Poppy Activities for EYFS (Early Years Foundation Stage)

Introduce the significance of remembrance in a gentle, age-appropriate way with these thoughtful and creative poppy activities for EYFS. Through...

Outdoor Maths Activities EYFS: Creative Ways to Teach Numeracy Outdoors

This post was written by Jamie Victoria Barnes of Everything Early Years fame. Mathematics is a core element of the...

4 STEM Activities for Preschoolers to Try

STEM is not a new term for childcare settings. But why exactly is it beneficial for children’s learning and development,...

Why the Early Learning Goals are important and 5 activities to master them

Early Years as a field is ‘definition rich’, as we have all the abbreviations and acronyms under the sun to...

19 Communication and Language EYFS Activities for Nurseries

Imagine joining a conversation where everyone is speaking a different language. You want to join in, but without the words,...

Islamic New Year 2025: 5 fun activities to celebrate Al-hijra in Early Years

Al-hijra and Muharram is just around the corner (starting on 25th June 2025). Now is the perfect time to brush...

Father’s Day ideas to try in Nursery Settings: crafts, gifts, and cards

Father’s Day can be a creative opportunity to celebrate the prominent male figures in children’s lives. It can also be...

Sensory Play In The Early Years: 25 Amazing Activity Ideas For You To Try

There are 5 main senses, although it's heavily debated that there are more. We discuss movement generally within the umbrella...

How to host an inclusive EYFS Christmas for all your children

The festive season in nurseries is a magical time when all children are excited about extra crafty activities and, of...

EYFS Easter activities for nursery children and preschoolers

Easter time is nearly upon us again, which means lots of opportunities for Easter crafts and card making in the...

11 Fabulously Fun Messy Play Activity Ideas for EYFS

Messy play includes hands-on activities that encourage exploratory play in the nursery. Anything can be used to facilitate messy play...

Build positive home-nursery relationships: 6 fun parent engagement ideas

The sky is the limit when parents and practitioners are on the same page. Children thrive when consistent approaches are...

EYFS physical development activities: How to spot the amber flags

How do we measure good EYFS physical development progress? Well, by using milestones. But these physical development milestones are not...

PSED EYFS activities: Advice from a Clinical Psychologist

We have all heard about (and experienced) toddler tantrums and meltdowns. It can feel like you have tried everything in...

How to make early reading fun: EYFS Literacy activities to try

Early reading is vital for language development. As we know, vocabulary acquisition during the primary years can be a pre-judgement...

British Values EYFS: 2026 guide for early years

Quality British values will be threaded through everything you do in your nursery. Your team will demonstrate the four British...

EYFS tuff tray ideas for toddlers

It can be easy to become stuck with new, exciting tuff tray ideas. Whether you fit in with an EYFS...

‘Understanding the World’ EYFS activities to blow them away

Understanding the world in EYFS allows children to foster a curiosity for learning. Giving them the tools to explore, question...

Slime recipe: How to make slime at home and nursery

Buying pots of slime for children to play with can be a costly expense for nursery owners. Instead, this article shares...

The ultimate guide to EYFS activities and ideas for nurseries

EYFS activities are what make a child’s time at nursery so enjoyable. However, thinking of new and fresh ideas the...

15 exciting expressive arts and design EYFS activities

How do you teach creativity? Well, creativity is a personal response. When we feel, see, hear or experience, our response can determine how we...

12 EYFS Maths activities to count on

EYFS Maths plays a vital role in the seven areas of learning and development in the early years. Early mathematical...

Early Learning Goals: A 2024 Overview

Children go to nurseries to get the best start in life. Early years practitioners and owners try their very best to provide...

Sensory play for babies: 12 ideas to try

Babies begin their sensory development long before they take their first breath. Even before birth, babies eagerly sense the world...