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‘Christmas' Purposeful Play Activity Guide - Know & Play Preschool: - All about it and FAQs

Dec 9

‘Christmas' Purposeful Play Activity Guide - Know & Play Preschool: - All about it and FAQs

What is Know & Play Preschool? Know & Play Preschool is a new part of The Know & Play Space. It features learning activity guides and...

The Know & Play Space

Dec 7

Play-Based Learning

The Know & Play Space's 2024 Christmas Gift Guides - Birth to 7 years + Gifts for Adults

Ho Ho Ho! It's the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas is coming and The Know & Play Space is here again to help you with all of...

The Know & Play Space

Oct 9

Play-Based Learning

Toddler / Preschooler Busy Bags - Set 1

Knowing I had a new baby on the way and a preschooler who LOVES me to play right alongside and with him all the time, I needed to set up...

'Autumn' Purposeful Play Activity Guide - Know & Play Preschool: - All about it and FAQs

The Know & Play Space

Oct 5

Know & Play Preschool

'Autumn' Purposeful Play Activity Guide - Know & Play Preschool: - All about it and FAQs

What is Know & Play Preschool? Know & Play Preschool is a new part of The Know & Play Space. It features learning activity guides and...

The Know & Play Space

Oct 4

Play-Based Learning

10 ways to use conkers in play

10 ways to play with conkers

Starter Activity Guide: Know & Play Preschool - Homeschool Preschool - All about it and FAQs

The Know & Play Space

Jul 28

Know & Play Preschool

Starter Activity Guide: Know & Play Preschool - Homeschool Preschool - All about it and FAQs

What is Know & Play Preschool? Know & Play Preschool is a new section of The Know & Play Space. It features learning activity guides and...

Toddler / Preschooler Garden Play Spaces Tour 2023 & 2024

The Know & Play Space

May 22

Play-Based Learning

Toddler / Preschooler Garden Play Spaces Tour 2023 & 2024

Creating enabling and prepared environments is a passion of mine, so making toddler-friendly spaces both indoors and outdoors is...

The Know & Play Space

May 20

Play-Based Learning

10 ways to play with sand

Sand is a wonderful medium for children to play with, and with varying properties, it offers a whole host of ways to play. Here our some...

How to make Moon Dough - a taste-safe sensory base

The Know & Play Space

May 4

Play-Based Learning

How to make Moon Dough - a taste-safe sensory base

We had great fun the other day trying out a new sensory base for our play - Moon Dough! With a similar consistency to kinetic sand, it...

What's on my 2.5 year old's play space shelves? | May 2024 Playroom & Toy Rotation

The Know & Play Space

May 2

Play-Based Learning

What's on my 2.5 year old's play space shelves? | May 2024 Playroom & Toy Rotation

It's been a good while since I had a really good blitz of the play space and did a proper toy roation. My HG has meant that I keep...

Why has your 3 year old started asking 'why?' about everything?

The Know & Play Space

May 1

Play-Based Learning

Why has your 3 year old started asking 'why?' about everything?

Dr Montessori recognised that there are some similarities and charactertics at different ages of development, and she described these as...

Playroom Rotation: What's on my 28 month old's play space and creative area shelves?

The Know & Play Space

Feb 9

Play-Based Learning

Playroom Rotation: What's on my 28 month old's play space and creative area shelves?

Toy rotation is so important when supporting your child's development at home. Observing your child - watching what they are doing, what...

Why 'noticing similarities' is a great skill to work on with Toddlers

The Know & Play Space

Jan 19

Play-Based Learning

Why 'noticing similarities' is a great skill to work on with Toddlers

Toddlers are amazing and they learn about the world through so many strategies. Inductive reasoning and categorisation are ways that...

The Know & Play Space

Jan 8

Reading & Books

50 books to read before you're 5

We all know that reading to our child is important? But do you know HOW important? Research suggests that if you read 5 books to you'd...

Our picks of Cosy Direct's NEW IN for 2024

The Know & Play Space

Jan 4

Play-Based Learning

Our picks of Cosy Direct's NEW IN for 2024

I've loved Cosy's resources for a long time, and can shout loud enough about how versatile they are for all settings with children -...

The Know & Play Space

Dec 30, 2023

All things Parenting

The Know & Play Space: A reflection on 2023

A look at The Know & Play Space over 2023 and a reflection on all it has become

Changing direction, walking backwards and sidestepping - Complex skills your toddler is mastering

The Know & Play Space

Dec 10, 2023

Play-Based Learning

Changing direction, walking backwards and sidestepping - Complex skills your toddler is mastering

There are so many things that we as adults do without thinking - sidestepping, walking backwards and changing our direction of movement...

Play Check - Toys and resources we want to be offering our children

The Know & Play Space

Nov 15, 2023

Play-Based Learning

Play Check - Toys and resources we want to be offering our children

At The Know & Play Space, we understand the importance of children's holistic development. We can support this through the toys,...

The Know & Play Space

Oct 12, 2023

Play-Based Learning

The Know & Play Space's 2023 Christmas Gift Guides - Birth to 7 years + Gifts for Adults

Ho Ho Ho! It's the most wonderful time of the year! Christmas is coming and we're here to help you with all of your gift buying...

The Month of October & Halloween Book Picks

The Know & Play Space

Oct 11, 2023

Play-Based Learning

The Month of October & Halloween Book Picks

Things get a little spookier this month! Here's Know & Play's book picks for October, and the lead up to Halloween, this year. Click the...