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Bright Star Kids Name Labels Review

by Play Inspired Mumupdated on January 13, 2020December 29, 2019Leave a Comment on Bright Star Kids Name Labels Review

I was recently approached by Bright Star Kids with the opportunity to review their back to school name labels. With the new school year looming and a box full of …

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Jungle Bingo: Toy Review

by Play Inspired Mumupdated on December 19, 2019August 14, 2019Leave a Comment on Jungle Bingo: Toy Review

Does your family love board games or are you looking at starting your own board game collection? You NEED to check out the latest release from Laurence King Publishing : …

  • ☕️ 📚 CVC Teapot Spelling Pack 📚 ☕️ A new fun way to learn rhyme and consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words with this super cute teapot activity! 🍰 Choose one VC ending (out of 37), eg: AT 🍰 Add the letters B C F H M P R S T and V (printed on card) to the teapot 🍰 Stir the pot to the rhyme! 🍰 Pick a letter and make the word 🍰 AT + teapot letter will make the words: bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, pat, rat, sat, tat and vat ☺️☺️☺️ Search ‘teapot’ under printables on our resources page 🙌 #teachersfollowteachers #homeschool #year1 #teachersdownunder #teachermum #prepteacher #aussieteachers #teachermum #prepteacher #preschool #aussieteachers #teachersofig #teachersofinstagram #iteachtoo #instateacher #instateachers #teachertips #nurseryteacher #preschoolteacher #teacher #ukteacher #lessonplanning #learningtoread #spellingmadefun #learningthroughplay
  • 🚂 🌈 Rainbow Name Train 🌈 🚂 A fun and colourful name train filled in half an hour beautifully! Miss 3 loved sorting her muddled name ‘cars’ before gluing them to the page. I was super keen to add some cotton ball steam however, my mini artist disagreed and preferred to colour in the space with her crayons 🤷‍♀️☺️ Easy set up and it was a hit! #playinspiredmum #colourrecognition #colourrecognitionactivity #rainbows #papercraft #namerecognition #namerecognitionactivity #learningthroughplay #playbasedlearning #rainbowtrain #papercrafts #playtolearn #learnandplay #learningathome #learningathomeisfun #earlylearning #earlychildhoodeducation #gettingreadyforkindy #homeschooltoddler #toddleractivities #toddleractivitiesathome #activitiesforkids
  • 🌈 Colour Sorting 🌈 A simple to set up colour sorting activity from Unit 2 of Playing Preschool: Colours! Simply match the coloured blocks on their matching page 🙌 We started the activity with a walk through one of her favourite ‘colour’ books, “Colouroos” before reading it properly. This is such a great Australian story about colours and celebrating diversity 💞 Miss 3 loved the extension idea of searching for other items in the toy room to add to each colour. Colour hints are apparently ‘the best thing in the entire-est biggest world’ 😂 For the finer details on this toddler, play based curriculum, tap the link in bio 🙏 #playinspiredmum #coloursorting #simpleplayideas #colourhunt #toddlercurriculum #colourrecognition #playbasedlearning #homeschooltoddler #playtolearn #playideas #playideasfortoddlers #playathome #learningthroughplay #learningeveryday #learningisfun #annamcgregor
  • ✨🦷 Tooth Flossing Activity 🦷✨ We used some blocks and play dough to replicate some yucky, mucky teeth! This was a hit with all three kiddies, each taking turns flossing the ‘plaque’ from between the ‘teeth’ 😁 Read about it more on our blog post! Tap link in bio and search ‘plaque’ 🙌 #brushing #brushingteeth #toddlerteeth #toddleractivityathome #toddleractivities #toddlerlife #livingwithatoddler #flossing #dentalhygiene #lifeskills #learningthroughplay #playbasedlearning #learningmadefun #lifelessons #selfcare #learning #earlychildhoodeducation #earlylearning
