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Butterfly Sensory Play 🦋 Inspired by the #bigbu

Butterfly Sensory Play 🦋
Inspired by the #bigbutterflycount , we created a bright and beautiful sensory bin full of fluttery fun!

Children can explore textures, colours, and patterns while learning about these amazing pollinators. A hands-on way to spark curiosity, support fine motor skills, and celebrate the beauty of nature!

Perfect for summer play 🌸🌿
Who’s your favourite butterfly?

Sensory filler from @thecreativemixshop

#sensoryplay #sensoryplayresources #playbasedlearning #sensoryplayideas #sensorybin #butterflyplay #earlyyearsplay #natureinspiredlearning #eyfsideas

How brilliant is this Bug’s Life inspired sensor

How brilliant is this Bug’s Life inspired sensory mystery hunt from • @ourdreamplayroom? 🐞🔍🌿

We’re buzzing with excitement seeing our Let’s Investigate Bugs set used in such a creative, hands-on way!

Matching each insect to real-life flashcards from @twinklresources is a fantastic way to build recognition, language skills, and curiosity about the natural world. And finishing it off with a real garden bug hunt? 🏡🐛 That’s learning through play at its absolute best!

#YellowDoorEducation #outdoorlearning #sensoryplay #learningthroughplay #natureplay #messyplay #openendedplay #earlyyearsresources #montessoriinspired #invitationtoplay #handsonlearning #springactivities #childledlearning

🧠🔢 Did you know? Spatial reasoning is a key

🧠🔢 Did you know?
Spatial reasoning is a key part of early maths development and it starts long before counting begins!

👶🧩 From building towers to navigating small worlds, these everyday play experiences help children visualise, predict and problem-solve..

💡 That’s why we’re loving the Spatial Reasoning Toolkits from the amazing team at Early Childhood Maths Group

📚✨ Designed for early years practitioners, the toolkits are packed with:
✅ Easy-to-use guidance
✅ Playful activity ideas
✅ Research-based insights

Download FREE digital versions or order beautiful printed copies: https://earlymaths.org/spatial-reasoning/

👉 Tap the link in bio

#EarlyYearsMaths #SpatialReasoning #PlayBasedLearning #YellowDoor #ECMG #EYFS #MathsThroughPlay

🍃Mud kitchen activity cards 🍃 Get creative

🍃Mud kitchen activity cards 🍃

Get creative with this collection of muddy recipes including Gruffalo stew and the classic mud pie!

#mudkitchen #mudkitchenfun #messyplay #natureinspiredplay #nature #1000hoursoutdoors #yellowdooreducation #yellowdoorplay #yellowdoor #learningthroughplay #sensoryplay

Looking for a calming, sensory-rich activity? This

Looking for a calming, sensory-rich activity? This one by • @ourlifewith_boys is simply dreamy 💜

Whip up your own lavender-infused play dough and pair it with our soothing Feel Calm Roll Around Balls from @growing.kind — a beautiful blend of texture, scent, and movement that helps little ones (and adults!) slow down and breathe.

Perfect for supporting self-regulation, emotional grounding, and screen-free calm. 🌿

#calmingplay #feelcalm #selfregulation #calmkids #mindfulmoments #playdoughfun #sensoryplay #yellowdooreducation #magicofchildhoodً #simpleplayideas #toddleractivitiesً #preschoolplay #natureinspiredplay #groundingactivities #screenfreeplay

Feels Write – Lowercase & Uppercase Before chil

Feels Write – Lowercase & Uppercase

Before children can master fluent handwriting, they first need to build fine motor control, learn the language of shapes and patterns, and practice the movements that form each letter.

Our beautifully crafted Feels-Write stones are the perfect tactile and visual tool to support early letter formation. Each stone is carefully engraved, offering gentle sensory feedback that guides children as they trace each letter shape.

Starting at the green dot, little hands can explore and trace with their fingers—developing key motor memory skills that lay the foundation for confident writing.

