Invitation to play

Are you following us on Pinterest? Welcome to this week's TUESDAY TOTS. Brought to you by Learn with Play at home (that's us), Rainy Day Mum, and One Perfect Day This Week: Learn with Play at home is showcasing 8 Invitations to Play for toddlers (many suitable for babies too) These great posts all came from last weeks Tuesday Tots linkup where we featured 10 Quiet Activities for Kids What is an Invitation to Play? One of the easiest ways to keep your toddler busy and learning is with a great…

This Foil Painting activity literally took me less than a couple of minutes to prep, requires a couple of plain old craft supplies and

Why Morning Invitations? I started them because my children are early risers and I am sooo not a morning person. Morning invitations allowed us to: Start our morning slowly Start our morning quietly-ish Start our morning creatively (and often bookishly) What is a Morning Invitation So this slow, quiet, creative, bookish morning sounds nice, but […]

Jungle Play Dough - an easy invitation to play which also makes a fabulous gift!

20+ Playdough Invitations to Play - Stay At Home Educator - playdough is a kid's best friend. Learn how to make the best playdough recipe without cream of tartar, then use it to create a playdough invitation to play. Playdough can also be the base of small world play, and has so many sensory play benefits. What can you do with playdough? Doo you have the right playdough recipe? This playdough recipe is no-cook and can be used for literally any playdough activity for preschoolers and…

Loose parts come in all different shapes, sizes and colors. They stimulate the imagination and develop fine motor skills in kids of all ages. Set up invitations to play and see the true beauty of childhood innocence come forth while kids explore their prompts.

Set up a cardboard cookie shop for your little ones to enjoy. It will give them hours of fun pretending, creating, and learning.

I have recently begun a new series on my Facebook page where I post one or two photos each day, and it has become very popular. These are pictures of the little Invitations to Play that I have set up for our girls in various places in our home. I’m hoping through this series to...Read More »

Have you ever spent hours preparing a beautiful invitation to play only for your child to play for approximately 6.35 seconds? Maybe you’ve spent a small fortune on beautiful open-ended toys for your child to show absolutely no interest. Or maybe you keep finding your toddler playing in the dogs water bowl or throwing their […]

You'll love the benefits (for you and your kids) of creating an invitation to play. I love watching my kids be creative and sharpen imortant life skills.