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Garden fun for kids: Make your backyard bloom with exploration

Garden fun for kids: Make your backyard bloom with exploration

Spring has sprung and what better time to embrace the season’s beauty then getting outside with your little ones and enjoy the benefits of outdoor play and learning - here you'll find 10 easy garden experiences to try with your kids, plus some more difficult ones for the adventurous. 
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Bookish Play

Bookish Play

This month, we asked Kayla from @life_with_little_loves to share her love of books and play with us. Kayla, who is a Primary School Teacher,  talks us through why bookish play is important, and gives us some simple examples of how we can incorporate books into our play.
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Op Shopping for Play

Op Shopping for Play

Alice from @tinkeringwithted knows all about play - but also knows how expensive it can be if you want to buy every new thing you see on the internet. She shares with us her love of Op Shopping, and gives us great tips for finding amazing additions to your play set up.
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Edible Play

Edible Play

Kara from @colourmekara has given us her top 5 taste safe sensory play ideas - including recipes - so you can get messy with piece of mind.
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Setting up the perfect play space

Setting up the perfect play space

Gemma, our resident play expert, shares her tips and tricks for creating the perfect play space.
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