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Youngsters love observing bugs outside and playing with them indoors. Plastic bug figurines give much scope for creativity. Lots of games for learning can be organized. It is very convenient to take them everywhere you go since they don't take up much space.
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5 roleplays based on Peppa Pig books
Peppa Pig books have become favorites since my son turned 2 years old. The language is simple and there is not too much text on each page. Besides, toddlers and preschoolers can easily understand the plot of each book. Our games are often based on books about Peppa. In this post, I will share some of them.
How to survive a plane trip with a child
Travelling with active children can be really challenging. Our first flight when Anton was 9 months old ran very smooth since he was sleeping. At 2.6 I had to deal with the question of entertainment more seriously. We don't give gadgets to our child I had to think about other activities. I packed lots of toys but some of them turned to be useless. I will describe which toys saved us during 4 hour flight.
Rhymes and songs about transport
Babies and toddlers like playing with various kinds of transport. Starting for 5 months the most exciting things for my son on our walks was vehicles. Later almost all our toys and games were somehow connected to transport. So from early age I accompanied our walk and games with fingerplays and song. In this post I want to share our favorites.
Illustrated glossary "Playing with playdoh"
Playing with dough is a great way to develop creativity and improve fine motor skills. When my son started manupulating with playdoh, I didn't know the names of the actions he performed. So I looked up and created a glossary to help other moms whose native language is not English.
Rainbow rice activities
Rainbow rice is a superb sensory activity that improves your child's fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, enriches senses, and promotes creativity. This material offers a variety of activities in different contexts.
Roleplay "At the petrol station"
Anton started being obsessed with cars at 2.5 and almost all of our games are based on this topic. I have already shared how to learn with transport and today want to show how we play at "Petrol station". We like two variants of this game: using a push car and Lego.
6 ways to learn with toy cars
Most of the children adore playing with toy cars. Just push them around the room will become dead boring very soon. So why not play and learn something new. In this post, I'm sharing our favorite activities with little toy cars such as hot wheels, matchbox, and majorette.
33 favourite role plays for 2-3 years olds
Role play or dramatic play is very beneficial for children because they learn about their environment, and develop cognitive and communicative skills. Toddlers and preschoolers have limited knowledge of the world around them so it is advisable to base games on familiar situations, books, or films. Here is a list of role plays if you don't know how to occupy your kids.
5 fine motor skills activities for babies and toddlers
Improving fine motor skills at any age is one of the top priorities for educators. The sooner these kinds of skills will be developed, the better toddlers can do things like self-care and other everyday tasks on their own. Children will become more independent and confident. Moreover, psychologists say that there's a link between developed motor skills and speech progress. In this post, I want to share our favourite activities for building up fine motor skills at an early age.
Activities for learning animals with toddlers
Parents wait with impatience when their beloved children will say their first words. Young children listen, acquire the language around them, and copy the sounds they hear. Basic names of the animals and the sounds they make seem the easiest start for learning. It takes hours of repetition and practice before you can see any results. This post offers 5 simple activities to encourage toddlers to learn new words and speak.