I do my best to offer my children a variety of options to facilitate their play, for example, we have six different kinds of blocks, each with their own unique features. The latest addition to our collection was the foam block. While offering a variety of blocks has its benefits, using each kind of block in different ways offers additional advantages for building math and critical thinking skills. Lately we've been using our foam blocks in some non-traditional ways. Floating Structures All…

Beach small world for pretend play, sensory play, and learning about the seashore.

'What the Ladybird Heard' scene in a builders tray. Great to encourage the children to recreate the story during free-play!

Construction site - malleable tray/sensory

A set of scissor safety posters, perfect for reminding your children how to act safely with the scissors. Required in all classrooms!

Stomping in the Mud Playgroup starts back on September 4th & 5th. We are looking forward to another year of stomping adventures...stay ...

Some of the best Tuff Tray set ups and inspiration on the web! Great for children of all ages!!

Three Little Pigs story loose parts, provocation table. Twigs, bricks. Montessori, loose parts, story extenders

Mini farm set up

Irresistible early Years ideas for your indoor and outdoor provision....

Sensory Learning Tray for Kids

This afternoon Georgia helped me set up this Car Wash Tuff Spot to enjoy in the afternoon sun. A couple of months back she had her first ever experience of a car wash and hasn’t stopped talking about it since so this was a perfect activity to help fuel her interest in car washes (this... Read more »

Teaching, education

A Tuff Tray, also known as a Tuff Spot, may not look like much at first glance, but the more we got playing with it, the more it became apparent…