Katie Daynes, author of Usborne’s Very First Questions and Answers series, shares the experiences that inspired her latest book about starting school. A child’s first day at school is a major milestone – not just for the child, but for the whole family. Some children will skip through the school gates without a backward glance, blissfully unaware of the tear escaping from their parent’s eye, or the look of sheer relief. Other children will be clingy and resistant, with good days and bad days, taking a long time to settle in. ALL OF THIS IS NORMAL! I remember my son’s first day going pretty smoothly and congratulating myself on a job well done. But then came the second day, and the third day, and then the fourth… Somehow, I’d focused so much on sugar-coating the Big First Day, that I hadn’t prepared him for the reality that school would be […]
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Foam building set of colourful building blocks of various sizes.
Combine the different pieces for a fun and active playtime!
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Curly liquid droppers are ideal for developing hand strength and fine motor skills
Perfect for a variety of uses:
- At a water table
- For scientific exploration
- Creative play
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Positional words are important because they help children follow and give directions, expand, use and understand new vocabulary, describe the location of an object and much more.
Children will love playing this fun positional game in the classroom or at home as they deepen their understanding about positional language such as ‘in’, ‘below’, ‘over’, and more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy4DIGsQkXM
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These innovative sensory bottles help children with expressing and understanding emotions.
Whether happy or sad, scared or angry, these mesmerising bottles will help children practise self-awareness, self-management, and social awareness.
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The Scared Gang helps children to recognise their own survival patterns through the Scared Gang characters.
A set of 9 pairs of picture playing cards and box featuring the Scared Gang Characters at play.
Suitable for ‘Memory’Â and other matching games.
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Sticking the easy-to-grip pins into the soft board strengthens the fingers and hand muscles.
The pins can also be stacked on top of each other to form a double decker.
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Lovely elephant set great for sand and water play.
The set is also practical for storing pens, rulers, scissors and other creative utensils.
After use, the elephants can be stacked to save space.
Great to play with our Tactile Messy Play Kit.
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Everyone loves a little magic….. and children love glitter…… so this little wand is pure magic for every little person!
As you tip the Kechain, all of the contents fall in slow motion, sparkling and glittering right to the bottom.
Then you tip it up the other way and it starts all over again!
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