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 […]
Printable Imaginative Play Mats
I have long lusted after some of the gorgeous felted play mats like the ones you see on Etsy or in Steiner/Waldorf shops. But felting is not my thing so I’ve just admired from afar, until I got the crazy idea to make a printable one! I started with two very simple scenes – sea, […]
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
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 me smile to see the three year old in charge of the shop and the crazy nine year olds dressing up to be all kinds of weird and wonderful customers. The […]
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 […]
At the Beach : Salt Tray Imaginative Play.
The big kids had all gone off in different directions and left Noah behind. He didn’t like it, not one bit. Big fat tears ran down his cheeks as he told me “they don’t want me”. I had to smile as he usually has his older siblings wrapped around his little finger so on the […]