Role Play Ideas

Pretend play - Children can take on role of the beach store or ice-cream van owner or take a trip to the beach, go rock fishing or have a summer picnic.

Suggested materials - dress up clothes, fabric, cardboard, junk-art creations, toy animals, any suitable props, picnic blanket, sand tray, buckets and spades etc.

Where? - suitable space at home or in garden

Small World Ideas and Inspiration

Children create their own 'small world' representative of the large world in which we live.

Suggested materials and equipment - Toy cars, tractors, people,animals, play mats, dolls house, lego etc.

Construction Play Ideas

Suggested Materials - Lego / Duplo / Other Blocks, Boxes, Paper

Sensory Play Ideas

Suggested materials- Sand, Water, Pebbles, flour, oil, Suitable containers, Various Toys

Role Play Ideas

Pretend play - Children can take on role of the farmer planting, harvesting or tending to animals, the farm shop employee, farm animals, visitors to the farm etc.

Suggested materials - dress up clothes, fabric, cardboard, junk-art creations, toy animals, any suitable props, farm produce shop

Where? - suitable space at home or in garden

Small World Ideas and Inspiration

Children create their own 'small world' representative of the large world in which we live.

Suggested materials and equipment - Toy cars, tractors, people,animals, play mats, dolls house, lego etc.

Construction Play Ideas

Suggested Materials - Lego / Duplo / Other Blocks, Boxes, Paper

Sensory Play Ideas

Suggested materials- Sand, Water, Pebbles, Shaving foam, Slime, Suitable containers, Various Toys

Role Play Ideas

Pretend play - Children can take on role of doctor, nurse, receptionist, ambulance driver etc.

Suggested materials - dress up clothes, fabric, cardboard, junk-art creations, toy doctor's kits, any suitable props

Where? - suitable space at home or in garden

Small World Ideas and Inspiration

Children create their own 'small world' representative of the large world in which we live.

Suggested materials and equipment - Toy cars, ambulances, people, play mats, dolls house, lego etc.

Sensory Play Ideas

Suggested materials- Sand, Water, Pebbles, Shaving foam, Slime, Suitable containers, Various Toys

Junk Art Ideas and Inspiration

Materials needed - Cardboard boxes, rolls, markers, paint, glue, sticky tape etc.

Role Play Ideas

Pretend play - Children can take on role of train driver, ticket collector, sailor, pilot etc.

Suggested materials - dress up clothes, hats, scarves, fabric, cardboard, junk-art creations, any suitable props

Where? - Garden or other suitable space at home

Small World Ideas and Inspiration

Children create their own 'small world' representative of the large world in which we live

Suggested materials and equipment - Toy cars, trains, planes, trees, people, play mats, train tracks, lego etc.

Sensory Play Ideas

Suggested materials- Sand, Water, Pebbles, Shaving foam, Slime, Suitable containers, Various Toys