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The Value of Secondhand Stores For Play

If you’re at home making playdough and realise that you don’t have playdough toys to go with it, look no further than this blog post! We are going to give you all the tips and tricks on finding the best accessories and playdough toys for your little ones. The best part is that this process is going to be fun, cheap, sustainable and gives back to your local charities and communities! Pretty cool, huh? It all starts with the word, opshop. When we say there’s playdough toys for days here, we ...

How Children Contextualise Their Learning Through Play

In the early years of your child’s life, you won’t see them learning through formalised learning. They aren’t sitting at desks, completing worksheets and participating in basic facts recall. They learn through watching the people around them and by exploring their environments. In the later stages of life, they will still be learning through observation with formalised learning as an added bonus! When learning is contextualised, it means that children can use their knowledge in different w...