Open-ended Car Creating with Plus-Plus GO!

Baseplates and wheels make these new Plus-Plus GO! sets an ideal way to enjoy some open-ended vehicle creating.

Giro del Gelato 2020: Ride & Refresh with Woom

We are joining in with a really fun summer event which is all about bike riding and ice cream eating... what more could you want?!

Simple Activities for Preschoolers - Week 1

Here are our first 5 simple but varied activities to help keep your preschooler playing and learning at home.

The Smartest Way to Revamp your Train Set

Looking to add some new life to your well-loved train track? Here's the low-down on BRIO's cool Smart Tech train sets which are designed to add extra play value and help to introduce some early STEM learning for kids.

How to Host a Big Play Party

Wanting to spread the creative play cheer but not sure where to begin? Here's some top tips from my experience of organizing a play party for 80 Kindergarteners.

6 Simple Busy Bags for Siblings

Six simple and easy-to-prep busy bags that will keep kids of all ages playing and learning together whilst on-the-go.

Rainbow Kinderboard: 5 Ways to Play

Our Kinderboard has been well-loved by both my kids since the day they got it. Sure they love wobbling and climbing on it, but they use it in so many other creative ways too!

Smartivity STEM Kits for Hands-on Exploring

Testing out Smartivity STEM kits to learn more about science and engineering.

Modarri Track Bundle for hours of open-ended play!

Open-ended toys are the best, especially when they involve cars and engineering!

Hot Wheels 'Challenge Accepted'!

Hot Wheels fans get ready to accept the challenge with this fun subscription box from Pley!

Who needs Disneyland when you have Diggerland!!

For many kids Disneyland is the ultimate adventure... for my kids (and their Dad) I don't think anything could beat Diggerland USA!

Winter Olympics Car Curling

Why not get into the Winter Olympics spirit and play this fun twist on curling?! If your kids love cars and competition then they'll love this game!

Car curling!

Invitation to Float a Boat

Adding some water to our Lego table injected a whole new burst of energy into our brick-based play last night.

Lego boats floating.

Sea, sand, shells and ships

The perfect way to bring to beach to you on a bright sunny day.

Small world beach play.

Felt Colour Car Park

Another idea for a compact travel activity that combines some colour work with design and cars. A sure fire hit for my vehicle-mad toddler.

Felt colour car park.

Felt Travel Train Set

Another train-themed activity for my little train addict. This time a train small world made out of felt and it all folds up into a small container so we can take it out and about.

Felt travel train set.

Monster Trucks vs Nature

Combining my son's favourite vehicles with play dough and items found on a nature walk made for great loose parts play.

Monster Trucks vs Nature loose parts play.

The Paintworks

Using trains to create artwork resulted in nearly two hours of fun for my son. So simple yet so exciting!

Painting with trains.

CAT Construction Tub

Food is such a great resource for sensory play and this construction vehicle tub is a perfect example of how quickly and easily food-based sensory tubs can be made.

Food-based CAT construction vehicle sensory tub.

Paint-a-train

I saw this wooden train for $1 in Walmart and couldn't pass up the opportunity. Nothing complicated, just a boy who loves trains and a wooden train that needed painting.

Wooden train painting.