Author: Amy Timpany

Explore music and movement

Play a sorting game using different objects—which objects make a sound, which do not?
Play music and clap hands to the beat or bounce a teddy on your knee (develop a sense of rhythm)
Play ‘sleeping bunnies’ - practise being still and then jumping up to hop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9J_DqEwZdc

Get creative
Paint a flower picture using forks
Make a ‘stained glass’ butterfly using different coloured paper
Sensory play with Jelly (You could put objects inside the jelly before it sets)

Maths Opportunities
Recite numbers in order and use fingers to count as you sing ‘1,2,3,4,5,once I caught a fish alive’.
Explore counting by using a muffin tin and cake cases .
Play an interactive shape matching game : https://www.topmarks.co.uk/early-years/shape-monsters

Seedlings &
Acorns

Get outdoors
Target game—Draw a target outside using chalk or on paper—have a go at throwing a ball/beanbag on to it.
Make a bubble snake! https://www.muminthemadhouse.com/make-bubble-snake-maker/
Water play—use a large scoop or spoon to retrieve small toys from the water.