  • 🌒 Shadow Observations 🌒 While reading a story book, a conversation came up surrounding the size of a shadow in perspective to the child in one of the illustrations. Miss 3 was confused as to how a boy of such size could have such a large shadow. So with a selection of her animals, we set up this little experiment. With the sun still low in the east, we traced the shadow of each of her animals. Come just before noon, with the sun higher in the sky, we then traced their shorter shadows. Then lastly, towards the end of the day, with the sun lower in the west, we traced the animals longer shadows. Miss 3 loved the anticipation of this activity with conversations and plenty of questions throughout the day. As we read ‘The Night Lion’ again, she had a better understanding of why Morgan’s shadow was so tall. Just quietly, if you have a little one who does have scary dreams sometimes, this really is a great story about courage with the help of a special friend 😉 🦁 We used a strategy similar when Miss 6 was 2. She used to dream of snakes in her cot so I gave her a little toy meerkat to sleep with. The meerkat kept the snakes away along with her worries 💓🙌 #playinspiredmum #shadows #sciencewithkids #thenightlion #readingwithkids #toddleractivity #learningathome #homelearning #scheich #playideas #playideas #toddlerhomeschool #homeschooltoddler #learningthroughplay #sunnywinterdays #readingtime #comprehension #buildingvocabulary
  • 🌟 Printable Play Ideas 🌟 A little birdie just showed me these printable play ideas! Aren’t they amazing! I just love the scenes to accompany a sensory play tray or to build your own diorama at home! Tap printables under our play resource page in bio for these and so many more print at home resources 💓 #playathome #sensoryplay #sensoryplayidea #playideas #simpleplayideas #invitationtoplay #space #playathome #learningathome #meaningfulplayideas #meaningfulplay #playmatters #sensorybin #playtray #dioramas #playwithapurpose
  • 🌈 Sticky Dot Name 🌈 Sticky dots really are such a versatile resource that kids just love. We teamed ours up with Miss 3’s name to create this easy set up fine motor, hand eye coordination activity. This is our final activity from the first unit of the ‘Playing PreSchool’ play based learning toddler curriculum by Busy Toddler! Bring on Unit 2: Colours 🌈🙌 #playinspiredmum #namerecognition #namerecognitionactivity #finemotorskills #finemotoractivity #handeyecoordination #handeyecoordinationactivity #toddlerlife #playathome #learningthroughplay #stickydots #sunnywintermorning #learningathome #gettingreadyforkindergarten #gettingreadyforkindy #funwithlearning #colourrecognition #learningactivities #learningactivity #toddlerhomeschool #toddlersofinstagram
  • 🍎 🍏 Apple Rolling 🍏🍎 Rolling apples was so much fun! We started off measuring our cardboard ‘ramps’ from a baseline to determine which was the shortest, medium and longest box. Miss 3 then selected her first choice of ramp before leaning it against a chair and watching the apples roll, roll, roll! Some went further than others and some even bounced more than others. She loved experimenting with the different length ramps and apple positioning. Another activity from the apple unit in ‘Playing Preschool’, play based toddler curriculum 💕 #experimentalplay #earlylearning #mathsmadefun #angles #sunnywintersafternoon #playbasedlearning #playmatters #learningwithoutworksheets #scienceexperimentsforkids #scienceexperiment #meaningfulplay #easyplayideas #easyplayidea #toddleractivity #toddleractivitiesathome #toddleractivities #playideasfortoddlers #playtolearn #prekindyplay #gettingreadyforkindy
  • 🍏 Apple Post It’s Numbers 🍏 Sticky notes are such a versatile resource however I had never thought of teaming them up with fruit! This activity is from the ‘Playing PreSchool’ play based learning curriculum for toddlers. So easy to set up and Miss 3 loved sticking each of the post it notes to her apples before laying them out in order. For us, practising reading the numeral was our goal. It was a fun way to expose her to the numbers! #playinspiredmum #earlynumeracy #playtolearn #numberskills #earlynumberconcepts #earlynumberskills #numberrecognition #numberrecognitionactivity #countingwithkids #playideasfortoddler #toddlerhomeschool #homeschooltoddler #learningathome #learningthroughplay #learningisfun #playideasfortoddlers #playwithnumbers #playtime #playtobloom #playtimefun
