Listen to this special storytelling episode with Amy Mascott, educator, speaker and founder of  wetech and teachmama.com for the occasional series: Rewind Play.

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Working at the Car Wash in Preschool :: Teaching the little people

Rewind play :: Spring Survey

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98. Rewind play Playful Stories is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

“Don’t make play just for one moment in a day”

Angelique Felix, certified infant massage instructor and organiser or play sessions at the magic of play. You can find her on Twitter @AngeliqueFelix
and Facebook : angeliquefelixcom

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• What is baby massage?
• The importance of baby massage
• When can you start baby massage?
• As a new parent taking along my baby What would happen in a session
• What should I look for in a good baby massage therapist?
• How important is it for parents to join in the baby play ( the under 2s)
• What’s the difference between doing activities at home and in a group with other parents
• difference between countries and play experiences as one that’s lived there.
• Moon & Sun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bAO79GsK0c a lovely retelling of a story with props.

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Bubble Wrap Sensory Sliding Fun :: Growing up a Jeweled Rose

Come sow with me and ONE :: Play Activities

Quote: Marian Wright Edelman

25 alphabet activities :: No time for flashcards

Everyday sensory alphabet activities :: Ebook

in {her} shoes :: Crayon Freckles

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97. Baby Massage and play is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Today I’m talking to Ponn Sabra of American Muslim Mom. We’re continuing our conversation about raising a playful tot from a homeschooling muslim perspective. It’s been fascinating getting to know Ponn and I’m thankful she’s had the time to share a piece of her world with us all today.

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• What experiences have you had of non muslim moms
• Children’s items in the home you can play with
• How would you raise a playful tot?

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Little Ponn :: Muslim toys and dolls

Small hands creating hope:: Mamasmiles

Tuesday tots :: Rainy day mum

Small world play inspiration from Anna of ImaginationTree leads to Small World play 

Digging pit :: An everyday story

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96. Experiencing play from a diverse perspective is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Keeping writing fun and playful with mark making activities for the curious under 5 child.

How comfortable are you with mark making? Do you agree/ disagree with me?

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Mark making post from Play-Activities
Everyday sensory alphabet activities

 Everyday alphabet activities show

Magic paintboard ::Qtip fun ::Hot rocks

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Thank you for listening and being a playmate!

95. Mark Making changing the way we think about writing is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

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• Art experiences we could be trying with our under 5 year olds.
• How to make drawing fun?
• Interesting materials to consider drawing on
• What happens if your son or daughter likes a particular character and wants to draw them constantly should we be worried
• Ideas for when the kids want you to draw the same thing over and over again.
• things every under 5 should experience using for drawing pleasure?
• Drawing projects especially how to choose them by ages and stages.
• Cookie cutter art- the ups and downs of it.
• Finding a range of paper
• Other combinations than pencil and paper for drawing

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Black glue and water resist :: Pink and Green Mamma

Lesson plan ebooks :: Pink and Green Mamma

#12 There are no mistakes :: Past show

#38 Toddler art supplies  :: Past show

Come Sow with Me :: Play Activities

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Thank you for listening and being a playmate!

94. What can we draw? is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Nothing’s worse than a temper tantrum or discipline issues around a play activity. We all end up frustrated, cross and really unlikely to want to do the activity. Play activities can all too easily be derailed by high emotions.

Today I’m talking to Amy Speidel of Conscious discipline about approaches to use to move us through this season of Early childhood learning.

We are teaching and learning through conflict situations so we can be about the business of play.

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93. Positive ways to get to play activities bypassing the grumps is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Take a peak into Montessori.

Barbara Issacs, Academic Director of Montessori centre international, ( MCI) She’s also the author of Bringing the Montessori Approach to your Early Years Practice and Understanding the Montessori Approach: Early Years Education in Practice. She’s been a proprietor of a Montessori Nursery, trainer of Montessori teachers as well as Senior Accreditation officer for the Montessori Accreditation and Evaluation Board talks to us today about Montessori education

LEARNING TOGETHER – WHAT MONTESSORI CAN OFFER YOUR FAMILY :: Find out more about Montessori

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• Recognising Montessori education
• Who would benefit from montessori educational philosophy
• Montessori after the Early Years
• Basic montessori resources for play
• Learn what we would see in a Montessori Early childhood classroom
• What makes a good montessori school
• Starter Montessori activities at home

