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Sensory Worry Stones 🍃🤍 These beautifully t Sensory Worry Stones 🍃🤍

These beautifully tactile stones are designed to offer comfort, calm, and focus - helping children feel safe and settled in their learning environment. Whether held, rubbed, or simply kept close, they provide gentle sensory input that can ease anxiety, support emotional regulation, and promote mindful moments throughout the day. A small tool with a big impact for well-being and self-awareness.

#worldmentalhealthweek 
#childrenswellbeing 
#mindfulmoments 
#sensoryseeker 
#emotionalregulation 
#earlyyearswellbeing 
#calmclassroom 
#learningthroughplay 
#mindfullearning 
#yellowdooreducation
🐞 Ladybug Fun 🐞 Our Ladybug Counting Stones 🐞 Ladybug Fun 🐞

Our Ladybug Counting Stones are a playful way to explore counting to 20, subitising, odd and even numbers, and simple addition. Each set includes two of each number from 0–10—perfect for hands-on early maths!

Pair them with our Counting Cards, designed for outdoor learning with durable materials and engaging activities like leaf number lines and forest home matching.

Don’t forget the Count, Match and Order App—a great way to extend learning digitally with fun games at two levels, supporting independent and group play with both ladybug and honey bee themes.

📸 playful_porter

#earlylearning
#yellowdooreducation 
#learningthroughplay
#mathactivities
#preschoolmath
#toddleractivities
#eyfslearning
#handsonlearning
A wonderfully creative matching game by Mummy to b A wonderfully creative matching game by Mummy to boys — perfect for little learners, especially if you have our Honey Bee Number Stones! 🐝🌼

Here’s what they did ⬇️
Using our @yellow_door_education number bees, they created a flower from cardboard and decorated it with @littlebrianpaintsticks. Each petal had a number of dots, and the boys had to count the dots and match them to the correct numbered bee. 🐝🌸

Such a fantastic way to build early counting skills — and it really helped Mr 4 slow down and focus on one-to-one correspondence! 💛

Top tip: Use a wet paintbrush after applying @littlebrianpaintsticks to smooth the paint on cardboard — genius!

Resources used:
• @yellow_door_education number bees
• Cardboard (recycled!)
• @littlebrianpaintsticks

#earlyyearsmaths #eyfsactivities #eyfsinspiration #PlayToLearn #CountingSkills #MathsThroughPlay #numberrecognition #beemaths #yellowdooreducation #cardboardplay #recycleandplay #matchinggame #sensoryplayideas #loosepartsplay #learningthroughplay #earlyyearsideas #recycledcrafts #ecofriendlyplay
Fantastic day at Nursery World’s Big Day Out! # Fantastic day at Nursery World’s Big Day Out! 
#yellowdooreducation #learningthroughplay #eyfs #earlyyears
Endangered Species Day is a powerful reminder of t Endangered Species Day is a powerful reminder of the incredible animals and plants that need our help to survive. In the early years, it’s the perfect opportunity to nurture empathy, curiosity, and care for the natural world.

By introducing young children to endangered animals through stories, play, and hands-on activities, we can inspire a lifelong love for nature and an understanding of how our actions make a difference.

Here’s how we can help in early years:
🍃Explore animal habitats through small world play and books
🍃Create animal art to raise awareness and celebrate biodiversity
🍃Talk about kindness -,to animals, each other, and the planet
🍃Reduce waste and reuse materials in creative play
🍃Spend time in nature to build respect and connection with the environment

Little hands really can make a big difference! 💛

#endangeredspeciesday 
#earlyyearseducation 
#learningforsustainability 
#eyfsactivities 
#ecoearlyyears 
#natureplay 
#planetprotectors 
#outdoorlearning 
#earlyyearsmatter 
#teachthemyoung 
#learningthroughplaying 
#sustainabilityinearlyyears 
#loveourplanet 
#wildlifeawareness 
#handsonlearning
💖🌿 Feel calm as you roll dough rollers, embr 💖🌿 Feel calm as you roll dough rollers, embracing the peacefulness and creativity it brings. This simple sensory activity supports fine motor development, encourages focus, and creates a mindful moment of calm - perfect for little hands and busy minds. 🌿💖

As we mark World Mental Health Week, it’s a gentle reminder of how small, soothing activities like this can support emotional wellbeing, self-regulation, and a sense of peace in early childhood.

🎥 @lottie_makes

#sensoryplay
#yellowdooreducation 
#finemotorskills
#earlylearning
#preschoolactivities
#invitationtoplay
#playbasedlearning
#kidsactivities
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#montessoriathome
#homeschooling
#handsonlearning
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#openendedplay
#earlyyears
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These beautifully detailed Food Stones are a wonde These beautifully detailed Food Stones are a wonderful way to introduce children to a variety of cultures and their unique culinary traditions. Ideal for sparking meaningful conversations, encouraging imaginative play, and celebrating diversity through hands-on learning.

