How to Set Up a Role Play Flower Shop?
A Pretend Play Flower Shop is an opportunity for children to take on the role as a florist or customer and play creatively while …
Cardboard Box Creativity
Cardboard boxes would have to be my most favourite ‘toy’ for children to play with as they are an open-ended material. They inspire creativity …
Pool Noodle Activities Fine Motor Fun
Pool Noodle Activities Fine Motor are so much fun to play with! When they are cut up into smaller portions they make a great …
Mrs Moorman’s Kindergarten Classroom
Welcome back to or new series here on Learning 4 Kids called Show and Tell Classroom. We are looking at the amazing Mrs Moorman’s …
Magical Fairy Wonderland
Playing with the Magical Fairy Wonderland was such a magical moment for Miss 5 as she is absolutely crazy for all things fantasy and …
Benefits of Colouring in Activities
This post has been sponsored by Nuffnang and Crayola Benefits of Colouring in Activities- with developments in technology, I feel that colouring in activities …
How to make Sand Foam?
How to make Sand Foam? Sand Foam is perfect for sensory exploration. It is made up using only two ingredients, sand and shaving cream. …
Play Dough Flower Pots
Play Dough Flower Pots and making a potted garden with play dough is a fun way for children to play creatively and imaginatively. Children …
Making Patterns and Sorting Colours
A basket filled with a range of different coloured fake flowers can open the opportunity to learn in so many ways. Children can explore …
Small World Desert Play
There is just so much to learn and discover about deserts, the climate, plant life, animal life and much more. To explore the desert …
Make your own Underwater Zoo Aquarium
Creating your own Underwater Zoo provides an opportunity to play and learn imaginatively. It is also a sensory activity that encourages creativity, oral language …
Neapolitan Ice Cream Play Dough Fun
Neapolitan Ice Cream Play Dough is a wonderful and fun sensory activity to arouse the imagination and creativity. The Neapolitan Ice Cream Play …
Imaginative Play Felt Pizza
Create an opportunity for your child to take on the role as a pizza chef and play creatively as they pretend make different pizzas …
Planting a Garden
Imaginative play would have to be one of my most favourite kinds of play. I love how children can freely explore an imaginary world …
Create a Spring Play Dough Garden
Here is a great spring theme activity for the kids, creating a Spring Play Dough Garden. The play dough has been scented with a …
We’re Going on a ‘Teddy’ Bear Hunt
We’re going on a ‘Teddy’ bear hunt…….I’m not scared! We have a gorgeous book which comes with a CD that tells the story of …
Rainy Day Activity – Indoor Camping
It’s raining, it’s pouring…..and we have been stuck inside a fair bit lately with the weather. To entertain the kids and give them something …
Imaginative Play Ice Cream Shop
Welcome to our Ice Cream Shop!! The fun and joy of exploring the imaginary world of an ice cream shop. Today I am sharing some …
Imaginative Play – Baby Care Corner
Setting up a Baby Care Home Corner encourages imaginative play and promotes many valuable life skills. I hope this post provides you with some …
Imaginative Play Vet Hospital
Imaginative play would have to be one of my most favourite kinds of play. I love how children can freely explore an imaginary world …
Homemade Street Traffic Theme Bath Sponges
This will keep the kids busy while having a bath as well as stimulating their imaginations and developing their storytelling skills. Cars, buses, trucks, …
The Nursery Rhyme Box
I love nursery rhymes and there isn’t a day that goes past where we do not sing one. Sometimes we will change the words …
Little Toilet Roll People
Making these little characters is so much fun as they can be brought to life in imaginative play games. They are so simple to …
Wet Washing Hanging on the Line
Kids like to pretend! They like to pretend to be doctors, vets, check out operators but they most like to pretend to be a …
What is Imaginative Play and How to Encourage it?
How to encourage and support imaginative play with our children? Imaginative play is essentially when children are role playing and are acting out various …
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Decorating Our Paper Mache Tree
Imaginative play at Christmas time: Miss 5 and 4 had so much fun decorating our paper mache tree made out of toilet rolls. To make the play …
10 Mini Cupcakes in a Bakers Shop……
…..round and fat with a cherry on the top! This is one of my favourite children’s songs, known as 10 Current Buns; I have …
How to Male Sock Puppets?
A homemade toy that encourages imaginative play! This post you will find information on how to make a sock puppet? Creating a character or …
Imaginative Play – Bakers Shop
Imaginative play bakers shop was inspired by our mini cupcakes which we made previously. They make a brilliant prop to encourage the imaginary world …
Play & Learn with Bottle Tops!
“I love these little plastic lids!” Bottle Tops have brought so many wonderful and creative ideas to my kids play times. I am amazed that …
Washing a Toy Baby
Washing a Toy Baby – Imaginative play is essentially when children are role playing and are acting out various experiences they may have had …