  • 🍎 Taste Safe Applesauce Sensory Play 🍎 As I’m sure you may have noticed, we have been using a lot of apples in our play while completing our Apple Unit from ‘Playing Preschool’. While they are being poked and prodded and scooped and sorted, not one apple has gone to waste. We used the last bunch of battered apples to make some yummy applesauce for this sensory play activity. Teamed up with some scoops and little bowls, the girls loved exploring the texture (and flavour) of the applesauce. The leftovers were served with yoghurt and a berry compote - waste not want not! Grab all ‘Playing Pre-school’, play based curriculum for toddlers on our resources page in bio 🍎🍏 #playinspiredmum #toddlercurriculum #playbasedlearning #applesauce #sensoryplay #sensoryplayideas #tastesafe #tastesafesensoryplay #playtolearn #learningthroughplay #learningthroughplaying #learningathome #learningeveryday #learningisfun #toddleractivityathome #babysensoryplay #playtime #wastenotwantnot #toddlerlearning #toddlerhomeschool #homeschooltoddler #playideasforkids #playideasfortoddlers #playideasfortoddler
  • 🍎 Apple Transfer🍎 Using a variety of utensils from our kitchen, Miss 3 was invited to transfer the apples from the basket to the tray. She then sorted the utensils depending on how difficult she found them to use. Even Miss 6 loved this simple play idea! Another activity from the Apple Unit in the play based curriculum for toddlers, ‘Playing Pre-school’. Grab the details on our resource page in bio! 🙌 #playideas #bilateralcoordination #handeyecoordination #playbasedlearning #toddlerhomeschool #learningthroughplay #playtolearn #toddleractivities #toddleractivity #activitiesforkids
  • 🍎 🔨 Cotton Ball Apple Smash 🔨 🍎 Miss 3 and I made these cotton ball apples yesterday with the only intention for them, to smash them apart! Miss 3 loved every step, from mixing the batter, coating the cotton balls to waiting patiently for them to cook (well she didn’t really like waiting as much 😉). When it was time to pass her a little wooden hammer, she had a great time smashing the crunchy outer layer apart to reveal the soft cotton ball within. ✅ Fine motor skills ✅Hand eye coordination ✅ Cause and effect ✅ Bilateral coordination ✅ Sequencing events ✅ Following instructions ✅ Destructive play #playinspiredmum #finemotorskills #handeyecoordination #handeyecoordinationactivity #toddlerplayidea #destructionplay #playathome #diyplayideas #kidsinthekitchen #sensoryplay #sensoryplayideas #toddleractivities #activitiesforkids #applestudy #occupationaltherapy #playtolearn #learningthroughplay #cottonballactivity
  • 🍎 🌳 Apple Tree Posting 🌳🍎 Some fun fine motor practise with some pom poms and DIY toilet rolls trees! Following reading this fact filled book, How Do Apples Grow, Miss 3 used her tongs to post the green pom poms aka apples amongst the green tree and the red pom poms in the red tree. She then lead them out from smallest to biggest. Perks of having a family of 5, there are always some toilet rolls around for DIYs 🙌😉 #playinspiredmum #mathskills #earlynumeracy #earlylearning #toddlerplayidea #learningthroughplay #grouping #postingactivity #toilettube #toiletrolls #playideas #playideasforkids #playideasfortoddlers #playathome #learningathome #sensoryplay #sensoryplayidea #earlychildhoodeducation #earlychildhood #pompomplay
  • 🍎 Push Pin Apple 🍎 For about 20 minutes, all I saw of Miss 3 was the top of her head 🤣 The activity brief was to carefully press the tacks into the Apple. Safe to say it completely engrossed her! She was thrilled by the ‘grown up’ responsibility of handling the pins safely and loved listening to the pins as they slid into the crisp apple. Another great lesson from the Apple Unit in the ‘Playing Pre-School’ play based learning curriculum for toddlers 🙌 Grab the details via link in bio 🙏 #playbasedlearning #finemotorskills #learningthroughplay #structuredplay #toddleractivity #toddleractivities #playideas #bilateralcoordination #playathome #learningathome #playtolearn #playideasfortoddler #toddlercurriculum #sensoryplay #sensoryplayideas #montessoriathome #montessoritoddler #playmatters #screenfreekids #toddlercurriculum
  • 🌈 Lubna and Pebble 🌈 Miss 3 chose this book from our local library last week and we have read it a few times each day since. Lubna and Pebble is such a moving story about friendship and how a little girl navigates the changes in her little world after leaving her home and brothers due to war. We recreated one of the scenes from the book, creating our own pebble friend. Miss 3 sos so well dotting the pattern on the paper towel with her markers 🌈💕 This book is really such a moving, emotive story that speaks to all ages. #playinspiredmum #lubnaandpebble #readingwithkids #comprehension #earlylearning #toddleractivities #toddlerplaytoday #toddlerplay #learning #finemotorskills #finemotoractivity #learningthroughplay
