Since September Alexander has been going to Nursery five mornings a week so now my Thursday is set aside for Isabelle. She is still very young but we are starting to play a bit more. Alexander comes with mummy to pick her up later after he has finished his Nursery morning but we both miss the time we had to play.

We no longer have our regular Thursday morning playtime session and when we do we end up playing rather than reading. Mummy and Daddy read to him and he listens to a lot of stories in school. So, our time is playtime and talking.

When children pretend, they’re using their imaginations to move beyond the bounds of reality. A stick can be a magic wand. A sock can be a puppet. A small child can be a superhero.” ~ Fred Rogers

Children don’t need more things. The best toys a child can have is a parent who gets down on the floor and plays with them.” ~ Anonymous

Young children don’t learn in the same way older children do.

They learn through play.

 They learn through interaction.

 They learn through discovery and exploration; through trial and error.

Let the children play!