#literacymatters #finemotorskills #letterforms #yellowdooreducation #yellowdoorplay #sensorylearning #montessoriinspired #handwritingpractice #earlyyearsresources #learningthroughplay #tactile #preschoolactivites #literacydevelopment

How inviting is this summer mud kitchen by• @eng

How inviting is this summer mud kitchen by• @engaging_elodie! So refreshing - perfect for little hands to explore fine motor skills while whipping up some juicy summer “mud kebabs”! 🥝🍓🌽☀️🍉

Threading kebe stones and sensory fruit stones available from @kcsearlyyears 🍍

#yellowdooreducation #mudkitchenplay #messyplay #outdooreducation #1000hoursoutside #sensoryplay

Children will love crafting their own magical tale

Children will love crafting their own magical tales with these enchanting story stones — from twinkling stars to rainbow bridges and secret toadstool hideaways! Each piece is designed to spark imagination, encourage storytelling, and invite rich, expressive language.

#storytelling #imaginativeplay #fantasyplay #earlyyearsresources #smallworldplay #openendedplay #creativeplayideas #literacy #outdoorlearning #playtolearn #magicalmoment #sensoryplay #childledlearning #yellowdooreducation

‘Say what you see’ subitising! Our Domino 10-F

‘Say what you see’ subitising! Our Domino 10-Frame Tray is a perfect first frame tray 😊. The easily recognisable dice pattern helps very young children to develop subitising skills and gain confidence in counting. Add objects that interest them so they can explore placing them in the hollows and creating patterns. Encourage children to say what they see as they begin to visualise number. Give them lots of opportunity to play and ask them to describe as they explore. They might ‘see’ different things in the tray... ‘4 small shells and a big one in the middle’ ... ‘there are 3 yellow stones and 2 white ones’. These descriptions are the beginning of simple number sentences 🙂🙂🙂+🙂🙂.

#earlyyearsmathsmastery #subitising #subitisingactivities #subitize #tenframe #tenframes #dominomaths #mathsmastery #eyfsmaths #eyfsmathsmastery #learntocount #mathsoutdoors

Threading Pebble Rescue A quick fine motor activi

Threading Pebble Rescue

A quick fine motor activity with lots of language opportunities around colour, shape and texture. Can you find the white stones, the square stones, how does that pebble feel?

#finemotorskillsactivities #finemotorplay #yellowdooreducation #threadingactivities #sensoryplay #fingerfidgets #earlyyearsideas #earlyyearsactivities #loosepartsplay #sensoryplayideas

🌟Exploring Patterns🌟 Curved, wiggly, bumpy,

🌟Exploring Patterns🌟
Curved, wiggly, bumpy, straight! Combining resources is a fantastic way for children to create and explore patterns and textures. Playdough and Sensory Stones, as shown in these gorgeous pictures from @four.little.beans, is a classic pairing.

Available from little_acornsuk

#playdoughactivities #playdoughfun #playdough #yellowdooreducation #sensorystones #playdoughplayactivities #playdoughstamps #myeasyplay #sensoryplayideas #allaboutearlyyears #invitationtoplay #openendedplay #meaningfulplayideas #eyfsideas #playactivitiesforfun

How delightful is this cosy afternoon tea setup by

How delightful is this cosy afternoon tea setup by • @teachingbythemountains? 🫖🍃

Freshly “baked” with love in the mud kitchen, the Breads of the World Sensory Stones are served alongside our Mud Kitchen Activity Cards — turning outdoor play into a rich, imaginative feast! 🥐🥖

#breadsoftheworld #outdoorplayideas #yellowdooreducation #sensoryplay #earlyyearsplay #imaginativeplay #waterplay #outdoorlearning #toddleractivitiesً #playtolearn #invitationstoplay

How bright and beachy is this calming seashore dou

How bright and beachy is this calming seashore dough invitation by the wonderful @steambasedplay? 🐚🦞🌊

This setup is the perfect way to ease back into slow, mindful play. Creating a sensory-rich environment for storytelling, squeezing, pressing, and imagining waves and sea creatures galore.

