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Educational toys are serious. They are often designed with specific learning objectives in mind, such as teaching children about numbers, letters...

Do you remember playing with a busy board as a child? They always seem to have been around. Unglamorous but mysteriously engaging. Like the bead ro...

Do you remember doing non-verbal reasoning at school? Here are four shapes. Which one of them is not a rotation of the shape on the left? The test ...

An invitation to play is just what it sounds like - an enticing set-up of toys or other materials that pique a child’s interest and draw her in. Se...

Does your child find it easy to play alone? Can she make her own fun? Or does she rely on your guidance and companionship? Learning to play indepen...

Your play space can ask questions. Imagine a room where all the furniture is soft, like at soft play. Now put your child’s toys in that room. How w...

Does your child get bored, even when there is a playroom full of toys? Put too many toys out at once and, rather than enjoying endless hours of fun...

I used to have a monkey. I couldn't get to sleep without him. Eventually he lost both his eyes. And his fur was damaged by an orange-juice spill an...

It's Shrove Tuesday tomorrow! We have two fun activities to help make this years Pancake Day extra special. First off we have a free menu to use ...

What makes the perfect play space? The best play space is one in which your child is calm and engaged. It’s fun but distraction free. Learning happ...

Choosing a toy for a toddler is easy. Go to your local toy shop. Look for the noisiest, most garishly-coloured plastic tat you can find. Does it ha...

The advent of symbolic play marks a step-change in your child’s thinking. As a baby, if she picked up a wooden car, she would investigate its prope...