Take a look at quick and easy ideas here to keep little ones entertained at home
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It's great if you can get out and about but if you can't, there's plenty of ways to have fun playing and learning at home too.
Scroll down for videos, links and resources to Play At Home and sign up for our mailing list to be the first to hear about play news and offers. Play at Home We celebrate creative ways to make toys out of anything - whether it be out of your recycling box or household items! It's not only great for the world to do this but also great for development and learning for children to explore items in this way. Download our FREE Play At Home resource list here to start learning more about your child's play style and ways to keep them engaged for longer. |
Coming Soon!Our new short Play At Home online course will help you to recognise the learning styles that your child uses and help match play opportunities to their individual preferences, increasing fun, curiosity and imagination without spending the earth! |
Play At Home Ideas
We have a library of Take Home Cards that are offered at our play sessions, linking to that week's theme.
Click on the images below to download and use with nursery rhymes, #FunFacts and easy #TakeHomeIdeas to have lots of fun playing at home.
Click on the images below to download and use with nursery rhymes, #FunFacts and easy #TakeHomeIdeas to have lots of fun playing at home.
The World Around UsThe World Around Us, science themed play sessions for under 5s that were delivered with support from Millennium Point Trust in 2019-2020.
Take a look at the video below with quick and easy ways to inspire curiosity, early problem-solving skills and most importantly, have fun! |
Great ideas & websitesLocalWolverhampton's very own site
with a range of activities in school holidays for all ages Wolverhampton Arts - family friendly arts and cultural activities Wolverhampton Libraries Online storytimes, rhymetimes and crafts. Look out for Booktime sessions at libraries around the city. Wolverhampton Raring2Go! Lots of activities across the city and in the wider West Midlands Wolverhampton Families Facebook Group Run by a local parent with loads of signposting to great events, activities and resources. NationalBBC's Tiny Happy People
A whole wealth of great tips, ideas, videos and activities CBeebie's The Baby Club Singing, stories, advice NSPCC Look, Say, Sing, Play Ideas and brain-building tips for little ones Literacy Trust's Small Talk Good ideas to help chatting and reading with babies Literacy Trust's website for parents Lists of nursery rhymes and songs with words Early Education's free resource sheets Lots of information sheets to download Foundation Years' website Various resources and information for caregivers Fun, simple activities from gov.uk Full of ideas in age categories. |