We love seeing our stones used in meaningful, open-ended ways like this 💛

Let’s Investigate- Seashore, Ocean Life Rollers and Feel Calm Roll Arounds available from hippiehooray.

#yellowdooreducation #sensoryplay #playdoughfun #finemotordevelopment #summerplay #invitationtolearn #creativeplay #openendedplay #mindfulmoment #childledlearning #learningthroughplay #tactileplay #natureinspiredplay

What a brilliant idea from • @life.with.the.holm

What a brilliant idea from • @life.with.the.holmes 🙌

Using children’s interests — like a love for diggers 🚜 — is such a powerful way to engage them in early learning. This simple but effective setup encourages little ones to explore sounds through play, sparking curiosity while developing early phonological awareness.

Alphabet pebbles available from @kcsearlyyears

#yellowdooreducation #phonics #simpleplayideas #toddlerplaytoday #eyfs #playislearning #openendedplay #childledlearning #outdoorlearning #playtolearn #playmatters

We’re bringing an extra layer of calm to our sen

We’re bringing an extra layer of calm to our sensory play with a soft, squishy twist! Pairing our nature-themed tactile boards with playdough for a soothing, therapeutic experience. Children can roll small coils of playdough and gently press them into the recessed trails — whether they’re following the Slow Snail’s spiral path or tracing the Cheerful Sunflower’s sunny rays 🌻🐌🦋

This gentle, repetitive action not only enhances fine motor skills and strengthens little fingers, but also helps to focus the mind, slow the breath, and restore emotional balance. The sensory feedback from the playdough adds a grounding, calming dimension that supports mindfulness and self-regulation.

#sensoryplay #mindfulmoments #playdoughtherapy #tactileplay #emotionalwellbeing #finemotorfun #selfregulation #soothingplay #montessoriinspired #prewritingskills #mindfulnessforkids #playdoughplay #naturethemedplay #slowdownandplay

🖤 Discover the magic of shape, pattern, and sym

🖤 Discover the magic of shape, pattern, and symmetry with our bold, chunky Pentagon Stones! 🤍

Designed with high-contrast black and white tones, these tactile shapes are perfect for little hands to stack, sort, and explore. Whether it’s creating striking patterns or boosting early spatial reasoning, these stones make learning hands-on and fun.

#yellowdooreducation #earlyyearsresources #stemplay #shapeandpattern #learningthroughplay #spatialskills #loosepartsplay #tactilelearning #eyfs #openendedplay

🌟 New • New • New 🌟 Patterning Pentago

🌟 New • New • New 🌟

Patterning Pentagons

Explore shape, pattern and symmetry with this set of chunky, high-contrast pentagon stones. Ideal for developing early spatial reasoning skills, children can sort, stack and create patterns with these striking black and white shapes.

With 12 white and 12 black pentagons, children will enjoy exploring repeating patterns, symmetry and tessellation – discovering how shapes fit together and how negative spaces can form part of the design. These tactile stones are perfect for developing early maths skills and mathematical language to describe properties, positions and patterns.

Please note - unfortunately, Patterning Pentagons are not currently available in the US.

#patterningpentagons
#earlymaths
#spatialreasoning
#patternplay
#symmetryplay
#geometryforkids
#mathsthroughplay
#blackandwhiteplay
#highcontrastlearning
#eyfsactivities
#earlyyearsmaths
#playbasedlearning
#handsonlearning
#toddlerdevelopment
#openendedplay
#finemotorskills
#educationalresources
#yellowdooreducation
#learningthroughplay

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🌟 New • New • New 🌟 🍃Stack, Build,

🌟 New • New • New 🌟

🍃Stack, Build, and Learn! 🧱

While children explore colour and shape, the real magic happens when they start to build and balance.

From towers to bridges, these stones challenge children to think creatively and critically as they construct, test, and problem-solve — all through playful exploration.

An engaging, open-ended resource that turns early learning into hands-on fun!

