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seasons and celebrations through the year

Seasons

These tips and TDAHs can be used with any topic to fit the season, including HPD: Exploring nature

Autumn:

> Autumn outdoor activities: PDF for printing  or  Image for screen

> Playing in the woods - PDF for printing or  Image for screen

> Go on a colour hunt - orange for Autumn - PDF for printing  or Image for screen

> peep tip - Exploring nature - Autumn - PDF for printing (2xA5) or  Image for screen

Winter:

Here are a few ideas for activities that work well in winter - whether for getting outdoors, for wintery sensory and imaginative play indoors, or for adding a bit of colour on a dark and gloomy wintery day!

>  Winter outdoor activity challenge:  PDF for printing  or Image for screen

>  Exploring nature - Winter - PDF for printing (2xA5) or  Image for screen

>  Ice pictures or mobiles:  PDF for printing  or Image for screen

 

>  Sensory play with ice and toy animals:  PDF for printing  or  Image for screen

>  Playing with a light box:  PDF for printing  or  Image for screen

>  Making a sensory bottle (visi-bottle or swishy bottle):  PDF for printing  or  Image for screen

Spring:

> peep tip - Exploring nature - Spring - PDF for printing (2xA5) or  Image for screen

Summer:

> Peep Summer of Play ideas -  Summer  - PDF for printing or  Image for screen

> things to do at home - Playing outside - 4 Summer play ideas - PDF for printing (2xA5) or Image for screen

 

Christmas Things to Do At Home ideas (TDAHs) and songs: 

> Christmas story basket:  PDF for printing (2 x A5) or  Image for screen

>  Playing with a Magic Sounds Box - Christmas:  PDF for printing or  Image for screen

>  Winter & Christmas sensory play -  4 ideas:  PDF for printing or  Image for screen

>  'Christmas is....' [acknowledging mixed emotions - the highs and lows of Christmas]:  Image for screen (square)

> Christmas pud playdough recipe & song: PDF for printing (2 x A5) or Image for screen

>  Songsheet: We wish you a Merry Christmas (adapted):  PDF for printing or  Image for screen

>  Songsheet: 5 mince pies and  When Santa got stuck up the chimney:  PDF for printing  or  Image for screen

Peep Parrots with Christmas hats (you can add these to your own posts or documents):

~  Parrots singing  ~  Parrots chatting  ~  Parrots reading  ~  Parrots playing  ~  Parrots pointing

 

festivals and celebrations:

These can be used with any topic

> Diwali: Celebrating cultural diversity - PDF for printing  or  Image for screen

>  Halloween sensory play  - PDF for printing  or  Image for screen

>  Pumpkin and Halloween ideas - PDF for printing  or  Image for screen

HPD Early sensory experiences  |  HPD Making sense of the world  | CL Things to do and talk about together

> Making pancakes (rhyme and recipe) - PDF for printing  or  Image for screen

> Making pancakes - songsheet: Pop a little pancake...  - PDF for printing  or  Image for screen

HPD Making sense of the world  |  HPD Exploring food  |  HPD Making the most of food and mealtimes | CL Things to do and talk about together