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Hi! I’m Maja. I love sharing play ideas with other parents and spending my spare time searching for the latest child development research and news. I also love to sleep! You can find out more about me here.

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<<<Bugs/Insects small world>>> . Summertime with young children is usually filled with plently of experiences with worms, spiders, ladybugs and all the creepy crawly bugs/insects that come out to enjoy the nice weather! . My daughter is 3 years old and this summer has been largely focused on what is crawling around the backyard. She loves to "catch" the bugs and put them in her bug home (bug catcher home thingy from Dollarama). . This turned into an awesome opportunity to talk about what types of homes the bugs needed and where they lived. . Her favourite creepy crawlies are worms. I remember she caught a worm, then she decided the worms needed cousins and babys and daddies and uncles. Once she had a family she placed a handful of mud in the house. We talked about how worms like to dig in the mud and live underneath the mud so she should add a lot more mud to make them happy. . This small world was a great way to keep the conversation on bugs/insects going!

Build your name using @megabloks . This is a classic name building activity using only @megabloks, stickers and a pen. I used both single blocks and double blocks to make the build a little more challenging. I love making the tower tall as it provides children with an opportunity to build the tower in many different ways. 🔠🔡🔤 . Not all activities are popular with my children but this one was a hit! She built her name over and over and over...

<<<STAMP A RAINBOW>>> . . This activity was influenced by the stamps I found at the thrift store! Most of my activities are based on the interests of my children or what we discussed recently, but sometimes you find the cutest materials that end up influencing the activity you make! 🙈🙉 . . When I saw these rainbow stamps, I immediately thought of making a rainbow with holes that my son and daughter can complete. 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈 . My daughter ended up completing this activity with her friend during a play date and it was a blast! 👧👧 . I love DIY's! 🤓

<<<MATH TALK>>> . We can make math visible to children through "math talk". . Each day offers us countless opportunities to help children deepen their understanding of math concepts. The more we talk math, the better chance infants and toddlers have to build a positive attitude toward math learning and learning in general. 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣4️⃣5️⃣ . . For this activity we practiced the math concepts of number sense and counting. I have to admit I was kind of surprised how much my daughter enjoyed this activity! I was even more surprised at how much learning was happening right before my eyes! We even spent time looking at the letters in the written words. 🔠🔡 . I made these counting cards but I will not be doing a blog post with them. If you are interested in printing some for yourself you can DM me or leave your e mail below and I will e-mail them to you, because sharing is caring! ✖️➕➖➗ . Happy Tuesday friends!

"In play, a child is always above his average age, above his daily behavior; in play, it is as though he were a head taller than himself" - Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934)

Ice tray colour sorting! . I coloured some labels and stuck them into this ice cube tray for some colour sorting/matching fun! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 . The tweezers were a perfect addition to promote fine motor development. . I love these simple set-ups that keep the littles busy while I take a rest from a day of work! . . . . . . #ece #play #playwithmummy #colourmatchingactivity #colourmatching #colormatching #toddlerhood #toddleractivites #earlylearning #earlylearners #earlymath #earlychildhoodeducator #youngscholar #youngchildren #DIYactivity #playathome #letthemplay #letthembelittle #learningthroughplayeveryday #learningthroughplaying #playbased #playbasedlearning #playbasedapproach #playisimportant #toddleractivityidea #learningisfun #toddlermoments #childhoodfun

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