#learningthroughplay 
#yellowdooreducation 
#culturalawareness 
#multiculturallearning 
#earlyyearseducation 
#yellowdoorplay
Sun Awareness Week with Weather Stones! ☀️ As Sun Awareness Week with Weather Stones! ☀️

As we shine a spotlight on sun safety and weather awareness, our weather stones are the perfect tactile resource to spark conversation, creativity, and curiosity!

These beautifully crafted stones can be used in a variety of hands-on ways to support Sun Awareness Week:

☀️ Daily Weather Checks: Encourage children to observe the sky and select the appropriate weather stone - especially the sunny one! A great chance to talk about sunshine, heat, and how it affects us.
☀️ Sun Safety Discussions: Use the sun stone to introduce key sun safety habits like wearing hats, applying sunscreen, and staying hydrated.
☀️ Storytelling Prompts: Pair the weather stones with small world figures or natural materials to create imaginative stories about summer adventures, sunny days out, or animals finding shade.
☀️ Sensory Play: Press the stones into playdough or sand to create weather scenes and reinforce weather vocabulary through hands-on fun.
☀️ Sorting & Forecasting: Invite children to sort the stones into categories (hot, cold, wet, dry) or create their own sunny day forecast.

These simple tools open up big learning opportunities and are a fantastic way to help children build an understanding of the sun’s role in our daily lives, while also promoting safe habits for sunny days ahead! 

#sunawarenessweek 
#weatherplay 
#outdoorlearning 
#earlyyearsresources 
#tactilelearning 
#sunsafety 
#learningthroughplay 
#weatherstones 
#eyfsactivities 
#handsonlearning
Looking for a fun and educational summer activity? Looking for a fun and educational summer activity? Try making magical summer potions! ☀️🍃 

All you need is bicarbonate soda, white vinegar, and some sprigs and petals from the garden. Watch the fizz and bubbles create a magical reaction that will engage your little ones. 

It’s a great way to explore science and nature together!🌿✨

#summerfun #kidsactivities #scienceforkids #summerpotion #bubblyexperiment #outdoorplay #learningthroughplay #yellowdooreducation
Our Natural Flower Tray is ideal for collecting an Our Natural Flower Tray is ideal for collecting and displaying nature’s treasures - perfect for inspiring creative dough play! This versatile tray brings the outdoors in, encouraging hands-on exploration and adding a beautiful, natural element to early learning experiences.

#natureplay #flowertray #sensoryplay #creativeexploration #naturallearning #doughplay #outdoortoindoor #eyfsinspiration #yellowdooreducation #yellowdoorplay
World Mental Health Awareness Week 🫶🏻 Helpi World Mental Health Awareness Week 🫶🏻

Helping children recognise facial expressions and understand emotions is a vital part of early development.

Using emotion stones and mirrors, children can explore different feelings - happy, sad, angry, surprised - and begin to connect those expressions to their own experiences. These playful tools support emotional literacy, communication, and empathy from the very start.

#mentalhealthawarenessweek  #childrenswellbeing  #emotionalwellbeing  #learningthroughplay  #eyfs  #feelings  #empathyineducation
May is National Walking Month! A perfect time to May is National Walking Month!

A perfect time to explore our transport rollers - an inspiring way for children to discover different modes of travel! As they roll and stamp tracks into play dough, clay, or sand, little ones can spot tyre treads, count pedestrian footprints, and start conversations about looking after our world through sustainable travel.

🎥 wonderful video by • @myplayroommalingrd

#nationalwalkingmonth #earlyyearsplay #transporttheme #sustainabletravel #curiosityledlearning #eyfs
Happy World Migratory Bird Day! 🍃🐦 Today we Happy World Migratory Bird Day! 🍃🐦

Today we celebrate birds that travel long distances across the world! These special birds move from one place to another to find food and stay warm.

In early years, it’s a perfect time to talk about birds we see flying in the sky, build nests with natural materials, or flap our wings like birds in play. Let’s learn and play while caring for our flying friends!

🎥 Wonderful activity by • @small.wonders_play 

#springactivities #homeschool #playbasedlearning #yellowdooreducation #yellowdoorplay #messyplay #sensoryactivities #learningthroughplay #stem #birdsensoryplay
3 Ways to Play with Our Wooden Flower Tiles: 🌸 3 Ways to Play with Our Wooden Flower Tiles:
🌸 Match – Find and pair the same flower shapes.
🌸 Snap – Take turns spotting matching tiles and shout “Snap!”
🌸Imprinting – Press into playdough or sand to create beautiful nature-inspired patterns.

These beautiful wooden tiles offer a wonderful sensory experience, encouraging children to touch, feel, and connect with patterns found in the natural world.

Simple, open-ended play that sparks curiosity and creativity!

#woodentoys #natureplay #sensoryplay #yellowdooreducation #yellowdoorplay #learningthroughplay #eyfs #childminderactivities #earlyyearsresources #openendedplay #montessoriinspired #outdoorlearning #naturalplay
It’s Outdoor Classroom Day and we’ve loved bei It’s Outdoor Classroom Day and we’ve loved being outside exploring through sensory play! From digging in the mud to splashing in water trays, it’s all about learning through hands-on fun and discovery. Perfect for curious little minds!

