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Have you tried no-salt playdough? Baby E is not really a 'baby' anymore and as a result, I'm constantly looking for activities that are suitable for both E (12 months) and Z (3). So a couple of days ago, we made playdough with no added salt!
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I decided to give it a whirl after a conversation with the lovely ladies in my @thecreativeplayhub Toddler and Preschool group during 'play dough week.'
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A few of us wanted to try play dough with our littlest learners but were concerned about the amount of salt used in traditional play dough as it has the potential to be toxic if eaten.
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Exactly as I suspected, E's first reaction was to try and eat the dough so I'm really glad we left out the salt! You can head on over to my website to see the exact recipe we used and how it all turned out! ❤️
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#playbasedlearning
#playmatters #playandlearn #playdough #babyactivities #babyplay #babyplayideas #babyplay10 #invitationtoplay #invitationtocreate #homeschoolingmom #homemadeplaydough #thecreativeplayhub #babysensory #sensoryplay #preschoolteacher #flisattable #simple_sibling_play #siblings #toddleractivity #toddlerplay

Do all of my activities work as intended? Nope absolutely not!
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Take this 'ball drop' for example, I'd seen it done quite a lot on the gram and thought I'd give it a whirl with Mr 1 who is obsessed with posting.
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Can you guess what he wanted to do instead? Yup... Pull the tube off the wall! Yet, I still don't see this as a 'fail.'
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Mr 1 had never seen this particular activity before, so the tube caught his attention. He was curious to see how it was stuck to the wall and so explored that instead.
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I will try the activity again in a few more weeks. First, we will try posting the balls through the tube without it being stuck to the wall!
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What have you tried recently that didn't work out as planned?
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#babyplay #babyactivities #babyplayideas #babyplay10 #babydevelopment #diyplay #diyplaychallenge #recycledcrafts #recycleandplay #everydayplayhacks #everydaybabyplay #simpleandfun #playmatters #playbasedlearning #invitationtoplay #montessorifrombirth #montessoriathome #montessori #finemotorskills #handsonlearning #handeyecoordination

I shared this cheerio counting invitation in stories last week and loads of you loved it, so thought I'd share here too!
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Z absolutely loves counting - she got the one to one correspondence down pretty well but as of yet only recognises a few numbers.
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To help with this we do plenty of activities related to number recognition. We had some spare cupcake cases so I wrote each number on the bottom of each and invited Z to count. At this stage, this is something we did together.
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Did she make it all the way to 12 with full focus? Nope! We got about halfway through before she wanted to just pour and scoop, then asked for playdough to make cakes! 😝
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I never force an activity after she loses interest in it. We take a break and come back to it another day. ❤️
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Let me know if you try it!
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#everydayplayhacks #thecreativeplayhub #earlylearning #earlylearning101 #earlychildhoodeducation #math #montessori #finemotorskills #montessorifrombirth #montessoriathome #invitationtoplay #counting #earlynumeracy #homeschoolpreschool #preschoolmath #preschoolactivities #preschoolathome #homeschoolingideas #eyfsideas #eylf #playbasedlearning #playmatters

Rainbow shelfies on rainy days 🌈 There's been a lot of rainy days here in Vienna at the moment, so I took the opportunity to reorganize our books shelves.
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It wasn't that the books weren't getting read before, but they didn't look all that visually appealing. After our shipping container arrived a few months ago, we didn't do much except quickly shove the books onto the shelves!
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We've always placed the children's books low on the shelves so that they can access them (we also tether the cases to the walls). This is great because the children can independently access the shelves, but it also means Mr 1 taking loads of books off at once! 😬
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We're about a week into the rainbow shelf system now and the results have been overwhelmingly positive so far: 🌈The children were big readers anyway, but they now choose to read even more frequently. Often stopping by the hallway where the book shelves are located, to bring a book in for me to read.
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🌈It looks more visually appealing - always a plus!
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🌈 Contrary to my first thought, it seems to make the tidying process even easier. The children are learning to put books back in the right place too ❤️
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Featured here are the younger children's books (photo 1), reference books and the books H has outgrown/ read lots (photo 2) and a small selection in our toy room (3)
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Not featured are the book shelves in the children's rooms - we have a lot of books 😝
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Have you tried this method of book organisation? I would love to hear your thoughts 🌈❤️
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#booksforchildren
#childrensbooks #childled #bookshelf #bookshelves #babyactivities #babybooks #readingismagic #readingmatters #usbornebooks #storytime #chatplayread #earlylearning #earlyliteracy #earlychildhoodeducation #earlyyears #preschoolteacher #homeschoolpreschool #homeschool #preschoolplay #preschoolathome

