Continuing our theme of deepening family connections, inspired by Lou Harvey-Zahra, here are some more simple fun ways to keep connecting! 7 tips for getting young ones to bed with a smile: *Giant steps – Have your child stand on your feet as you make your way to the bathroom and bedroom with a ‘heave-ho’ […]
Mud pies and rock cakes, petals and potions, sand cookies and claydough, leaf mash and sprinkles……………so much collecting, measuring, pouring, mixing, chopping, mashing, dividing, baking and decorating goes on here! So much incidental natural learning unfolds as children explore the freedom to direct their own learning with independence and confidence. Creativity is fully engaged, fuelled […]
Crafting little projects for play is very satisfying and to see these little offerings come to life through a child’s play is heart-warming. Children will delight in your efforts and provide lots of inspiration for more and more projects. When young children observe us making and creating, they also observe our care and mindfulness. They […]
Play is the heart of childhood and imagination is the heart of play. To be fully absorbed and completely present in the moment is the wonder of childhood. An invitation to ‘play’, allows the child to imagine, hypothesize, test, challenge and explore concepts, values, interests and ideas through their free-play. Small world play facilitates opportunities […]
Play is the heart of childhood and imagination is the heart of play. To be fully absorbed and completely present in the moment is the wonder of childhood. Play helps children make sense of the world […]
‘Play is the work of the child’. Maria Montessori The environment surrounding the child is prepared and developed to meet the needs of the child, to foster independence where the child is free to respond to their natural curiosity to explore and enquire. Through naturally choosing their own ‘work’, they naturally and gradually develop their […]
‘To educate the whole child, his heart and his will must be reached as well as the mind’. Rudolf Steiner A Steiner education aims to develop a lifelong love of learning, building resilience from an early age through connected, stable and loving relationships in everyday life. A child’s sense of belonging is born through participating in […]