  • 🍏🍎 Matching Shapes 🍎🍏 Grouping by similar attributes is a mathematical strategy for categorising data. Today, we sorted a tray of toys from around the toy room into two groups; similar shape to an apple and dissimilar shape to an apple. Miss 3 took to the challenge with her tracing finger ready to search for round, circle shapes amongst the toys before sorting them either side of her ruler. This is another activity from the play based learning toddler curriculum, ‘Playing Preschool’ by Busy Toddler. For more information on this step by step curriculum for parents to practise at home, find the details on our resource page in bio 🙏🍎🍏 #earlylearning #earlynumeracy #earlynumeracyskills #playbasedlearninearning #learningthroughplay #learningthroughplaying #toddlercurriculum #toddleractivity #simplyplayideas #playathometoday #playtolearn #learningathome #toddlerlife #toddleractivities #toddlermath #applestudy
  • 🍎 🍏 Apple Sorting: Small, Medium & Large 🍏🍎 Continuing our #playbasedlearning with ‘Playing Pre-School’ Curriculum for toddlers, Miss 3 and I explored different size apples. We sorted them by size in groups before lining them up biggest to smallest. As an additional challenge, we muddled our apples and I asked Miss 3 to point to the largest, smallest and medium sized. We then took turns muddling them and instructing each other. So simple but Miss 3 loved sorting and helping ‘teach me’ about the different sizes. Get more info on this amazing play based curriculum on our resource page via link in bio 🙏 #playinspiredmum #bravoapples #apples #applestudy #applestudyunit #toddlerplayidea #structuredtoddlerplay #learningthroughplaycurriculum #toddleractivities #activitiesfortoddlers #homeschooltoddlers #toddlerhomeschool #playathome #playtime #playtolearn #montessoriplay #montessorilearning
  • 🚧 Printable Construction Look Book 🚧 Have loads of fun playing, tipping, spinning, scooping, counting, sequencing, prepositions and more! This pack includes: 11 single sided pages to print at home ✅ 8 pages - truck templates ✅ 3 pages - parts to cut out Comment below for link or find it on our resource page in bio 🙌 #playinspiredmum #lookbook #busybook #printables #learningathome #learningthroughplay #trucks #constructionplay #construction #playtolearn #playbasedlearning #toddlerplayideas #preschoolplay #diybusybook
  • 🌈 How to Colour Cooked Pasta 🌈 I well and truly made to much pasta last night and with some already allocated for left overs, we still had a surplus. Rather than wasting our wiggly fun spaghetti, we coloured it! Colouring cooked pasta for sensory play is so easy! Just throw your pasta into a ziplock bag, add your colour, zip it up & shake it, scrunch it and roll it until the colour is evenly distributed! Miss 3 loved snipping her ocean of blue spaghetti and is now freelancing her play creating the most elaborate and interesting stories with her ocean figurine friends. Once she is finished, I’m going to dehydrate the pasta for even more sensory play another day 🌈♻️ How would your little one like to play with coloured, cooked pasta? #sensoryplay #sensoryplayideas #cookedpastaplay #pantryplayideas #funathomewithtoddlers #playathome #colouredpasta #easypeasyplay #toddlerplayidea #toddlersensory #toddlersensoryplay #activitiesforkids #learnanddiscover #experimentalplay #activitiesfortoddlers #finemotorskills #wastenotwantnot
  • 🐌 🌈 Rainbow Snail Finds a Friend 🌈🐌 #playoccupyjuly Day 7: Rainbow 🌈 We made pipe cleaner rainbow snail trails in a little paper plate setting for our own snail puppets! This really is a darling little story about friendship, showing two different perspectives when a new face comes to town. We have been having lots of conversations about inclusiveness in the playground at school this year and this little story aligned with our chats perfectly! The girls loved creating their gardens for their snails. The highlight was taking their snail puppets for a walk on their popstick holders 🌈🌈🌈🐌🐌🐌 #playinspiredmum #paperplatecrafts #paperplatecraft #paperplate #rainbowsnail #rainbowsnailfindsafriend #bookishplay #readingwithkids #socialskills #comprehension #toddleractivities #creativeplay #toddleractivities #toddlerplayideas #toddlercrafts #diypuppets #learningthroughplay #rainbows
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