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Carrying on with our Pirate theme, I thought it would be fun to explore what it would be like to live on a boat at sea. Pirates would spend many months at sea sometimes with calm, still waters without wind in their sails and therefore travelling very slowly. Whereas sometimes they had to endure strongContinue reading “On the Sea…”

A fun Pirate game for all the family! I found this pirate game (tried and tested) which I thought I’d share with you. It has many levels so I thought it would especially suit some Floor Explorer families with older siblings that can join in too. It can bring a lot of laughs and rudeContinue reading “The Great Game of Pirate Ships”

There is so much fun to be had Treasure hunting and so many ways to do it, but first of all you will need a map and some treasure. Find or make a box that would be suitable to hide some treasure in. Some ideas for treasure: • Beaded necklace, rings, bracelets, tiara • ChocolateContinue reading “Treasure Hunting!”

Fun activities for Early Years children and their grownups! Here are some Pirate Ship themed actions that can be added together for a weekly warm up!  “DROP ANCHOR” An anchor is a very heavy and strong piece of iron that Pirates used to use to anchor their ship to one spot and stop their shipContinue reading “Pirates”

Sometimes I stop and think about all the little movements that our bodies are doing without us even realising, the rest of the time I am just taking my movements for granted. But if you actually stop and think about it, it’s incredible how our movements coordinate, how our muscles switch on, how our nervesContinue reading “The Vestibular System”

Activities for Early Years and their family. Maybe you have already made and played with play dough, (see our earlier blog: Get Creative with your Hands) if so, here are some movement ideas to add to your play dough fun! Can you experiment and see how many different shapes you can make with your dough?Continue reading “Shapes”

Play dough has immense potential for learning. Not only does it strengthen fingers in preparation for a lifetime of writing, it teaches fine motor skills, creativity, and hand-eye coordination. Add some beads to the dough for a fine-motor exercise, or get the kids threading beads on to lengths of dried spaghetti held in the dough,Continue reading “Get creative with your hands!”

Activity for Early years and their families. (3rd April) Grasshopper: look at the legs on this grasshopper! They can jump a very long way and very high. Can you bend your knees and crouch low and then spring up into a big grasshopper jump? Bend your legs on landing and try again. Grasshoppers make aContinue reading “Creepy Crawlies”