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Book Based Activities

  • Feed the animals sorting activity based on the book Tops and Bottoms for kids.
  • DIY Math Game for toddler sand preschoolers to feed the hungry shark. Count, sort and feed the shark in this fun Shark Week learning activity for young children.
  • Combine Arts and mathematics and create your own Fish for pattern making for this Ocean themed hands-on Maths Activity for Kids.
  • Tide Pool Scavenger Hunt for Kids
  • Get creative with this space-themed art project for kids inspired by literature to create an imaginative set of watercolour planets.
  • Simple to set up sorting activity for toddlers and preschoolers with toy dinosaurs that focuses on how they stand and walk.
  • Create a taste safe sensory bin ideal for using with toddlers and preschoolers to let them stomp, roar and play with the dinosaurs.
  • Create solar print dinosaur footprints
  • Dinosaur small world play inspired by the book Dinosaur Farm
  • Set up this simple activity for preschoolers based on the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar, create, play and learn the days of the week.
  • Inspired by the book The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson play this 1 - 4 player counting and number recognition game as you build a Gruffalo. Perfect for preschoolers working on these number skills that love this fun children's picture book.
  • Simple shape activity for toddlers and preschoolers inspired by the classic fairy tale Three Little Pigs using craft sticks to make shape and colour houses.
  • Get crafty and create this feed the lion counting and number game for toddlers and preschoolers. Ideal for those little ones that love to post. This game is ideal for a Zoo Theme or Jungle theme and includes extensions and variations using the same lion for more learning opportunities.
  • Explore different soil samples to discover the rocks, sediments and natural materials that make it up with this simple earth science experiment for kids ideal for Key Stage 2 Rock Science Units.
  • Quick and easy to create Easter or spring themed mathematics game for toddlers and preschoolers. Start with counting with 1 to 1 correspondence and then develop the activity for addition and subtraction.
  • Easy simple rock cakes recipe to make with children. A perfect first cooking recipe that is forgiving for little hands to make and tastes delicious.
  • Work on reinforcing number bonds to 10 with this rainbow lacing activity including free printable lacing rainbow. Perfect for helping with number sense and mental arithmetic by getting hands-on learning of the basic number facts.
  • Simple math games for toddlers and preschoolers inspired by the fantastic children's storybook Dragons Love Tacos. Working on 1 to 1 correspondence feed the dragon the correct number of Tacos. Includes free printable.
  • Fun crafts and activities for toddlers and preschoolers based on the classic Eric Carle book The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Including simple learning activities, and sensory play.
  • Simple to make maths centre activity inspired by the Dr Seuss book Fox in Socks. Create your own socks to work on number bonds to 10 by hanging them on the washing line. Full step-by-step instructions and extra ideas and resources included.
  • Easy to make and set up number game for toddlers and preschoolers based on the book If You Give a Pig a Pancake by Laura Numeroff and ideal for Pancake Day activities.
  • DIY Story Stone Ideas for you to make for and with your toddlers and preschoolers inspired by children's picture books. Ideal for helping your children develop story telling skills.
  • Christmas inspired art and craft activity for kids of different ages to do together. Full instructions on setting up your own Christmas Card Creation Station with ideas for resources to include.
  • Full instructions on creating a Christmas Sensory Bin inspired by the classic children's Christmas book The Jolly Christmas Postman by Allan and Janet Ahlberg.

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