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92. How to Know if Montessori Education is Right For Your Family is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Rainy Day Mum started in 2011 as a way to share the ideas that I had for a rainy day with J my then 20 month old as everything I found on the internet didn’t work for us, was either too simple or way too advanced for him. It’s developed over the last 9 months and now aims to make everyday fun for Babies and Toddlers with crafts, activities, play ideas, learning experiences, exploring the outdoors and books for children as well. As my children grow so do the range of activities and ideas that I share.- Cerys of Rainy Day Mum :: Twitter :: Facebook :: Pinterest

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• about the best places to start play activities
• about good free play activities and examples
• about experimental play and sensorial activities
• about process art
• Planning for play at home
• ways to construct Imaginative and creative environments
• top tips for keeping the kids busy when we’re out and about.
• Activities to do when you have a new baby and a toddler.
• A day in the life of baby and toddler play.
• How to get things done with a schedule
• How Cerys became Rainy day mum?

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91 Getting to grips with baby and toddler play activities is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

How do you divide your time between work that has to get done and playing with your child? Allie from NoTimeForFlashcards.com, Educator and creative crafter and Melitsa share their struggles,systems, solutions and stories about the age old question; are we doing enough ( or too much?)

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• Deciding how much time to spend crafting
• Dealing with the frustration of them refusing to do a brilliantly thought out activity
• Working out your day with play included
• Why we should plan some play
• How to give individual time when you have two chidlren
• The glory of quiet time
• Planning to be unstructured
• Having realistic expectations of length of play depends on their age/stage
• Stretching out an activity- getting the most from an activity
• Training and teaching what happens when you need to get things done.
• Scheduling the TV hours
• ebb and flow of the day

Give me Five minutes :: How easy is it to just let them play?

Book Allie mentioned she loved: Playful Parenting and his work on Rough housing see his Dr Cohen’s interview
Play with one child vs Play with two children
Allie’s: Alphabet activities ebook

Crayon Freckles: Painting with Kitchen utensils

Visit Allie on Pinterest:: Twitter :: Facebook

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90. How do you divide your time between work that has to get done and playing with your child? is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Dot Male is a mother and trained kindergarten teacher. She runs Steiner Parent and Child Groups and organises courses for parents and Parent and Child Group leaders. She lives in York. Dot is the author of Parent and Child Group Handbook.

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We learn:

• the importance of rhythm and routine in a play space.
• what our environment is for- is it engaging? entertaining or something else?
• about the benefits of going back to basics and learning about what our children should/can do
• about imitation and what we can do to encourage toddlers to imitate
• Ideas for everyday play for young children
• about Simplicity parenting workshops and the benefits of group study on really changing our environment

Buy the book: Simplicity Parenting: Using the Extraordinary Power of Less to Raise Calmer, Happier, and More Secure Kids

• Focus on the 4 areas of simplicity
• Parenting with your partner who’s not on board
• Testing out different ideas works
• About focusing out and not focusing in.
• Why we need less toys and the impact of more toys on deep play
• Easy working checklist for simplifying toys

Parenting podcasts ::  World Read aloud day: Interview :: 10 unusual places to read aloud :: Cultivating a read aloud :: World read aloud day with Pam Allyn

Pinterest: Kid blogger Network Activities and Crafts board

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89. What to consider when developing a creative play space is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Learning from someone else and somewhere else. It’s good to be in likeminded company.

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•  the 6 benefits of going to a show, conference, expo for your family and you.

Watch the video :: Large multiplication rainbow{ Sweetcounter.co.uk}

Construction via wooden pieces :: Multicultural and foreign language books: Little Linguists   

Listen to the Dream drums :

Happy hooligans: Stone dominoes :: 27 Parenting Podcasts that rock

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88. Benefits of going to an Early Year show is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Amanda Morgan joins the show today to talk about How to teach sharing to under 5 children in this  36 minute podcast. Come listen!