On Monday, my eldest child turned 10 😲 That means I've been parenting for a whole decade (!) and man, does that make me feel old!
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Over on my website, I've written 10 reflections on my parenting journey so far. I've made a few mistakes along the way and definitely learnt heaps.
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When my eldest was little, I was always super eager for the next step - when was he going to walk or talk? I anxiously compared to my friend's children all the time. Nowadays, I recognise the importance of this quote from Magda Gerber ❤️
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You can have a little read of my ramblings by heading over to my website - I'll put a link up in stories.
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#parentingblogger #parenthood #motherhood #montessori #montessoriathome #learningathome #learnandplay #learningenvironment #learningthroughplay #kidsactivities #kidsblogger #teachinvestigateplay #thecreativeplayhub #parentingquotes #quotes #earlylearning #earlychildhoodeducation #earlydevelopment

We've been doing toy rotation for a few years now and I always love how tidy things look for approximately 5 minutes after 😂
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Two big things to keep in mind when doing toy rotations are:
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What are you children currently curious about?
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What are they still playing with that is already on the shelves?
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Another factor for us is making sure that everything is still safe for Mr 1 - we don't keep any small choking hazards in the playroom.
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Right now Miss 3 is obsessed with doctors so we have a 'Zog and the Flying Doctors' theme going on. I'll post the rest of the shelves over in stories now.
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I'd love to know what your key questions are about toy rotation too. I'll put a question box up in stories and I'll do my best to answer them properly in blog form.
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Happy hump day all! 🐪
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More and more, I am gravitating towards simple play ideas: this pinecone transfer, for example.
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You haven't seen much from me recently because Z is in a real imaginary play phase and when she's not doing that, I tend to set up a super quick activity for her to do, responding directly to what she wants in the moment.
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I find that this means she plays with the activity for longer, even if the activity itself doesn't look 100% Instagram perfect.
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This pinecone activity was particularly relevant for Z because she'd collected the pinecones herself in the park. It was a great activity for:
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✔️Hand-eye coordination
✔️ Fine motor skills
✔️ Counting
✔️Crossing the midline.
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What quick activities have you been up to recently? I would love to see, so please tag me in with #teachinvestigateplay or #thecreativeplayhub ❤️
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#earlylearning #learnandplay #learningathome #learningenvironment #montessorifrombirth #montessoritoddler #montessoriathome #reggioinspired #reggioemiliaapproach #childled #playbasedlearning #playmatters #everydayplayhacks #flisattable #sensoryplay #invitationtoplay #finemotorskills #earlymath

Reading with babies ❤️
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Mr E just LOVES his books and once he is familiar with a particular book, we put together some #bookishplay baskets for him to explore.
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This time around, we used 'That's not my zebra...' which @usborne_books very kindly gifted to us along with a few zebra themed items from the playroom.
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Reading from birth is, in our option, one of the most important things you can do. You can read a little more about that by visiting my latest blog post 'Why we read from say one.'
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What are your favourite books for babies? I'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments section below ⬇️
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#gifted #usbornebooks #thatsnotmy20 #bookbasket #booksforbabies #babyactivities #babyplay #activitiesforbabies #babyplayideas #babyactivity #everydaybabyplay #everydayplayhacks #thecreativeplayhub #teachinvestigateplay #mumofthree #mummybloggeruk #letthembelittle #letthemplay #learningthroughplay

If you're celebrating Mother's Day this weekend, I hope you have an awesome one!
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I totally meant to post this after UK Mother's Day but I forgot 😂 So you lovely ladies elsewhere in the world may as well benefit!
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If you receive flowers, DON'T throw them as soon as they pass their best! There are so many activities you can do with them instead - 'planting' a playdough garden, for example.
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For this particular activity, Z snipped the stems of the flowers then planted them in chocolate playdough - it did smell pretty delicious! 😍
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This activity and more are available in our 'Flowers' mini magazine, which comes with a range of ideas and activities for you to try. Check out the link in stories for more information ❤️
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#flowers #montessori #montessoriathome #playdough #everydayplayhacks #scissorslills #learnandplay #learningthroughplay #playmatters #earlylearning #earlyyears #preschool #teachermum #homeschoolpreschool #invitationtoplay

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