List of the most popular hashtags for theme #CHILDCAREADVENTURES

Hello #tufftray Tuesday! It’s colour wheel day and our #invitationtoread is #theusbornebigbookofcolours which is a great next level book introducing shades tertiary and mixing colours. We have a separate shade station of neutrals which Ivy dove right into. Eva used a clear glass right away to make rainbows layers and one of the littles observed her and did the same. It’s safe to say my vacuum is getting a workout today! #colourwheel #sensoryplay #onthetufftraytoday #tufftrayideas #howweplayandlearn #childcareadventures #inhomedaycare #preschoolathome #preschoolactivities #prek #earlyyears #earlychildhood #invitationtoplay #rainbowrice #playmatters #trayfortheday #trailwalksandlittletalks

We can’t have mini beast week without a bug hunt. #welovespringplay #april_play #minibeasts #eyfs #kidsactivities #childcareadventures #preschool #eyfsideas #trayfortheday #preschoolactivities #sensoryplay #messyplay #mud #toddleractivities #tufftrayideas #tufftray #tufftrayplay #letsplayinapril

Large loose parts in the garden becomes a pirate ship! ☠️ #naturalplayspaces #outdoorplay #letthemplay #gardenplay #looseparts #letthemcreate #wildandfreechildren #openendedplay #freeplay #earlyears #sarahssilks #preschool #daycare #childcareadventures #childcare #childminder #childmindersofinstagram

Letter recognition can be so much fun and doesn't necessarily mean showing your little one a specific letter and asking them to say it. Of course we have to initially teach our little ones the sound that it makes, but I love to include our letter and sounds work within our play. Harrison was introduced to 's' last week and has been working on 'a' this week. Within this tray of bicarbonate of soda, I've also included a 'h' for his name an 'o' for Olivia and a 'm' for mummy, all sounds which he is familiar with. . The aim of our play was for Harrison to use the vinegar (plus paint combo) to discover the hidden letters. I carefully slipped in questions along the way to test his knowledge. . Are you ready for #phonicsonfriday tomorrow? Please use the hashtag and join in . . . . #letterformation #letterrecognition #alphabet #homeschoolfamily #homeed #homeschoolers #totschool #homeschoolingbyheart #365homeschool #homeeducation #homeschoolinspiration #homeeducationuk #homeschoolcollective #homeschoollife #everydayplayhacks #playathomemummy #tpd_sensoryplay #childcareadventures #toddleractivities #earlylearning #earlychildhoodeducation #invitationtoplay #playbasedlearning #earlychildhood #learningisfun #playmatters #handsonlearning #learnthroughplay

Today’s #babyplayinmay is all about texture books & sensory bottles Luke has always loved the “That’s not my” books by @usborne_books and now he’s getting older he likes to point things out and try to say them. He’s also getting very good at matching colours in puzzles and games so I thought this would be a fun new way for him . For more ideas for inspiring baby play please check out the following fabulous host accounts: @instaplay_kids @acoldcupoftea @annaslittlestars @babyplay123 @everydaybabyplay @howweplayandlearn @little.munchkins.early.years @marty_messyplay_and_me @mumtomessyboys @notmessyjustlearning @play_4_today @rachelmoffatt13 @raisinghomebuds @resolvetoplay @thecraftymamma #trayfortheday #thatsnotmy #thatsnotmybooks #usbornebooks #usborne #thatsnotmybookishplay #sensorybottles #Kidsbookswelove #somethingsensory #entertaining_kids #minnieandmeplay #mayasmoonplay #mykidsmaketoo #thisstarcan #hummingbirdsatplay #childcareadventures #littletinkerstribe #invitationtoplay #openendedplay #brightbuttonsplay #treasurebabes #playandacupoftea

Tricky Word Jumble I shared this idea on my stories the other week... it is so simple and easy! Has your child been given 'key' words or 'tricky' words to learn from school? Why not display them on the fridge (bits of paper and blu tac or post it notes would work well) and then place the right magnetic letters needed to spell each word next to each word but jumbled up. Not only will your child be reading the word, they will be thinking about the spelling too. Win win! (As I am a mean mother, every time I walk past and it's done, I just jumble up the letters again ) ‍ The National Curriculum (DforE Sept 2013) requires children in year 1 to be able to read common exception words. And in reception the EYFS Framework (DforE 2017) requires children to be able to read common irregular words. #learningathome #homeed #homeeducation #homeschooling #homeschool #teacherathome #teachersfollowteachers #teachersofinstagram #earlychildhoodeducation #earlylearning #earlyyears #eyfs #learningatheart #learningtoread #lovereading #playmatters #playislearning #playistheway #phonicsactivity #phonicsonfridays #childcareadventures #phonicsgames #phonicsfun

Who else is rewatching Game of Thrones? ‍♀️ The children of the forest/white walker designs made me think of this . I originally saw this activity on @raisingdragons4 and thought we’d give it a little #easter_simple_play spin by using an Easter egg instead of a ping pong ball! It just uses rolled-out play dough and a straw to blow the egg. My 4yo was only able to do this twice before she got too dizzy but you might be able to get more play time out of it than we were, especially with a group of kids at Easter to take turns! And finally I can do #manywaystoplay with @flisatfun and @playtime.messy.madness because I usually miss it This week is eggs!

Trees! Our neighbours cut down a tree so we asked permission to venture through their forest to investigate but not before exploring #themagicandmysteryoftrees which is amazing. I pulled in our stump table to explain and explore tree rings before our field trip. We talked about photosynthesis using our grimms toys and road tracks because we can’t read charts and toys are always better Natural forest fires, nurse logs, fungi helping trees and the amazing root network were the favourite little talks. We brought back a pile of treasures for our science table too. A cold damp morning for tree planting but hey, that’s #natureschool right? A big thank you to our families for bringing in rain suits this year for the littles (because I drag their children through everything!) #forestkids #childcareadventures #howweplayandlearn #invitationtoread #invitationtoexplore #invitationtolearn #inhomedaycare #inhomechildcare #preschoolathome #preschoolactivities #prek #earlyyears #earlychildhood #naturestudy #preschoolscience #trailwalksandlittletalks

We’re kicking off frogs and mini beasts this week. I think the little ones are going to really enjoy this theme. I’ve got lots of messy sensory play planned. This morning we are learning 5 little speckled . We’re also going to have fun counting backwards from 5. #bookishplay #eyfsideas #earlyyearsideas #kidsactivities #preschool #childminder #childcareadventures #welovespringplay #frogs #frog #papoosetoys #myriadtoys #openendedtoys #april_play #chatplayread #nurseryrhymeapril #bringbooksalive #bookish_bingo