your child is interested in. You are then able to offer toys and activities that help them get the most from their investigations. Here you'll find the main schemas explained and ideas for toys and activities to help them explore it.
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by toy clutter in your home? Ever felt exasperated that your child never seems to play with any of their toys? It doesn’t have to be like this! Simply by learning how to rotate toys effectively, you can reduce clutter and increase your child’s creativity and focus. Minions, Toy Clutter, Play Toys, Emergency Vehicles, Kids Playing
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Emergency Vehicles
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How to rotate your toys to encourage more creative play
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by toy clutter in your home? Ever felt exasperated that your child never seems to play with any of their toys? It doesn’t have to be like this! Simply by learning how to rotate toys effectively, you can reduce clutter and increase your child’s creativity and focus.
Blog: Why we love Maileg — Gender stereotyping in toys is complicated. We worry about the messages our children internalise, but what to do if they like to wear pink and dress up? Friends, Maileg Dolls, Maileg Doll House, House Mouse, Whimsical
Friends
Maileg Dolls
Maileg Doll House
House Mouse
Whimsical
Help your child play better
Blog: Why we love Maileg — Gender stereotyping in toys is complicated. We worry about the messages our children internalise, but what to do if they like to wear pink and dress up?
Blog: Grimms Christmas gift guide — With so many beautiful toys to choose from, how do you decide? In this guide, we look at how you can maximise play potential with just a couple of well-chosen classics. Montessori Toddler, Nature, Inspiration, Wooden Toy Car, Toy House, Wooden Toys
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Wooden Toys
Help your child play better
Blog: Grimms Christmas gift guide — With so many beautiful toys to choose from, how do you decide? In this guide, we look at how you can maximise play potential with just a couple of well-chosen classics.
Blog: Toy box essentials — The One Hundred Toys guide to every toy your child will need, from birth to five. Toy Boxes, Toy Chest, Toy Car, Toy Guide
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Blog: Toy box essentials — The One Hundred Toys guide to every toy your child will need, from birth to five.
Blog: Rotate toys for creativity and focus — It’s such a simple idea: keep a few toys back and switch them around occasionally. You don’t have everything out at once, and your child doesn’t get bored playing with the same things all the time. Kid Toys, Kids Blocks, Toy, Activities To Do, Tidying
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Blog: Rotate toys for creativity and focus — It’s such a simple idea: keep a few toys back and switch them around occasionally. You don’t have everything out at once, and your child doesn’t get bored playing with the same things all the time.
Blog: Provocations — Would you like to know more about how your child learns but don't have the time to read lots of books? Then our new blog, Provocations, is for you. Children, Books, Activities, Child, Free Activities, Blog
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Blog: Provocations — Would you like to know more about how your child learns but don't have the time to read lots of books? Then our new blog, Provocations, is for you.
Blog: Children don’t learn to read, write and count at school — Big class sizes and the demands of the curriculum mean that your child doesn't have as much time with their teacher as you'd think. Writing, Teaching, Reading, Learn To Read, Reading Writing, School
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Blog: Children don’t learn to read, write and count at school — Big class sizes and the demands of the curriculum mean that your child doesn't have as much time with their teacher as you'd think.
Blog: three simple ways schools use to teach letters and numbers — You can give your child a helping hand - in a pressure-free, relaxed way. Parents, Teaching Letters, Learning Numbers, Classroom Environment, Alphabet Charts, Spelling
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Three simple tricks schools use to teach letters and numbers - One Hundred Toys
Blog: three simple ways schools use to teach letters and numbers — You can give your child a helping hand - in a pressure-free, relaxed way.
Blog: 7 simple ways to boost learning on the way to school — It has to be fun and pressure-free, but playing games for a few minutes each day can have a dramatic effect on your child's rate of progress. Starting School, Walk To School, Afterschool Activities, After School, Boost Creativity, Schools First, Minutes
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7 simple ways to boost learning on the way to school
Blog: 7 simple ways to boost learning on the way to school — It has to be fun and pressure-free, but playing games for a few minutes each day can have a dramatic effect on your child's rate of progress.
Blog: Is it ever ok to use Flash cards? There's more to flashcards than just joyless repetition. With a bit of imagination, they can be a great tool - and lots of fun! Flashcards, Learning The Alphabet, Letter Sounds, Teaching Kids, Gross Motor
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Letter Sounds
Teaching Kids
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Is it ever OK to use flashcards?
Blog: Is it ever ok to use Flash cards? There's more to flashcards than just joyless repetition. With a bit of imagination, they can be a great tool - and lots of fun!
Blog: Introducing our 100 Toy Essentials — Some of the best toys in the house are not found in the toy box. Instead, try looking in the kitchen or stationery drawer. Essentials, Buy Wardrobe, Shoe Box, Box, Toys & Gifts
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Introducing the 100 Toys Essentials
Blog: Introducing our 100 Toy Essentials — Some of the best toys in the house are not found in the toy box. Instead, try looking in the kitchen or stationery drawer.
Blog: Encourage open ended play for creativity and focus — The best toys ask questions rather than demand answers. Montessori Toys
Montessori Toys
Help your child play better
Blog: Encourage open ended play for creativity and focus — The best toys ask questions rather than demand answers.
Blog: Independent play and why it matters — Develop creativity, determination and a can-do attitude with this simple formula. You won't need toys, or any special equipment. And, best of all, it's great fun! Toddlers, Homeschool
Toddlers
Homeschool
Help your child play better
Blog: Independent play and why it matters — Develop creativity, determination and a can-do attitude with this simple formula. You won't need toys, or any special equipment. And, best of all, it's great fun!
Blog: Forest school fun in your garden with HABA tools — HABA’s range of tough Terra Kids toys is perfect for outdoor play and forest school activities Crafts, Kids, Outdoor, Instagram, Outdoor Toys
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Outdoor
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Forest school fun in your garden with HABA tools
Blog: Forest school fun in your garden with HABA tools — HABA’s range of tough Terra Kids toys is perfect for outdoor play and forest school activities
Blog: An introduction to Maileg — Read our introductory guide to fall in love with the whimsical world of Maileg, and meet the characters who’ll become lifelong friends. Gold Tutu, Toy Rattle, Princess And The Pea
Gold Tutu
Toy Rattle
Princess And The Pea
An Introduction to Maileg
Blog: An introduction to Maileg — Read our introductory guide to fall in love with the whimsical world of Maileg, and meet the characters who’ll become lifelong friends.
Blog: An introduction to Moulin Roty — Introducing the magical kingdom of Moulin Roty, where rag dolls, shadow puppets and soft toys inspire imagination and storytelling. Rag Doll, Rag Dolls, Soft Toy, Shadow Puppets, Rag, Fun
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Blog: An introduction to Moulin Roty — Introducing the magical kingdom of Moulin Roty, where rag dolls, shadow puppets and soft toys inspire imagination and storytelling.
Blog: An introduction to playing with loose parts — Discover the world of loose parts and the hours of happy open-ended play they provide for children of all ages. Winter, Natal
Winter
Natal
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Blog: An introduction to playing with loose parts — Discover the world of loose parts and the hours of happy open-ended play they provide for children of all ages.
Blog: An introduction to Grapat — Grapat's simple creations make them perfect for open-ended and loose-part play. Invitations, Projects, Handmade, Open Ended, Creative, Introduction
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Projects
Handmade
Open Ended
Creative
Introduction
An Introduction to Grapat
Blog: An introduction to Grapat — Grapat's simple creations make them perfect for open-ended and loose-part play.