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• How do we teach a child to share?
• What to do when friends are coming around and favourite objects?
• Proactive steps to encourage sharing
• the value of sportscasting
• the benefits and use of social scripts during playtime
• how to cope with sharing when you’re out and about especially when they have different rules than you.
• why is sharing such a struggle?
• Why we need lots of playdates and struggles
• Some personal insights..
• Book review of Parenting with positive guidance

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87. How to teach children to share is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

During playtime we all get excited by what they’ve done. Our kids do great things ….Is there a right or wrong way to praise them? Seems like there is,as there’s mounting evidence that the way we praise them during their under 5 play will have lasting effects into school and future life.

Ashely Merryman joins the show today to talk about her New York Times best seller Nurture shock that she co authored with Po Bronson. We discuss the first chapter of this book and take a pop quiz about sleep. Will you pass?

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We talk about and give new ideas about

• Why our instincts about children can be so off the mark
• The most effective use of praise
• longterm effect of praising for intelligence for the over 5s ( You’re so clever!)
• The problem of the “Good Job” tic
• the difference between encouragement and praise. The problem of  using praise for encouragement and the impression it gives to other children
• Empty praise, struggling children and compliments
• Effects of excessive praise   (Carol Dwek Study)
• the benefits of talking about mistakes.
• How do we encourage children to work hard when they come against problems.
• startling tips from the sleep chapter with implications for preschools on up and intelligence.

32:40 Take the Pop Quiz- Did you pass?

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86. Praise and its impact on the Under 5 child at play is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Is a Forest School or Forest Kindergarten right for my child? Today  Juliet Robertson of Creative Star Co. gives us the scoop on the benefits of Forest schools, Outdoor education and preschools who operate outdoors. This was a whole new world for us and we explore it together in this 63 minute podcast.

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We learn about

• outdoor education
• creating an early years woods
• Ins and out of setting up an early years wood
• How many is too many in a small wooded area?
• Forest Kindergarten or Forest schools
• Benefit of going to a Forest school
• Outdoor preschools or nurseries and how it supports children’s learning.
• about clothing and shelter in winter
• Stones vs LEGO
• Multi-sensory activities encouraging different levels of thinking
• St Paul’s Nursery pilot project
• Where would you find a good Forest School?   Try Facebook: Forest education initiative group
• about the types of activities we would likely see in a Forest school or Kindergarten
• Supervisory or assisting what’s the practice of the adults there.
• Developing a passion for the outdoors
• Wasp drills
• the type of child that’s is likely to be suitable for a Forest school
• Questions to ask in an indoor preschool about outdoor education.
• about encouraging maths in the environment around them especially to and from school
• about rain or shine nurseries
• about examples of working Forest schools-Nature preschool walk in Seattle :: Sweedish outdoor preschool

Conscious Discipline: Shubert stories  :: Dr Bailey video :: 

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85. Preschool & Outdoor play with Forest schools or Kindergartens is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Today I’m talking to Sue Gascoyne , Author, speaker, consultant and owner of PlaytoZ about Sensory play activities; one of our favourite topics.

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We learn in this 32 minute podcast:

• inspiration with the small things
• about treasure basket play
• about problem solving with resources
• watching listening and learning
• about taking a step back and reflecting on their play
• Sensory rich resources

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We’re talking about Sensory Play Activities | j.mp/zTY6oU #ece with @playtoZ

— Melitsa Avila (@playactivities) February 3, 2012

84. Sensory Play Activities is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Dan Miller is the creative thinker, career coach, speaker and author of 48 Days to the Work You Love and No More Dreaded Mondays. He’s appeared frequently in the media, writing for major publications and on TV shows. He is the president and leader of  48 days.com

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83. Family mission statement is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

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3:35 why we should be Reading aloud and not just following the crowd  via resources.

http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/index.html

4:00 ways to pick a book  with Amy of Let’s Explore Getting Started With Chapter Books

4:45  tips on creating a plan

6:15  revising your when

7:20 Getting over the passive read aloud methods for wriggly toddlers and preschoolers ( Yes that all of them!)

Amy Mascott  of TeachMama : Read aloud series

10:15 how easy it is to link books to the real world

11:00 No more boring read aloud sessions

11:35 Join a read aloud challenge via  Footprints in the Butter each Thursday

12:20 Should you skip this section?

Join with others in your community with World Read Aloud day: March 7th , 2012.

14:55 How do you choose a really good read aloud book?

