One of the most powerful ways to nurture curiosity, creativity and a love of learning is through the Project Approach. At Care for Kindies, we embrace this method because it honours children as capable, curious thinkers who learn best through active exploration of the world around them.
Parents may have heard the term ‘sensory play’ before but only have a brief understanding of what it may mean or how it can take place at home. Allow us to explain! Sensory play can be any type of activity that encourages one or more of a child's senses - touch, taste, sight, smell and hearing as well as movement and balance.
We are lucky in Australia to experience the type of weather that makes outdoor activity and play possible in any season. In this blog post we talk about some of the benefits that children experience when participating in outdoor play and also provide some ideas on activities that children can do outdoors, in your own backyard and beyond.