This post includes sponsored links from Entropy, check the end of this post for a great giveaway. The Castle Story By Noah – aged 4. Once upon a time there was a castle. In front of the castle there was a big forest, at the edge of the forest there was a river, and after […]
More Printable Imaginative Play Mats!
We’ve had so much fun playing with the first two printable imaginative play mats that I created, and so many of you have told me all the fun ways you have used them and given me some great ideas for some new play mats, so here you go – here are two new printable imaginative […]
Simple Play Ideas – Autumn Imaginative Play
We’d collected way more leaves than we needed to do the leaf rubbing activity so I dumped them in the old fruit box that was sitting on the table, I’d deal with them later. I walked past the box of leaves again a few minutes later and saw that Noah had begun adding items- some […]
Free Printable Imaginative Play Mats
These free printable imaginative play mats are perfect for small world dramatic play, or use them as a play dough mat or printed drawing prompt. There are so many fun ways to use these fun printable play mats. I have long lusted after some of the gorgeous felted play mats like the ones you see […]
Using Foam Board for Imaginative Play
One good thing about the never ending renovations is that there is always a steady stream of interesting boxes, packaging, and building left overs to play with. Recently our shower screen came packed with some big, foam boards. Of course I stashed them away somewhere safe because I knew they would be good for something, […]
Design Your Own Printable Play Money
Do your kids like playing shops? This fun activity to design your own printable play money will add a whole new level of fun and learning to your kids dramatic play. Ever since we set up our baker’s shop to sell our five current buns, playing shop has been big business around here. It makes […]
Using What You’ve Got – A quick and easy invitiation to play.
We have had some great fun creating elaborate imaginative play set ups and fancy sensory activities. When I have the time and the motivation I love creating these kinds of activities for my kids. But I don’t always have the time, or the motivation, or the equipment, or the space, or the energy. Sometimes it’s […]
Space Crazy! Free Printable Space Characters.
All week my small boy had been asking me for a ‘face-man’. After a lot of questioning and frustrated repetitions of his ‘face-man’ request I finally figured out out… he wanted a ‘spaceman’! Of course I couldn’t stop at just a ‘face-man’ I had to make him a rocket, and an alien friend and a […]