15:30 Have a look at book trailers via Mr Schu 

MrSchuReads- via YouTube

17:00 Finding your springboards

5-6 year old Read-Alouds (for Parent) :: Kindergarten Family Read-Alouds :: Pre-School Read-Alouds (a list of 50)

18:30 Picture books to inspire via Zoe of Playingbythebook.net.

19:10 Quick tips- Goodreads.com :: Wishlist via Amazon :: Schools :: Librarians :: audiobooks :: Kidlit radio and news

23:20 Must read: Avoiding problems with Boys and reading via Mr Schu and his interview with Pam Allyn.

25:10 Read alouds are a brilliant gateway into other areas like writing. Melissa of Imaginationsoup.net: Word jar.

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82. Simple steps to cultivating a read aloud habit is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Laura Sydonie, actress, parent and business owner  is passionate about early years, special educational needs and drama. She’s performed and taught in many different countries around the world.

Currently Laura is the director of Theatre tots where she combines her experience and work with her two young children into Theatre tots.

Theatre tots was a finalist in the 2011 best interactive business award from the Mumpreneur awards.

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81. Flexibility and problem solving through drama is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

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80. Favourite bits of 2011 is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Join Courtney, Esther and Emilie of the boutique Babyccinokids.com  as they tell their stories in this 38 minute podcast.

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Country vs City?

5:42- Where we’ve lived- how differently we do things like celebrating birthdays

9:06 What is a playdate like where you live? + school hours

11:50 What’s the best thing about raising a family in Europe?

13:35: regional differences :: Languages ::food :: cultural variety and diversity

15:32 What toy,book or activity do the children love to do?

16:58 What happens in daily life for these three families

18:36 Spontaneous or planned activities?

20:00 Tips when you’re moving with kids what to do?

22:20 How did Babycinno get started?

24:58: Perils of blogging and travelling

26:08  explaining blogging and friendships to your offline friends

28: 00 What they really wish they could take with them wherever they live?

30:30 What type of playdough- homemade or storebought?

31:57 Toys shops and negotiations

Stories about moving country :: Simplemom- living abroad    ::Manic mommies- moving to Czech Republic

Podcast question of the week: If you could live anywhere in the world with your family , where would that be?

Audioboo: One way of limiting gifts for the kids.

Favourite bits of 2011 survey

Holiday play activities board on Pinterest

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79. Intentional international living with BabyccinoKids is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

If you’re looking for inspiration then have a listen to Marie.

Listen to the show for details of how to enter to win the book.

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Audio review and interview with Marie about her craft book Make and takes for kids

Win the book!

Winner: Roopa! Congratulations Contest closed!

Holiday play activities board on Pinterest

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78. Make and Takes for Kids with Marie LeBaron is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

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• some typical Christmas traditions ( 5:26)
• Joining and melding of family traditions ( 7:58)
• cookie exchanges (  10:10 )
• Carols by candlelight (12:27)
• Christmas crafts ( 14:12)
• Truth in the Tinsel ebook
• Simple Advent calendar ( 14:55)
• Toilet rolls and the nativity (15:17)
• Christmas angels via muminthemadhouse.com ( 15:56 )
• Making a nativity set ( 16:23)
• balancing out Christmas and Santa ( 19:09)
• Our crazy Advent calendar schedule ( 20:06 )
• using photographs to jog memory and provide prompts  (22:20)
•  wrapping gifts  and handmade  gifts and writing cards (23:01)
• stress free and reason for the season (24:34)
• Good givers and receive gratefully (25:49 )
• Worldvision & Compassion (26:53)
• Buying for charity giving (27:05)
• Grocery store questions ( 31:05)
• Buying handmade online(33:10)
• Dealing with pressure ( 37:10)

Holiday play activities board on Pinterest

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77. Christmas traditions and activities is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

How to choose the right daycare, Nursery or preschool? and What do you do when your choice doesn’t work out? Should you stay or should you go? Plus Christmas play activities in this 27 minute show.

