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Hapa Zome Printing

Posted on 12/06/201805/08/2019by beccatooth

This month, we’ve been really enjoying getting back to nature by participating in 30 Days Wild. One of the activities we’ve enjoyed is to make a Hapa Zome print. Hapa Zome is the Japanese art of print making by hammering plants in to fabric. I first came across it when a class of mine did […]

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  • Outdoor Play

51 ideas for #30DaysWild

Posted on 02/06/201805/08/2019by beccatooth

June has arrived and this marks the start of #30DaysWild. If you haven’t heard of this before, #30DaysWild is an annual campaign run by The Wildlife Trusts, which encourages young and old to get outside each day in June and find some small way to reconnect with nature. It’s a campaign which has been on […]

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  • Messy Play
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Messy Play: The Beginnings of a Mud Kitchen

Posted on 27/04/201805/08/2019by beccatooth

I’ve been keen to make a mud kitchen for T for a long time. They’re such a fun way to spend time outdoors, and are brilliant for all kinds of learning opportunities: sensory development; imaginative play; language development; learning about capacity and measuring; and scientific exploration as they mix different materials. When T started at […]

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  • Outdoor Play
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Celebrating Autumn

Posted on 07/11/201605/08/2019by beccatooth
Image of dewdrops on spider web with title Celebrating Autumn

I love Autumn! I don’t think I’d ever be able to choose a favourite season as I really love them all, but in Autumn I just love the beautiful colours, the knitwear, and the run-up to Christmas! Here are a few of the Autumnal activities we’ve been enjoying. Why not give them a go at […]

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  • Top Toys

Top Toys: Ten Toys for a Three Year Old

Posted on 25/07/201602/09/2016by beccatooth

Welcome back to my Top Toys series. Here I will be laying out my favourite toys for a three year old, many of which will be on T’s birthday list this year! These are definitely getting a bit harder now. This is probably partly because my daughter is still only two, so I’m having to […]

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  • Play

Recent goings on…

Posted on 12/05/201602/09/2016by beccatooth

Life has been a bit out of routine recently. Mostly good stuff but it’s just thrown me off a bit! Last week my husband was on holiday. We stayed at home but spent the week doing some fun stuff in the city. At the weekend we went away with my family to celebrate my Dad’s […]

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  • Outdoor Play

The Great Outdoors!

Posted on 14/04/201602/09/2016by beccatooth

We haven’t really had a theme this week. I have been back to work this week after the Easter hols, so I was focused on that and not on how to spend my ‘days off’ (not that time with a toddler is really ‘off’)! This week, we have mainly been out enjoying the beautiful sunshine […]

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