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How to use playdough with very young babies

What you need Playdough, rolling pin, cookie cutter (any shape). If you don’t have any playdough, you can follow this link to one of our previous blo...

Two boys playing with a DIY string phone

Making a telephone

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What you need 2 empty and clean yogurt pots, string, scissors, tape.

Patterns and colours - sock matching

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What you need Some of your child’s socks, or your own. They need to have some pattern or colour on for your child to match.

What's in the bag?

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What you need An empty rucksack or bag such as a cotton tote bag

Toddlers crawling through an obstacle course

Building an obstacle course

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What you need Chairs Cushions

Sinking & floating

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What you need A range of household objects/small toys, and a large container to fill with water (you could also use the bathtub).

Finger gym - Exploring shapes and patterns with sand

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What you need A little bit of sand/soil

A mom and child playing hide and seek or peekaboo

Peek-a-boo game

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What you need Your body! This can be carried out indoors or outdoors if you have a garden.

A nursery educator holding a book called Not lost

Not Lost by John Bond

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