Dr Kathy Hirsh-Pasek is the  Stanley and Debra Lefkowitz Professor in the Department  of Psychology at Temple University where she serves as Director of the Infant Language
Laboratory. She written numerous books including my favourite Einstein Never Used Flashcards: How Our Children Really Learn–and Why They Need to Play More and Memorize Less

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• What to look for in a good school?
• How do we choose which philosophy ( Montessori, Waldorf, Outdoor etc) works the best for our child?
• about the Learning illusion
• About one of the best educational toys
• The importance of using and learning about the 6cs’
  • Collaboration
  • Communication
  • Content
  • Critical thinking
  • Creative innovation
  • Confidence
• What type of language development you may expect to hear and see in schools?
• When things aren’t going well at the educational establishment ( daycare, Nursery, Preschool etc) what should we do? (16:49)
• Will it harm your child to move them away from friends? (19:44)

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76. Choosing an early years school or when to change to another is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

TRUCE have done exactly that and today’s interview is all about media, marketing, holiday gift guides with  Dr Diane Levin Professor of Education at Wheelock College in Boston, author of  several books and hard working play activist and founder of CCFC and TRUCE
Diane .E. Levin

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• about TRUCE- teachers resisting unhealthy children’s entertainment
• Toy and holiday guide { resource}
• how to counteract the  harmful impact of marketing and media on children with examples{ resource}
• how the guides help parents deal with extreme gender divisions, violence, sexualisation and remote controlness
• about using the guide as a starting point with parents/friends/family to help parents
• ways to spread the message about TRUCE
• the TOADY awards ( CCFC #27):: Einstein refund
• So sexy so soon toys
• Vote in the TOADY awards  Voting is open until November 28 and the winner will be announced on November 30
• CCFC on Einstein refund recap
• Benefits of advocating
• The War Play Dilemma: What Every Parent And Teacher Needs to Know (Early Childhood Education Series (Teachers College Pr)) (Early Childhood Education (Teacher’s College Pr))
  :: So sexy so soon:: Beyond remote control childhood
• how Diane became passionate about play
• developing routines and rules around media
• banning music or books or certain media- Does it work? Just saying no won’t solve the problem
• Shoebox gifts
• Toys, play and learning action guide
• Toy selection guide
• practical advice about protecting our children during this holiday season

Microphone correction mentioned in the interview.

Teaching gratitude to little ones

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75. TRUCE your first stop to choosing toys is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

They are more than a baby toy but a toy that grows with our under 5 children.

Today I have an interview all about the big deal about blocks.

Empowered by Play was founded in 2009 by teacher-turned-activist Geralyn
Bywater McLaughlin, M.Ed. A classroom teacher for 19 years, she is also a mother of seven-year-old twin boys. Geralyn became a play advocate in response to her classroom observations of children who were forced to grow up too quickly in the current commercialized, plugged-in culture.

She is also a contributing writer to So Sexy So Soon: The New Sexualized Childhood and What Parents Can Do to Protect Their Kids by Diane Levin and Jean Kilbourne.

Read the article by Geralyn on blocks

Geralyn on Twitter :: Geralyn on Facebook

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• Aubrun, Maine school department spending approximately $200,000 on ipads for their incoming Kindergarteners.
• Opposition and activism following that announcement
• Evidence about how blocks are disappearing from early childhood classrooms and homes via Crisis in Kindergarden- Alliance for Childhood
• about spontaneous idea opportunities generated from block play
• about why we should have block play.
• Update of the AAP guidelines on screen time for the Under 2s.
• Value of blocks over time vs finite shelf life of software and the digital world.
• Blocks are not just for babies
• Block sizes and amounts for each age group
• community playthings on blocks
• the value of adding marbles, ramps and balls to block play
• creative ways of block play
• Different ways to use blocks
• Photoblocks :: MindWare Blik-Blok:: Jenga:: Build-Your-Own-StoryBlox™ :: Art History block
• Kapla blocks :: Keva Blocks
• Our Nativity blocks :: Felt Nativity blocks
• ways to teach block use if we don’t use blocks right now….side by side? Join in? teach? leave them to it?

What book has helped you raise a playful tot?

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74. What’s the big deal about blocks? is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

How will you look back on these playful years 0-5?

Today I get into both these topics in this 30 minute show.

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• about parent forums
• getting involved with our settings
• perspective
• Gems from author, Michael Morpugo
• that there is a time to enter the playground…..

What book has helped you raise a playful tot?

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73. Get involved is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Physical play with our children has changed dramatically.

