Sensory Tubes

Ooooh what's inside? What sound does it make?

Train tracks

Where is the train going? What's this book about?

Magnetic toddler construction

How do these work? What could I make?

Musical Instruments

Shake, shake, shake. Tapping on the xylophone.

Experimenting

Trial and error.... Discovery Exploration

Farm Interest

Put on some resources with links to farm animals, and age appropriate activities like carrying for your toddler. Make the sounds as you read the story or talk about the animals.

Beginnings of pretend play

What's for lunch? Time for a nap

Dinosaur Archaeology

Dinosaur Fossil Painting 2

Milky Rainbows 1

Milky Rainbows 2

Milky Rainbows

Outdoor play imagination

Bubble play

Exploring science through bubble play - fast and slow breaths, patience, moving mouth muscles so specifically helps talking.

Grip

Through flicking fingers and gripping - babies learn hand-eye co-ordination and cause and effect.

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Learning to walk

Numbers

Number recognition, exploring time and clocks, fine motor - small muscles - hands and fingers.

Ride co ordination

Co-ordination, gross motor - large muscle movement - legs, core and arms.

How many fruit can we thread?

Blocks & music

Shapes recognition, puzzle - thinking, cause and effect - get it in right shape or colour and the music plays equals fun.

Water play

Calming, muscle development, pre-maths skills - measurement, fun.

Train play

Face painting & car time

How do these wheels move? What colour is this car? What sound does a car make?

Little fingers

Little fingers and concentration.