5 Ways To Make Reading More Fun
We all know that the more a child reads, the better their academic performance will be. It is a well-established fact that children who...
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Catkin Toys
- Aug 28, 2022
- 3 min
5 Strategies To Use On The First Day Of School
Make your very own 'Schultüte'! Have you heard of a Schultüte? I hadn't either, until recently! But now, it is definitely something I...
Catkin Toys
- Aug 21, 2022
- 4 min
5 Ways To Get Your Child School Ready
Whether you have a child starting school in September or it is still a way off yet, there are a few key things you can do to make the...
Catkin Toys
- Aug 7, 2022
- 3 min
5 Maths Activities You Can Do At Home… For Free!
1) Grab some post-it notes or scrap paper and write some numbers on each one. Initially, start with numbers 1-5, then as your child...
Catkin Toys
- Jul 31, 2022
- 4 min
6 Tips For Dealing With Those Inevitable Tantrums!
Whatever your parenting style, it’s absolutely impossible to make it through the toddler years without at least a few tantrums. They are...
Catkin Toys
- Jul 24, 2022
- 3 min
8 Activity Ideas to Keep Little Minds Busy This Summer!
Everyone looks forward to summer, right? Those months of long evenings and drinks in the garden. But, summer as a parent can bring its...
Catkin Toys
- Jul 17, 2022
- 3 min
5 Ideas For A Budget-Friendly Summer!
1) Create activity grab bags with what you already have. The most budget-friendly play possible is to buy absolutely nothing and instead...
Catkin Toys
- Jul 3, 2022
- 3 min
5 Phonics Activities You Can Do At Home... For Free!
Phonics is a term you will have no doubt heard repeatedly. It is often upheld as the pinnacle of knowledge that all children need in...
Catkin Toys
- Jun 26, 2022
- 2 min
Why Is Colouring Beneficial For Children?
Earlier this week, Arlo returned home from nursery having painted almost his entire head yellow and - in between wondering what on earth...
Catkin Toys
- Jun 19, 2022
- 3 min
Number Activities To Teach Counting!
We all want to support our children to be confident mathematicians, right? But how exactly do you do that? And what exactly do our...
Catkin Toys
- Jun 12, 2022
- 3 min
Fun Father's Day Ideas!
Father’s Day 19th June 2022 Looking for some fun and fabulous ideas to celebrate Father’s Day with your little ones? Well look no...
Catkin Toys
- Jun 5, 2022
- 1 min
Jubilee Play Round-Up
Well, folks: love her or loathe her, you probably haven’t been able to escape the fact that this long weekend, the UK has been...
Catkin Toys
- May 29, 2022
- 7 min
Potty Training - Tips and Tricks To Get You Through!
I am a mum of two young children. I have my daughter, who turns five next month and my son, who is 19 months old. There are exactly three...
Catkin Toys
- May 23, 2022
- 1 min
FREE Jubilee Flashcards!
Grab a set of FREE Jubilee Flashcards! Perfect for your jubilee themed play! I have included a selection of activity ideas in the...
Catkin Toys
- May 22, 2022
- 6 min
Taste Safe Play Ideas
Grab your FREE Jubilee Cards Here! Taste-Safe Sensory Play Taste-safe sensory play seems to be very trendy at the moment, and – I don’t...
Catkin Toys
- May 15, 2022
- 5 min
National Numeracy Day
National Numeracy Day: Adult Numeracy Anxiety and How Grown-Ups and the Children They Raise Can Develop Confidence in Maths this May. Did...
Catkin Toys
- May 8, 2022
- 6 min
Your Mental Health Matters!
Mental Health Awareness Week 9th - 15th May 2022 Mental Health Awareness Week, hosted by the Mental Health Foundation, kicks off this...
Catkin Toys
- May 1, 2022
- 4 min
10 Ways to Use Flashcards in Play That Don’t Suck
Okay, so you’ve got a fab set of flashcards, but you have absolutely no idea how to incorporate them into you and your child’s play....
Catkin Toys
- Apr 24, 2022
- 4 min
What Is Open Ended Play
What is Open-Ended Play? Open-ended play is any type of play that has no rules to follow and no ‘correct’ or fixed outcome; play is...
Catkin Toys
- Apr 17, 2022
- 4 min
Celebrating Earth Day 2022!
10 Earth Day Activity Ideas For Meaningful & Engaging Play! As I am sure you're already aware, being eco-friendly is very close to my...
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