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Duplo bricks with numbers on

Making your own number line with duplo

Making your own number line with Duplo

I know that the sound of the duplo box being emptied out into the floor sends a shiver down my husbands spine each time he hears it, but I honestly think that the duplo bricks are the best toy that we have bought for our children. They can be used for so many activities, although I think they are best for letting children just be creative and...

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Cross the River game

Cross the River game.

The “Cross the River” game has been one of the biggest hits for both my children during lockdown.

It’s an activity that we were given by my daughter’s pre-school and it is super easy, needs no real other equipment, can be adapted really easily and teaches the children lots of skills whilst they are having fun! What’s not to love!

So, what do...

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THE LEGO FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, PLAY INCLUDED™, TO STRENGTHEN & SCALE LEGO® PLAY BASED LEARNING PROGRAMME FOR NEURODIVERGENT CHILDREN

THE LEGO FOUNDATION PARTNERS WITH SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, PLAY INCLUDED™, TO STRENGTHEN & SCALE LEGO® PLAY BASED LEARNING PROGRAMME FOR NEURODIVERGENT CHILDREN.

Inspired by stories from autistic children and their parents, the LEGO Foundation joins Play Included™ to reimagine the ‘Brick-by-Brick™’ programme and help uplift children and young people who may benefit from social...

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Butterfly painting

Butterfly painting

This painting activity is so much fun and teaches children all about symmetry!

What you need:

  • Butterfly shapes cut out. I find it easiest to fold a piece of paper in half, then draw one half of the butterfly from the fold. When you then cut it out you will have a perfectly symmetrical butterfly.
  • Paints. I try and go for washable
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Number tracing with paints activity

My daughter absolutely loves painting, so I thought what better way to teach her numbers than through a finger painting activity ? This activity was super easy and your children won’t even know they are learning at the same time.

What you will need:
  • Paints. We always make sure we use washable paints as my daughter always ends up totally covered!
  • Painting apron
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Skittles rainbow experiment

Skittles rainbow experiment

My four year old is a bit obsessed with rainbows recently, I think it started with us supporting the NHS by filling our windows with pictures of rainbows at the start of the pandemic! This skittles activity is a great, quick activity that will entertain them and teach them a bit about science at the same time.

What you need:

  • Some
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Magic Painting activity

Magic Painting

This is my go to activity on sunny days when the children need a bit of extra stimulation but I haven’t set anything up and don’t want a big tidy up job afterwards.

All you need is a paintbrush and a pot of water, that’s it! Then tell the children that they can go and paint anything out in the garden. They may want to paint pictures on the patio, or pretend to...

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LITTLE PLAY IDEAS THAT CAN MEAN A LOT THIS EASTER

KINDER OFFERS FREE ACTIVITIES FOR PARENTS TO ENJOY WITH THEIR KIDS THIS LONG WEEKEND

  • Activities include a virtual dance class and ‘story time’ with Diversity Star Jordan Banjo
  • Exclusive drawing workshop with ‘ Draw with Rob’ , a Q&A with Dinosaur Expert, Dr Dean Lomax plus more
  • Available as part of the Kinder Masters of Play Festival to help families
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Family eating in a restaurant

How to keep your children entertained when out in a restaurant

My husband and I have always loved going out to restaurants to eat, so when we had our first child it was important to us to keep being able to do this. Our now much loved ‘Restaurant bag’ started out its life as our changing bag and was initially filled with nappies, wet wipes and changes of clothes. As time went on we started adding toys to it and now it stays in the car and is only used...

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FIGHTING FOMO WITH FOCO: THE NEW PHENOMENON AMONGST UK KIDS

FIGHTING FOMO WITH FOCO:

THE NEW PHENOMENON AMONGST UK KIDS

  • New research by The LEGO® Group reveals that 55% of UK children have been fighting FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) over the past year by becoming FOCOs (Finders of Creative Opportunities) discovering outlets for self-expression and learning via positive mood-boosting activities at a time when they’ve needed it most
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