#earlyyears #stemplay #buildingskills #yellowdooreducation #yellowdoorplay #openendedplay #shapeandcolour #loosepartsplay

🌟 New • New • New 🌟 Shape and Colour S

🌟 New • New • New 🌟

Shape and Colour Stones

This appealing set of tactile, chunky shape stones encourages playful exploration of shape, pattern and colour. Children will enjoy matching and sorting the six different coloured shapes as they build imaginative patterns, pictures and sequences.

Please note - unfortunately, shape and colour stones are not currently available in the US.

#shapeplay
#colourrecognition
#earlymaths
#learningthroughplay
#playbasedlearning
#handsonlearning
#finemotorskills
#eyfsactivities
#earlyyearsideas
#preschoolactivities
#toddlerlearning
#openendedplay
#sensorylearning
#mathsthroughplay
#invitationtoplay
#loosepartsplay
#educationalresources
#yellowdooreducation
#playandlearn
#earlyyearsmaths

🐸 Five Frogs on a Log 🍃🌸 Bring a favouri

🐸 Five Frogs on a Log 🍃🌸

Bring a favourite rhyme to life with this hands-on, playful resource! Perfect for extending mathematical learning and language development, children will love singing Five Little Speckled Frogs while physically moving the frogs from the log into the “cool pool” below. 🎶💦

It’s a fun and active way to support early counting, one-to-one correspondence, taking away, and rhythm—while also encouraging imaginative play and social interaction.

How many frogs are left on the log? Let’s count together! 🐸💚

#fivelittlespeckledfrogs #mathsthroughplay #earlymaths #countingfun #rhymeplay #nurseryrhymes #songandplay #eyfsactivities #playbasedlearning #tufftrayideas #invitationtoplay #yellowdooreducation #earlyyearsresources

🦕 Bringing a Book to Life! 🦕 We’re absolu

🦕 Bringing a Book to Life! 🦕

We’re absolutely loving this fantastic sensory play tray by • @tufftray_adventures — The World of Dinosaurs has never looked so engaging! 🦴🌋

From exploring dinosaur bones and engaging in small world storytelling, to sparking imaginative play and fact-finding adventures, this setup is a brilliant example of how to bring a book—and a topic—to life through hands-on discovery. 📚✨

Featuring our Wooden Dinosaurs and Dinosaur Bones, both available from @kcsearlyyears, this tray invites children to explore textures, develop language, and dive into the prehistoric world through sensory and small world play.

Roarsome work, @tufftray_adventures! 💛

##playtray #inspiremyplay #sensorytray #sensoryplay #sensoryactivity #dinosauractivities #eyfs #earlyyears #earlyyearsideas #inspiretheirearlyyears #playactivitiesforfun #simpleplay #playideas #playinspiration #playactivities #simpleplayideas #yellowdooreducation

Unboxing Let’s Roll - Seasons ❄️🌸🌻🍁

Unboxing Let’s Roll - Seasons ❄️🌸🌻🍁

Let’s Roll into the Summer Season 🌻🌞
We’re giving you all the summer vibes with these 🤩

Seasonal Details - includes
Summer – sunflower & garden, strawberry & strawberry patch, seedhead & dandelions, swallow & rooftops, baby owl & mother owl, and butterfly & flowers.

Please note: this is a bumper pack, seasons not sold separately!

#yellowdooreducation #unboxing #unboxingvideo #letsroll #handeyecoordination #summer #exploringnaturethroughplay #summerplay #earlyearsoutdoors #natureplay #nature #ecofriendlyearlyyears #sustainableresources #sustainable #sustainableplay

Tumbledown Tower 🍃 Who could be lurking in the

Tumbledown Tower 🍃

Who could be lurking in the tower? You could use an ogre, a dragon, a wolf or a group of goblins. Or maybe some forgotten treasure is hidden inside waiting to be discovered.

#tumbledowntower #imaginativeplay #storytellingplay #eyfsresources #playinspiration #loosepartsplay #fantasyplay #earlyyearsplay #playbasedlearning #openendedplay #creativekids #yellowdooreducation #magicalmoments #invitationtoplay #earlylearningfun #dramaticplay #playmatters

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