by EYR Team | Jun 24, 2024 | Early Years Ideas, Inspiration, Outdoor Learning, Primary School Ideas
In this blog we are going to delve into loose parts play, specifically outdoor loose parts play. We will be discussing the value and benefits as well as sharing 7 of our favourite ways to use loose parts outdoors. Read on for some inspiration for your summer outdoor...
by EYR Team | Jun 17, 2024 | Craft Corner, Early Years, Early Years Ideas, Inspiration
Explore the amazing world of minibeasts found in habitats and ecosystems around the world with these 15 simple minibeast art and craft ideas to try in your early years setting. These activities are perfect for introducing topics such as food webs and pollination for...
by EYR Team | Jun 10, 2024 | Early Years Development, Health & Wellbeing, Inspiration, Primary Learning
Icebreakers can range from games and questions to creative challenges that bring children together. In this blog, we present 20 icebreaker physical education games that can help bring shy children out of their shells or break the ice with new groups of children as...
by EYR Team | Jun 3, 2024 | Craft Corner, Learning & Development
Art & Crafts have tremendous developmental benefits for young children. They are, of course, great for incorporating the Expressive Arts & Design element of the EYFS, but are also vital in allowing children to have fun and to express themselves in a ‘risk...
by EYR Team | May 27, 2024 | Latest News, Learning Environment, Primary Resources
This post was last updated in May 2024. In 2023, the Department for Education pledged over £600 million across 2023-2024 & 2024-2025 for the continued Primary PE and Sport Premium. This funding is specifically for Primary Schools to improve the quality of their PE...
by EYR Team | May 20, 2024 | Learning & Development
What is Sand & Water Play? Sand and water are the most basic of raw materials and children can use them without being constrained by the ‘right’ way to play with either of them. They are completely open ended and promote curiosity, imagination and experimentation....
by EYR Team | May 13, 2024 | Early Years, Early Years Ideas, Inspiration, Learning Environment, Outdoor Learning
Rain or shine, the opportunity to create outdoor art is always at our fingertips and offers a whole host of benefits for children’s mental well-being and creativity. In this blog, we share a range of art techniques and creative learning opportunities to try in...
by EYR Team | May 6, 2024 | Latest News, Outdoor Learning
If you’re looking for nature activities for toddlers and early years, you’ve come to the right place! As technology usage has increased in our lives and in the lives of our children, it can often feel like a daunting task to provide activity ideas that use...
by EYR Team | Apr 29, 2024 | Early Years Ideas, Early Years Resources, Inspiration, Learning Environment
Encouraging Imaginative Play is not only fun but can be essential for a child’s development. In this blog we will be sharing a selection of the best imaginative play toys from various categories of imaginative play that can be used to ignite creativity and spark...
by EYR Team | Apr 22, 2024 | Early Years Development, Early Years Resources, Outdoor Learning
As we approach summer and the weather becomes warmer, you might start to hear, “Can we have class outside today?” more and more often. However we can appreciate that it can be difficult to come up with new EYFS outdoor activities that are fun and enriching. That’s why...