Today’s guest is Dr Larry Cohen psychologist, consultant and author of the book The Art of Roughhousing
. We unpack many of the misunderstandings around roughhousing, learn a few new moves and discuss the changes that have happened in our society where no hitting and no touch has lead to parents being worried about roughhousing and rough and tumble play with their children.

It’s one of those topics where you do what’s best for your children and your family. I’m sure you have an opinion. Listen to the show and share your thoughts here or on Facebook

The art of roughhousing the website| Follow Dr Cohen on Twitter | Find them on Facebook

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• about the modern definition of roughhousing.
• the importance of physical touch in development for the 2-5 year old.
• about changing the way we tackle physical play and the labels we use.
• girls,women, mothers and roughhousing plus fathers roughhousing girls
• ideas and advice to help mother headed households without fathers present due to absence, work, deployment , temporary or otherwise etc
• about bedtime roughhousing
• what to do about the no hitting/no touching rule that’s popular in settings
• about the problems with tickling and I learn a better way of handing a problem.
• how to approach sensitive children who don’t like to be touched or overactive parents who push too much

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72. Active play: The art of roughhousing with Dr Cohen is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Janice Newell Bissex, is a registered dietitian and author of two healthy family cookbooks: No Whine with Dinner and The Moms’ Guide to Meal Makeovers: Improving the Way Your Family Eats, One Meal at a Time!
She  shares today ideas to encourage our use of everyday items commonly found in our pantries and cupboards to have fun playtime. Along with recipes and ways to get kids interested in the kitchen.

Janice is also a popular Consultant, Spokesperson, Speaker, and Food Blogger.She’s also co-hosts a weekly radio podcast called, Cooking with the Moms.

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• ideal items from the kitchen to use for crafting and creative fun
• fun ways parents can use the kitchen staples to have fun with their little ones
• about the show Cooking with the moms
• time crunch recipes, tips for picky eaters and more about No whine for dinner
• Seasonal food makes excellent play food…….and Mickey Mouse ears!

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71. Playing with food with MealMakeoverMoms is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Meg Rosker writer and play advocate.  a mom to three kids, former public school teacher and former Teach For America employee she has seen first hand the devastating effects the loss of play has had on children and families in America. Learn more about her work at Let Children Play

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Note: The words Recess, playtime and breaktime are used interchangeably through today’s show to talk about the time when the whole class of children go out enmass in a  group, child directed play. Usually on the playground or field with staff monitoring but not usually directing play.( Do you have a different name for it?)

Meg Rosker’s New YorkTimes article  : Effort to Restore Children’s Play Gains Momentum

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• What  happens to these under 5s with reduced playtime or recess?
• Recess experiences in Meg’s school.
• Alternative suggestions to suggest to busy teachers with the dilemma of keeping kids in to finish work instead of reducing recess
• Importance of Recess
• What you’d expect to see happening at playtime- good experiences.
• Ideas and approaches to talk to our schools and teachers about playtime without being confrontational.

let children achieve  which is at http://letchildrenachieve.blogspot.com/ also the latest is at http://letchildrenachieve.tumblr.com/

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Facebook: Let Children Play

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Poll: Who has the longest recess or playtime?

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For your under 5 child state the time in minutes per day of recess or playtime in the comments

70.Recess and playtime with Meg Rosker is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

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69. Everyday sensory alphabet activities is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Ponn shares her experiences of working from home, raising children and keeping it all playful.

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68. American Muslim Mom Ponn Sabra is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

The ups and downs of Raising a playful tot discussed in this weeks episode with one personal incident and 5 unexpected playtime and learning experiences.

Image credit: Barbara Rich

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church and church yard
rough patch of ground
new part of town
Supermarket
neighbour

Family night and Dinner time activities download

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67. Unexpected playtime and learning experiences is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Karen shares her experience and expertise in celebrating other cultures in today’s episode.

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• In our daycares, preschools and nurseries we’ll be meeting peoples from diverse places. The schools often encourage participation and liaison but how can we as parents feel confident to approach people from around the world?
• Martin Luther King day was widely celebrated in January and their our black, Asian and Hispanic history months is this a good way into celebrating other cultures through festivals?

What If All the Kids Are White?: Anti-Bias Multicultural Education with Young Children and Families (Early Childhood Education)

World Playground

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66. Celebrating other cultures is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

“…average family with children under the age of three will need to take around 83lb of child-related kit with them – not including clothing..” Wendy Shand, Tots to Travel.

