“Play is the beginning of knowledge.” -George Dorsey Babies love to play From the moment they are born They love to interact and explore the world around them At the beginning For very very short bursts of time Slowly very … Continue reading
Category Archives: play
5 Ways To Play With Water Beads
Lately our Tuff Spot has stood empty Life has seemed too busy For messy and sensory play But I think we just need to make time We are all missing our creative ways to play Before we start a new … Continue reading
Baby Play: Singing
This is a new post in my Baby Play series Which I originally started with Bea In 2015 This first 2017 post Is all about singing In our house we love to sing I have been singing to all our … Continue reading
Four Fantastic Fun Activities for a Family Valentine’s Day
We have been having some Valentine’s Day With these four fun activities for all the family If you are spending the day with your little ones today Why not try one, two or all of these You can buy all … Continue reading
Colour Code from Smart Games UK
We have been busy testing some puzzles and games From Smart Games UK Each of my beautiful children has chosen their favourite This is William’s Colour Code by Smart Games UK It is a code cracking puzzle A lateral thinking … Continue reading
10 Ways To Play With Water
So apparently there is a heatwave coming Thank you Spanish plume! With a few days of true summer weather On the way Here are ten ways To keep cool And use your water table 1: Sparkly Oil Slicks Add glitter, … Continue reading
Top Ten Tuff Tray Themes
Over the years we have created many worlds And explored distant universes in our tuff spot We now have three cement mixing trays As well as a range of other tubs and trays For setting up small worlds And invitations … Continue reading
A Day of Rainbow Play
A few weeks ago Our day started with a question Can we make a rainbow, Mummy? We talked about how rainbows are made We remembered rainbow days Rainbow weather And we blew rainbow bubbles The bubbles reminded me of a … Continue reading
Five for a First: The Wooden Play Den
It is coming! Bea will soon be one We are in the midst of birthday planning chaos Esther and William turn 5 at the end of the month And 11 days later our beautiful Bea will be one If you … Continue reading
Five For a First: Shape Sorters
Bea is rapidly approaching her first birthday She will be 10 months in a couple of weeks Now that we are past the 9 month milestone We are hoping beyond hope that our beautiful Bea Will see and survive her … Continue reading