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Frog Pond Small World Tub

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Getting started with Sensory Play

What I’ve learnt becoming a stay at home dad

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DIY Tree House for Small World Play

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We started toy rotation about 5 years ago now! These were Lilly’s very first shelves which sat beside my desk in our home office.
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Yep. About 5 years ago, I also registered my business name and began working in little pockets of time around Lilly’s naps and her independent play. I still can’t believe that this little nook was not only where my love for toy rotation began, but it was also when I began setting some big visions and dreams for what Little Lifelong Learners would become.
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Now toy rotation doesn’t have to be expensive or fancy. These shelves cost us $19 at Kmart and served us well. All you really need to get started is somewhere to set up your toys and somewhere to store your excess toys...then you’re good to go!
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Do you do toy rotation in your home? If not, what’s holding you back?

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Fostering creativity in your little learners doesn’t have to be fancy. Just grab a few of your favourite art supplies and see what your little learners come up with!
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Our favourite creative invitation is simply adding our favourite markers to the table with some coloured paper, scissors and glue and then just watching the magic unfold 😍 We call this our make-it-station and their creations always amaze me!
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If you’re a classroom teacher, make sure you head on over to @fabercastellaustralia and enter the Create Your Mark competition for your chance to win $2000 worth of supplies for your little learners! All you need to do is share a simple activity that you like to do to foster creativity and encourage your little learners to create their mark 🎨
#CreateYourMark2020
#FaberCastellAustralia
#BackToSchool2020

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Here’s a little snippet of about 30 minutes of mud kitchen play last week! 🌿
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We spent a few hours outside organising our outdoor play space and getting rid of a few things the kids no longer use. We’re officially on the hunt for our very first home (we’re renting now) so we’ve started the big task of decluttering and minimising what we have ahead of our first house move since before we had kiddies 🙊
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Having some really purposeful spaces set up makes the process so much easier. This little mud kitchen area kept all three kids busy and engaged while we had a good tidy up as they played!
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But now I’m mentally preparing myself to get started on our huge toy room cupboard...see you in approx 846 weeks time 😂 If you’ve ever moved houses with little ones in toe, please pop your best tips below. I’m quietly pooping myself over here! 💩

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Comparison is the thief of joy, yo! 💁🏻
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Sometimes I worry that I give the impression that my life is beautiful as the photographs I share here on Insta....and that my kids are beautifully behaved, don't throw tantrums, play quietly on their own all day long, never ever hurt each other and they eat all the veggies I serve up for them. But it's simply not the case.
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What you see here on IG is just a tiny glimpse into someone’s day. It can be so easy to compare your journey to a stranger on the 'gram but we often have no idea what daily struggles they are living through or how crazy their children reeeeally are 🙊
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Tonight I wanted to remind you that you are enough. You are amazing. You are doing a wonderful job with the little learners in your care. They love you and think you are the bees knees 🐝 even if you did shout at them for playing “fart ghosts” naked on your bed for the third time...#YepThatHappenedTonight
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I also wanted to take a moment to thank each and every single one of you for following along our playful journey here on IG. Your beautiful comments, DMs and emails mean the absolute world to me.
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Don't forget. You got this 🙌🏻

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So you guys know I looove toy rotation, but I’m often asked what we do with our books. Do they get rotated too? Do they live somewhere else? 🤔
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Well my friends, we rotate them too! The kids can access all our books whenever we like but we also have a set of shelves in our living room which we rotate (usually based on our Little Play Club theme) and then we often also include books in our toy rotation shelves or for #BookishPlay throughout the week.
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When we can extend on a story with some small world play or a sensory tub, it gives our little learners another way to use the vocabulary from the book or retell familiar parts!
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Do you rotate your books or are they all our ready to be loved 24/7? Tel me below!

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If you’re an Australian teacher, keep reading!
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We all want our little learners to create their mark on this world. When we provide our children with the materials to create, we’re providing them with an opportunity to express feelings, develop fine motor skills, problem solve, and boost their self esteem and creative thinking skills.
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@fabercastellaustralia are giving one lucky classroom teacher the chance to win $2000 worth of classroom essentials just by sharing a creative activity that encourages their little learners to create their mark!
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I’ll be sharing my activity next week, but be sure to head on over to @fabercastellaustralia for all the details! If you have a teacher bestie that is passionate about nurturing creativity in the classroom, tag them below so they don’t miss this amazing opportunity! #CreateYourMark2020 #FaberCastellAustralia
#BacktoSchool2020

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How are your mornings at the moment? If they’re a little crazy, keep reading!
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When Lilly started school last year, I set up this daily routine whiteboard for her. It gave her a visual cue for our morning routines and helped set her up for success and avoid those morning meltdowns over not wanting to brush her hair!
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A visual routine helps walk your little learners through the tricky parts of their day. When they know what to expect and what’s coming next, they’re not feeling anxious or worried. They can even begin working through their morning or evening routines totally independently! In fact Lilly was able to get ready for school every morning all by herself after a few weeks of using our daily routine cards 🙌🏻
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You can grab a copy of my daily routine cards from my store (link in my bio) ready for your little learners to start back at school in a few weeks. If you have a question about our daily routines or my printable routine pack, just pop it below and I’ll answer them all! 👇🏻 📷 @amandacampeanu

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As an early years educator and mother to three little people myself, I’m a very big advocate for Sensory Play! In fact, I’ve been working on a HUGE sensory play resource for you which I’m going to announce this week...so keep an eye out for that 🙊
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Anyway, as our little learners play, they explore the world around them and build a solid foundation of scientific understandings which will continue to grow with them through their schooling years. This is especially true for our youngest children - babies explore alllll the things with their five senses of sight, taste, touch, smell and sound.
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Today on the blog, I’m sharing FIVE super simple sensory play tubs for babies and toddlers using items you can find at the grocery store and around your home! There’s no fancy or expensive preparation needed...
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Okay so the first one is a liiiiittle bit fancy. It’s my super simple edible ocean tub using coconut and blue jelly 😍 But you’re gonna have to head to the link in my bio to find some more sensory tubs for your little learners!

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