Invitation to Play with Fairy Play Dough!
Here’s a magical invitation to play for children who is interested by fairies, princesses and sparkles! Combining play dough, sensory play, motor skills and creative storytelling in one play prompt,...
View ArticleNursery Rhyme Party for Baby’s 1st Birthday
Our theme for baby Bean’s 1st birthday party was all about her favourite nursery rhymes and familiar songs and was lots of fun to prepare and age appropriate for all her little baby and toddler...
View ArticleLittle Red Riding Hood Storytelling Dramatic Play
Use simple storytelling props to act out a favourite traditional tale of Little Red Riding Hood in imaginative play! There are so many opportunities for early literacy development in this type of...
View ArticleFairytale Storytelling Basket
Create a story basket full of storytelling props to retell favourite fairy tales together in a playful way! So easy to set up with items from around the house and beneficial for so many strands of...
View ArticlePanda Bear Small World Imaginative Play
Make a panda bear small world play scene for imaginative play, understanding animal habitats and story telling with kids! Perfect for a knowledge and understanding set up in the classroom or a portable...
View Article12 Creative Storytelling Activities
Here is a collection of 12 fun and playful ways to bring stories to life with creative storytelling activities! From play dough and story sensory bins to small world play and dramatic retelling, there...
View ArticleFrozen Themed Play Dough Activity
Make some Frozen themed play dough with sparkly loose materials for imaginative play and story telling. Perfect for all those fans of Elsa and Anna and the Frozen movie and for promoting playful...
View ArticleDear Zoo Storytelling Basket for Toddlers
Make a toddler storytelling basket for the popular story Dear Zoo, by Rod Campbell, for meaningful story telling and interaction through play. I’m starting a new series of simple and engaging...
View ArticleGoldilocks Sensory Storytelling Basket
Create a Goldilocks sensory storytelling basket using small toys and items from around the house, for preschoolers and school aged kids to re-tell the story in their own words! A brilliant early years...
View ArticleThe Singing Mermaid Sensory Storytelling Basket
Create a sensory storytelling basket to retell the wonderful book The Singing Mermaid in a playful, hands-on way! Using sensory-rich story props, this is a great way to get little ones involved in...
View ArticleThe Very Hungry Caterpillar Storytelling Basket
Make this “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” storytelling basket for hours of playful, storytelling fun! This is a wonderful resource to go along with this classic picture book for kids and is simple to put...
View ArticleFruit Box Hungry Caterpillar Craft
Use a fruit box to make this adorable Hungry Caterpillar craft to go along with the favourite children’s story by Eric Carle! I picked up some more cardboard fruit boxes from the supermaket the other...
View ArticlePinkalicious Storytelling Basket
Create a sensory storytelling basket for preschoolers to go with the favourite picture book, Pinkalicious, to enjoy retelling the story in a fun and hands on way! We have been enjoying making our...
View ArticleThe Three Billy Goats Gruff Storytelling Basket
Make a simple storytelling basket for preschoolers and young school age children to retell their favourite fairy tales and picture books using toys and props! A wonderful way to practise crucial early...
View ArticleNursery Rhyme Singing Basket: baby and toddler play
Make a nursery rhyme singing basket for babies, toddlers and preschoolers to enjoy singing their favourite songs with parents and care-givers! Fantastic for early language development and creativity...
View ArticleThe Three Billy Goats Gruff Storytelling Basket
Make a simple storytelling basket for preschoolers and young school age children to retell their favourite fairy tales and picture books using toys and props! A wonderful way to practise crucial early...
View ArticleNursery Rhyme Singing Basket: baby and toddler play
Make a nursery rhyme singing basket for babies, toddlers and preschoolers to enjoy singing their favourite songs with parents and care-givers! Fantastic for early language development and creativity...
View ArticleSensory Storytelling Spoons for We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Make some absolutely gorgeous sensory storytelling spoons to go with the classic picture book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt! Perfect as a DIY literacy resource for home or the classroom or to pair with a...
View ArticleOwl Babies Story Spoons
Make some gorgeous Owl Babies Story Spoons for storytelling fun with young children! Great as a resource to use at home or during a literacy session in the classroom, your kids will love interacting...
View ArticleRoom on the Broom Story Basket
Make a Room on the Broom Story Basket for play literacy time with young children! Perfect for retelling a favourite story in a fun and tactile way, using adorable story props as aids. Story Baskets...
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