Whilst the schools are out and you are home we’ve all been thrown into home schooling and whilst we do not actually need to provide a formal education many children thrive upon the the structure a school day brings. I have just written a blog post for hygge in the early years which can be…
Category: invitation to play
How to home ed – 9 fun ideas to do at home.
Schools out for the foreseeable and lets face it, most of us are scared to death of the concept of entertaining our children for potentially months on end. Not only that, with job losses and scaled back working we’re living in fear of paying our bills never mind paying for extra resources, food and entertainment…
Forced closure
I’m feeling so sad this evening. With tonights press conference came the confirmation that all UK schools will be closing indefinitely from Friday 20th March 2020. But along with school closures came the news that all early years settings are recommended to close aswell. I’m in total shock and as I write this (having just…
How to home ed – nature studies
I feel like this is going to crop up afew times on the blog over the coming weeks as we just absolutely love outdoor activities. But with the threat of self isolation and lockdown looming how can you use nature studies in your home education activities? Do I need to home school? It’s true to…
How to home ed – with books
With the latest government announcement comes the latest wave of panic and fear. The media and newspapers are creating a storm around this virus which we are pre dispositioned to worry about… a culture of panic and fear is escalating fast so take back control, make plans and arm yourself with ideas and knowledge of…
Mini Beast Blocks – Review
As anyone will see who follows my Instagram page @mamasden I love to use wooden toys in my childminding setting. I follow a curious approach with my children. I encourage them to get hands on with the toys, manipulating them, combining them in different ways and being inventive with games. Part of my approach is…
Top 10 Play Ideas – Holiday Addition
The summer holidays are here and many families will be jetting off or road tripping to their holiday destinations .. ever mindful of their little darlings and ways of keeping them entertained when the beach, holiday clubs or pool aren’t quite enough. I’ve jetted off to Turkey. I’m lucky to have access to our families…
Curious Play Outdoors – Winter
As a Childminder who is highly influenced by the Curiosity approach I like to spend lots of quality, educational yet largely child led time outdoors. I am lucky that I have a large garden and lots of green open spaces on my door step so I can give the children lots of free play opportunities…
A-Z of the Curiosity Approach
I recently attended a seminar and evening with The Curiosity approach and left with the realisation that this is pretty much the way that I run my childcare setting and am striving to create a calm, nurturing environment for the children in my care. As a childminder it is hard to balance work and home…
An Invitation to Play
|• Let their imagination soar •| ______________________________________ Why do we always want what others have? We spend endless hours scrolling through Instagram and Pinterest and daydream about what we could achieve if we… only had more money, only had one child, only had a bigger house…. in truth much of what we see is set…
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