Play & Activities...
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Benefits of Play for Babies and Children
For babies and children play is hard work. What may seem like fun, cute or even silly activities to adults are really the ways in which babies and...
Enhancing Development Through Play
Children use play not simply as a fun past-time or a way to amuse themselves for a little while but as research into the world around them. When they are born, children...
Games That Encourage Maths and Strategy Skills
Not all children naturally love maths and the idea of sitting down with mum and dad to learn maths may not appeal. But what if playing a game...
Play Dates for Children
Play is so important to a child’s well being and development that the United Nations recognises it as a fundamental right in their Declaration of the Rights of the...
Play Groups for Children
Play groups for children whether they be informal at the local park or part of a formal means of childcare such as at a carer’s house or in a nursery, afford children...
Play Therapy for Children
Children who are working through emotional issues or dealing with the aftermath of traumatic events are often encouraged to engage in play therapy as a means of...
Stages of Child's Play
If you remember your own childhood chances are that you did not play the same games or favour the same toys the whole way through. Instead, you probably enjoyed...
Suitable Activities for Children (0-3yrs)
Between the ages of birth and three years old children learn new skills seemingly overnight. This is a period of rapid growth and development as...
Suitable Activities for Children (3-7yrs)
Young children often enjoy a variety of activities in a given day and indeed many expect that they will be able to participate in many different...
Suitable Activities for Children (8+yrs)
Children of eight years of age or older should be able to play happily and safely without direct adult supervision. Older children often like to see...
The Benefits of Baby Gym and Soft Play
The benefits of physical exercise have long been recognised and, even for babies and toddlers, it’s an important part of their development. If...
Types of Child's Play
You often hear the phrase “child’s play” bandied about when something is deemed easy or unimportant. In reality true child’s play is anything but. Play is the means by...
