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Want to take a sneaky look inside our board game a

Want to take a sneaky look inside our board game and puzzle storage?!
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This isn’t all of our board games but the majority of our puzzles and games live right here in our lounge room. We decided to move them out of the play room and into the buffet at our front door because we figured the kids would play with them more here in our family living space.
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It’s been working so well and they’re getting so good at packing up when they’re finished. They’ve even gone straight to the cupboard to grab charades a few time’s when my sisters and brother have been over and it’s always hilarious 😂
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Do you spot a favourite amongst our shelves? You can see we’re pretty fond of @orchardtoys 🙊

Play invitations. Sometimes you win them and somet

Play invitations. Sometimes you win them and sometimes you lose them 🤭 Can you relate?

Put your hand in the air if you feel overwhelmed b

Put your hand in the air if you feel overwhelmed by all the toys in your home right now?! 🙋🏻‍♀️
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Last week I spent some time putting together a free eBook which is going to help you transform playtime in your home. And do you know what? The answer isn’t buying new toys! #SighOfRelief 🙅🏻‍♀️
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The secret is toy rotation! We’ve been rotating toys for 6 years now and hand-on-heart, it has made such a difference in our home. Pack up time is a breeze. The kids play more creatively and they’re totally independent after putting in the hard work to prepare the environment in a way that facilitates all this wonderful play.
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If you’d like to learn more, head to the link in my bio to grab my free toy rotation guide! I’ll walk you through my 5 step process and share lots of tips along the way! And if you have further questions, pop them in the comments below and I’ll do my best to answer them all! ❤️

Ready to get your play room SORTED?! 🌟 I create

Ready to get your play room SORTED?!
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I created a collection of play room labels ready for you to sort and organise all your toys! My talented sister created the most stunning artwork for these labels - aren’t they gorgeous?!
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Simply print them off, laminate, cut and attach with Velcro dots so you can change them around as needed. I printed a few copies because we have a lot of wooden toys 🙊 You can swipe across to take a little peek into our storage cupboard! Let me know if you’d like a full tour!
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So what are you waiting for? Tag a friend who might be keen to get their toys sorted too and then grab your own set by following the link in my bio 😁

Have you ever wondered what kinds of toys are *tru

Have you ever wondered what kinds of toys are *truly* worth the investment? You’re gonna want to tap save on this post!Every day I get DMs or emails asking about my favourite toys or stores to shop at for birthday gifts, Christmas present ideas or just for recommendations for different ages, stages and interests. So I actually put together a series of FREE toy guides for newborns, babies, toddlers and preschoolers on my website!!Head to the link in my bio (or navigate to the gift guide under my free resources tab on the website) to browse some of our tried and tested favourites! This is NOT a sponsored resource. They are items we have adored for each age bracket! Take a look and see if there’s anything you might add to your Christmas shopping list!

I know this is a bit controversial...But I LOVE

I know this is a bit controversial...But I LOVE edible sensory play! I do understand why many early years centres don’t allow food-based play but for our little Audrey, it was a very important part of her journey to starting solids.You see, she had very poor oral motor skills. After careful guidance from her team of occupational therapists, a dietician and a speech pathologist, it was recommended that we do alllll of the sensory play with as many different textured foods as possible. And you betcha I was all over that!These food-based sensory experiences allowed Audrey to explore food in a totally risk free environment. She was able to have a little taste without sitting in the high chair having an official ‘meal’ and she was able to practise moving the foods around in her mouth as she explored and played.Sensory play goes much deeper than being a fun way to spend 10 minutes with your little learner. These experiences are rich with so many opportunities to develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, oral motor skills, cause and effect and so much more. Check out the pincer grip on Audrey as she picked up these frozen peas!!!So I’m very firmly on the ‘yes to food play’ camp. What about you?

Did you know that uncooked polenta makes an amazin

Did you know that uncooked polenta makes an amazing sensory base for a construction small world?! 😱
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We reuse these dry bases over and over and over so they are a really simple way to add some variety to our sensory play! This little construction tub was a winner with both of the big kids last year. We just added some construction vehicles and some loose parts all from our nature stash.
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This kind of invitation is a great way to build vocabulary and oral language skills. In fact, any themed sensory tub is going to be a winner for language skill development and it’s also super inviting because kids love love love the opportunity to dig into a sensory tub!
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Does your little learner have a keen interest in a particular topic or theme right now? Maybe you could create a sensory tub like this to extend on that learning a little more!

Can we just take a moment to talk about how amazin

Can we just take a moment to talk about how amazing my husband @mrlittlelifelonglearners is?!
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Back in January of 2019, he quit is stable 7-3pm trade job so that he could be a full-time stay at home dad. This was a pretty huge decision and we are soooo incredibly grateful to have this opportunity to raise our children together - both present and available for our three little people!
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But not only is he an amazing stay at home dad, he also prepares the most spectacular play invitations and environments for our little learners. He is not a teacher. He’s not trained in early childhood development. He doesn’t have any experience with children other than our own....but by observing our children and sharing my passion for play-based learning, he’s been able to set up some beautiful invitations to play with the items we had in our cupboard!
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Your children don’t need need all the bells and whistles. They need a parent who is present. Who is their biggest cheerleader. Who can sit back and watch, observe and take note of their interests. And that’s where the real magic happens ✨
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What do ya think? Has Kurtis become the king of small world play? 🙊

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