Our challenge was to paint with toys. Adam's new love is Dinosaurs so we created a Dinosaur Painting Tuff Spot.

Best "Frozen" activity yet! We spent over an hour with this Melting Elsa's Frozen Hands science activity! Great salt and ice experiment for preschoolers!

Sensory balloons are fun to play with and so easy to make as well. Awesome filled texture balls that you can make for home, school or even as a stress ball for work. They are surprisingly tough and can take a good squeeze. For more awesome sensory play ideas check out our huge resource list of ideas. Sensory Balloons for Textured Activities Sensory Play What are Tactile Sensory Activities? Tactile activities are all about touch! Wet or dry, cold or hot, vibrations and sensations. It can go…

Fun vehicle sensory bins for toddlers and preschoolers. Perfect for you preschool transportation theme activities!

Painting with kitchen utensils. An Invitation to paint using things around the house.

Children learn so much through playful experiences. They are building social-emotional skills, and academics too! Play is learning, and one of my Kindergarteners' favorite areas of our room to learn and play in is the sensory bin. They also absolutely love the dramatic play area. So two worlds collided perfectly with this Ice Cream Shop Small World! Making an Ice Cream Shop Small World First, to store my supplies in, I used these Sterilite I.D boxes - They are wonderful because they have dry…

Fall is a wonderful season to explore with sensory play! Engage the senses with wonderful smells and colors. Put together a harvest sensory bin to celebrate the season and take you straight through to Thanksgiving! Explore fall through simple sensory play. Fall Harvest Sensory Bin Ideas! FALL SENSORY BIN IDEAS There are so many ways to include sensory play in your daily activities. I hope you will find a Fall harvest sensory bin you enjoy and a new idea you might try with your children at…

Make these fluffy, puffy, colorful rainbow clouds with just two common ingredients for some art, sensory, and science fun in one amazing activity!

This afternoon Georgia helped me set up this Car Wash Tuff Spot to enjoy in the afternoon sun. A couple of months back she had her first ever experience of a car wash and hasn’t stopped talking about it since so this was a perfect activity to help fuel her interest in car washes (this... Read more »

Irresistible early Years ideas for your indoor and outdoor provision....

Where do seeds come from investigation

Exploring pumpkins with different tools by @shawbo

A big feature in my classroom, is the tuff spot, or builder's tray. This is a black shallow tray that can be bought from school and nursery supplies or for under £20 from B&Q. The education supplies also sell stands, but we use ours on the floor as few of my class are walking. On the floor it can also be used to encourage reaching from sitting or kneeling positions, and is great for the kids who want to totally immerse themselves. On the other hand, the stand would be useful if we wanted to…

A fun invitation to mark make using shaving foam, coloured paints and glitter!

Small world under the sea

Early Years activities from Rachel (",)