Free Painting with Toddlers
Paint is a wonderful thing to explore when you are two. It is cold, wet, slippery and squishy, it can be different colours, you can get covered in it and generally make a jolly good mess. For a...
View ArticlePainting with Squeezy Bottles
One of the things I find fascinating about young children and their learning is that, however many ways you expect them to approach an activity, they will find their own way of exploring; their own...
View ArticleExploring Shaving Foam
Shaving foam. It’s soft, puffy, almost wet. It smells lovely. It’s warm. Great for sensory exploration and discovery. On it’s own, or with added extras; here we used some yellow paint and gold...
View ArticleTop Tips for Getting Messy with Toddlers
Do you worry about letting your toddler get creative if it means lots of mess? Here are some top tips to help you relax about the whole process, enabling some fantastic learning experiences for your...
View ArticleAutumn Leaf Suncatcher
We went on a wet and windy welly walk the other day, hunting for Autumn leaves. Autumn is so late this year it was actually quite difficult to find many on the ground – but we found enough to make …...
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Chalks and Water
Sometimes the simplest things can capture children’s interest and lead to extended play and lots of new learning. This was the case recently when I gave Max and Amelie some chunky pavement chalks, a...
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Exploring Art Materials: Oil Pastels
It’s a good idea to enable young children to explore materials freely when they are new. For new art materials, like these oil pastels, I often set up a bench or table covered with paper so the...
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