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The playdough resource is one of the most downloaded on my website. It’s full of nature inspired ideas to make the most of playdough with your little ones including recipes, vocabulary logs and printable sheets.
The planting playdough is one of my favourites!
Comment ‘nature playdough’ if you’d like the resource link or search for it on my website.
There are so many benefits to using playdough in the early years such as developing fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, sensory experiences and more…
Do you love playdough?
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Jan 24
Lunar/Chinese New Year mud kitchen recipes, activities and resources are on the website to help you celebrate.
This year is the Year of the Horse.
If you’d like the link to the Lunar New Year resources, comment ‘Lunar New Year’ and I’ll send it over. Or you can find them in the topics folder.
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Jan 24
How to make icy wands…
This is part of the Winter activity set ❄️ You only need a little nature, silicone cupcake cases, sticks and water!
Welcome to my new members this week. Hundreds of nature and outdoor inspired resources are included along with the new outdoor area planning. I hope you’re enjoying having access to all of the resources 💕
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Jan 22
Extend your bird themed play into the mud kitchen. Mix up some muddy bird creations and have fun exploring with different textures 🤎
I can’t thank you all enough for downloading the bird resources from my website. I’m so glad you like them! If you’d like a link to the bird mud kitchen recipes in this post, comment ‘bird recipes’ and I’ll send them over. You can find more in my bird category under ‘topics’.
The gorgeous utensils, teapots and stone birds are from @hope_earlyyears.
The mud kitchen is from the fabulous @precision.timber 🍃
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Jan 20
•HUNGRY BIRDS•
Fill the birds tummies with some tasty treats…
Print the images, add some loose parts or nature items and fill the birds up! A great one for subitising, 1:1 correspondence, spatial awareness, hand-eye coordination and problem solving.
The resource is available on my website. Comment ‘hungry birds’ if you want the link or look in the bird category under resources 🐦⬛
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Jan 18
•BIRD BISCUITS•
This is a messy, but fun way to make easy treats for your feathered friends. Leave them outdoors and watch as the birds visit and take a peck at the handmade biscuits.
You only need log slices, mud and bird seeds. This is one of the ideas in the bird activity set. Comment ‘bird activities’ if you want the link or have a look at the bird category on the website where there’s plenty of resources to use if you’re learning about birds 🐦⬛
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Jan 17
We love making bird feeders at this time of year. Helping to feed the birds at this time of year is beneficial as January is a time when their food sources are scarce.
Children will benefit from seeing how they can directly help wildlife with their bird feeding activities and it’s also great for their fine motor skills!
Seeing a bird visit the homemade bird feeder is so special ✨
If you’d like a link to my bird resources, comment ‘bird activities’ and I’ll send the link over. Alternatively, search for them on my website 🐦⬛
All resources are free for my members ❤️
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Jan 15
🐦⬛ BIRD MUD KITCHEN RECIPES🐦⬛
Just for a little fun…
I couldn’t wait to show you the latest set of mud kitchen recipes on my website. Sorry about the rubbish video. I’ll share them setup in the mud kitchen soon!
They are a nice enhancement to your outdoor area if you’re doing The Big Garden/Schools Birdwatch 🍃
Get them as part of the membership or download as a one off. Comment ‘bird mud kitchen’ if you’d like the link sending over.
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Jan 13
