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How can nature help your child’s development?

Here, Family Action Early Years Manager shares three key ways playing in nature can support your child’s development. Find out…

Family Action Play Activity – Food

Fill your bellies and your day with this handy guide showing you how to involve food in your child’s play.…

Mud and Sand Ideas for Children: Digging with Tools and Toys

You can play with mud and sand as a digging activity. We’re sharing tips on digging with toys and tools…

Mud and Sand Ideas for Children: Outdoor Kitchen

You can play with mud and sand as a kind of mock kitchen. Watch our video for tips on setting…

3 ways playing with mud and sand helps your child’s development

Did you know that playing with mud and sand has huge benefits for your child’s development? Here Family Action Early…

Junk Modelling Ideas for Children: Painting

Junk modelling is the process of creating arts and crafts out of recyclable household materials. It is a great way…

Junk Modelling Ideas for Children: Creating Structures

Junk modelling is the process of creating arts and crafts out of recyclable household materials. It is a great way…

3 ways junk modelling supports child development

Family Action Early Years Manager shares three key ways junk modelling can help your child’s development. Find out more about Creating…

How to embrace risk and mess when playing with children

Many parents struggle to let go and play with children because of the mess and potential risk child-led play can…