Ice cream shop 🍦 - Being imaginative provides an opportunity for children to practice and develop their language and social skills by merely being with and talking to other children. It boosts the development of problem-solving and self-regulation skills. Imaginative play with peers can create situations in which not everyone gets what they want. Through imaginative play children learn critical thinking skills, how to follow simple directions, build expressive and receptive language, increase social skills and learn how manage their emotions. Most importantly, how cute are they 🥰

Let’s build a den! - We haven’t had this out for a while and they absolutely love it! When we rotate our resources it’s like the best thing ever 🤣 - We used to be able to get hold of big boxes, but not as much anymore, but love that we can pack this away! - With infinite possibilities for play, the opportunity to let their imaginations go wild and the added bonus of helping develop their practical skills, it's something you can get behind, too. Children love hiding places and climbing in and out of spaces, so a box they can fit inside is an ideal space for play.

Recycled art work - Painting Builds Fine Motor Skills. They're building finger, wrist and hand strength, while improving their hand-eye coordination. Fine motor skills are developing rapidly in young children aged 0 to 6, and this is the prime time to encourage them with suitable painting activities. - Not to mention their special awareness, moving around to do their art work and not sitting at table. - It’s nice to use cardboard from any deliveries, as it’s going to be recycled anyway and not wasted! - Some of you may look at this and think this must be an Olympic sport getting them ready and cleaned, the answer is YES it is 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 a lot of tag teaming goes with our daily routine everyday!

Experimenting with ice 🧊 - It’s nice to see mark making in different ways and using different materials to paint. It shows that paint isn’t just for paper and it can used in so many ways. - It gives children the opportunity to explore colour mixing, patterns and feel the texture of the slippery, cold, wet paint. This activity is also great for developing fine motor and gross motor skills and control. - Playing with ice is a low-cost, sensory-rich, and open-ended learning activity. Plus, playing with ice is a wonderful way to support development.

Decor for the cabin - Nothing better than a child being proud of their art work and to see it hanging up for them to see after 👏🏻 - Just doing something so simple develops hand-eye coordination and fine motor planning skills. It also helps your child understand the sensory concept of stickiness. - How lovely do they look hanging up though 😍

Areas of development - The best form of learning, is learning through play 💯 Allowing the children to express themselves and explore. Our setting provides different areas to play, with the woods it encourages a lot of physical development as it is sloped. We have flat play space, stairs and a muddy hill! - When we first started using the woods some of the children didn’t like it, you wouldn’t believe how far they have come. Falling over and getting up using gross motor skills to move and get around! Experimenting with paint today gave the children the opportunity to use the space around them and not just on a bit of paper! We must say we think they have decorated it for us lovely! - If you don’t like paint in your child’s finger nails or hair, a bag of clothes to wash, dirty socks and a needing a bath 😂 then we aren’t the right setting for you 👎🏼 I must admit Amy does well cleaning them up for home time and you may not even realise what we did that day!

AD/ There’s no weather we won’t go out in, but we let the children choose if they want to go inside or outside. There are two of us, so if that’s the case some can go in with Amy or stay out with me. Today made me purchase a waterproofs for myself as I may as well swam in the mud and I was soaked 😂😂 - Thankfully the woodlands seems to be sheltered with the trees, so the heavy rain didn’t seem the bother the little ones today! - Digging for worms, mud kitchen fun and mud pit play!

We are back! - The Christmas period gets so busy for us, especially when the little ones aren’t well and us too 😩 - Today was simple flour play, that turned into them making what they said was play dough! They used rain water, paint and mixed it together! - Whenever we have families view, we say “get ready for your little one to get stuck in, get messy and explore!” - Sending pictures of their child whilst they are at work to make their day and make them smile! We love that it is personal here and parents can message us as and when, even out if work hours.

Family time - PR/INVITE We visited @lakeside just before Christmas and was really looking forward to visiting @socialshakesuk - They are literally the best milkshakes I have ever tasted! Whilst we were waiting the queue was getting bigger, no wonder why! The staff were lovely and helped us pick our shakes, as there were so many flavours to pick from! We loved how unique and super cool they were! - If you’re passing by, we’d definitely recommend @socialshakesuk we will definitely be coming again! X - #lakeside #socialshakesuk #milkshakes #essex #musthave #tagsomeone #taginstagram #omg #enjoy #foodie #yummy #yummyfood #ad #prinvite #presstrip #gifted #family #familytime #familydays #daysoutwithkids

Let them be little - Take risks little one, show us what you can do! You’ll slip, slide, trip and fall, but you got this 💪 - What a lovely morning we had! We hope you make a den area next year for them to explore even more 😍

Living their best life! - These two were loving today! Finding worms, digging holes and doing mud angels! - No directions, just child led play! We get the best pictures when they are playing away and having fun! Pictures to look back on and laugh at 😍

Bocketts farm park PR/PRESS TRIP - We love a farm and family time 🥰 our eldest have outgrown the farm age, but it’s nice to have that time with Tate❤️ - Anywhere with a soft play is always a winner for Tate! The farm has the perfect amount of animals and parks for them to let some steam off! - Parking is always a must for us, as we have a big car ( I don’t parallel park) 😂😂😂😂😂 the have plenty of parking on site! - There is a little cafe, Tate thought it was amazing making up his packed lunch box, or if you prefer to take picnics, there are plenty of bench areas!