#outdoorclassroomday #sensoryplay #earlyyears #yellowdooreducation #yellowdoorplay #learningthroughplay #outdoorlearning #eyfs #natureplay #outdoorplay #outdoorplayideas #1000hoursoutside
How inviting does this Dino Tray Play look by • How inviting does this Dino Tray Play look by • @_thecub_house! 🦖💚
A perfect mix of nature, imagination, and sensory fun—ideal for little explorers to dig, discover, and play outdoors.

#dinoplay  #outdoorlearning  #natureplay  #childledplay #yellowdooreducation #yellowdoorplay
We adore this beautiful and engaging nature-inspir We adore this beautiful and engaging nature-inspired activity by • @mylittlegirltribe!

The girls looked like they had so much fun exploring our Sensory Calming Trails. Such a lovely fine motor activity to enjoy outdoors in the fresh air, listening to the birds sing. A calm, creative start to the day!

#sensoryplay #outdoorlearning #natureplay #finemotorskills #earlyyears #learningthroughplay #mindfulmoment #eyfsactivities #childledplay #loosepartsplay
Dinosaur Erupting Volcano! 🌋🦖 We used Gelli Dinosaur Erupting Volcano! 🌋🦖
We used Gelli Play by @zimplikids as the lava and it made the whole thing so much fun! A roaring success with our little dino explorers.

#dinosaurplay #volcanoeruption #sensoryplay #littleexplorers  #yellowdooreducation #yellowdoorplay
We’ve brought a little seaside magic into our ma We’ve brought a little seaside magic into our maths play! Creating a sensory-rich beach-themed learning invitation.

In our sand tray, children can:
💛Scoop and pour sand into number trays, exploring how much each number holds
💛 Sort and count shells and gems into the trays – great for number bonds and 1:1 correspondence
💛 Combine trays to see how numbers fit together and form early arrays
💛 Use the Little Looking Shapes to match and fit pieces, then fill them with sand for a fun fine motor challenge

#earlyyearsmaths 
#yellowdooreducation 
#sandtrayplay 
#learningthroughplay 
#eyfsactivities 
#sensorymaths 
#handsonlearning 
#woodenresources
It’s Hedgehog Awareness Week! Did you know hedg It’s Hedgehog Awareness Week!

Did you know hedgehogs need our help? These little animals love to wander through gardens looking for food, but sometimes they need a helping hand.

Here are some simple ways we can all help our spiky friends:
🍃Make a hedgehog highway! Ask a grown-up to make a small hole in the garden fence so hedgehogs can explore safely.
🍃Leave a wild corner! Piles of leaves, logs, and long grass are perfect homes for hedgehogs.
🍃Put out water and food. A shallow dish of water and some meaty cat food (not fishy!) can really help.
🍃Check before you strim or mow. Hedgehogs like to curl up in quiet places – always take a look first!
🍃Never give them milk or bread. It can make them poorly.

Let’s be kind to hedgehogs and make our gardens a safe place for them to snuffle and snooze!

 🎥 • @the_play_adventures_ 🦔

#hedgehogawarenessweek #sensorytray #learningthroughplay #yellowdooreducation #yellowdoorplay
We’re loving this small world construction play We’re loving this small world construction play — perfect for inspiring big imaginations in little builders!

From diggers to dump trucks, it’s a hands-on way to explore teamwork, problem-solving, and storytelling in the early years.

#smallworldplay #constructionplay #earlyyearslearning #invitationtoplay #toddleractivities #yellowdooreducation #yellowdoorplay #learningthroughplay #openendedplay
Exploring farm footprints is a great way to spark Exploring farm footprints is a great way to spark curiosity and storytelling.

There are always plenty of animals to see down on the farm, but sometimes the real adventure begins when you follow their footprints to find them! 🐾 

#earlyyears #farmtheme #learningthroughplay #yellowdooreducation #yellowdoorplay #outdoorlearning #sensoryplay #toddleractivities #eyfsideas #invitationtoplay
Urban Small World Play 🚙 Bring the buzz of the Urban Small World Play 🚙 
Bring the buzz of the city into your setting with an Urban Small World setup! From roads and traffic lights to buildings, parks, and people — children can explore everyday life in a miniature world. Perfect for developing language, problem-solving, social skills, and storytelling, all while supporting real-world connections.

Add vehicles, signs, small figures, and sensory elements like gravel or rubber roads for extra engagement!

#smallworldplay  #urbanplay  #eyfs  #learningthroughplay  #looseparts  #imaginativeplay  #steminspiration  #earlychildhoodeducation
Simple Sensory Fun for World Ocean Day! 🌊🪸🐠 
This easy-to-set-up ocean-themed sensory tray is perfect for little hands to explore and learn through play.

We used just a few simple components:
Fish, rocks, and gelatin with a drop of blue food colouring to create a wobbly, under-the-sea scene!

Follow the instructions on the gelatin packet, let it set, and then invite children to rescue and dig out the fish—a fantastic way to strengthen fine motor skills, encourage curiosity, and spark imaginative play.

Save this idea for a fun and educational way to mark World Ocean Day! 🌊🪸🐠

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