Today’s show features Wendy S

65. Choosing the right place is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Show#63 Zoe shared recommendations about audio stories for the under 5s mostly online.

Today however, I talk about our experiences as newbie participants in the International Postcard Swap.

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Overthinkingmom: Deployment show

http://wilbertandherma.blogspot.com http://wilbertandherma.blogspot.com/2011/05/international-postcard-swap-2011.html
A wandering mind
http://anushankarn.blogspot.com/2011/06/international-postcard-swap-for.html
Reading upside down
http://www.readingupsidedown.com/book-chat/international-postcard-swap-for-families
Curious librarian
http://curiouslibrarian.dreamwidth.org/2370.html

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64. International Postcard Swap is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Today’s show features Zoe Toft of Playingbythebook.net . She is a mum of 2 and popular book blogger sharing her journey of play and her love of books with us all. They are a bilingual family and she’s ranked #4 in the Tots100 and #7 in the Raising Playful Tots Index.
Zoe shares her love of audio for children in today’s episode.

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What are your current audio listens?
Hiccup: How to Train Your Dragon
Matilda
The BFG
The Gruffalo and Friends CD Box Set: The Gruffalo / The Smartest Giant / A Squash and a Squeeze / Room on the Broom / The Snail and the Whale / Monkey Puzzle

Little Town on the Prairie (Little House)

The Magician’s Nephew (BBC Radio Collection: Chronicles of Narnia)

Pausing with longer audio books or running the story all the way through?

Where’s a good place to find audio books online?
Radio drama on BBC RADIO
Sunday afternoon Children’s drama 4-5 – last week Chitty Chitty Bang bang, this weekend part 1 of Alan Garner’s Elidor and Baum’s Wizard of Oz
Radio 4 extra
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4extra/
Sometime take a look at Librivox - audio versions of copyright free books, recorded by members of the public

- lots of potential,but not yet amounting to much for kids, free , most voices in US accents

Storynory – http://storynory.com/ (also a storynory japan!) , quite a few Grimm and Andersen fairy stories, British accent – text provided, but recording is more like telling a story than reading a text.

A recent discovery: Radio NewZealand has quite a few stories to download or listen to online

“Storytime Treasure Chest is a downloadable collection of some of the very best children’s stories produced over the years by Radio New Zealand.”

http://www.radionz.co.nz/genre/children

New Guardian Children’s Booksite

Michael Rosen reads from his Big Book of Bad Things, ted hughes poems for kids (all quite short)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site

Smories

Playingbythebook.net- What’s your story?

Book trust

International postcard swap

Perfect picture books by post

Walking with My Iguana (Poetry)

Nation’s Favourite: Comic Poems: A Selection of Humorous Verse

Hiawatha

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63. Experiences with children’s audio stories is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Today’s show features Sue Gascoyne an award-wining educational trainer and published author focused on embedding sensory play experiences in the learning environment. Sue has led several research projects, and designed and run workshops nationally and internationally to help practitioners introduce learning through play. Prior to launching her business, Early Years educational resources supplier Play to Z Ltd, Sue led a consultancy providing facilitation, mentoring and training for over 12 years. As a Primary School Governor and mother of two young children, many of Sue’s activities and resources are based on observations of her own children at play.

In 2009, Sue Gascoyne was named Nursery World ‘Trainer of the Year’ for her contribution to the Early Year’s sector.

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What is your definition of sensory play and can you give us a few examples across the age ranges?
2Why is sensory play so important?
3How does sensory play help children’s learning and development?

4What’s the adults role in supporting sensory-rich play?

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Brenda Crowe Play Is a Feeling

62. Sensory Play Activities is as easy as Play to Z is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Louise Gibbs is a pediatric nurse with more than 10 years experience. She fell in love with Baby Sign language after the birth of her daughter and hasn’t looked back. Louise trains groups around the country in sign as wells as has classes online.

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Nursery world Child Development Staff ‘need digital guidance’ for supporting literacy Sue Learner, 18 May 2011,
The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood newsletter “Do preschoolers need mandatory screen time?”

NAEYC draft proposals

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61. Baby signing is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

How much time to do you play with your tot or allocate for play? Is it too much? Can you play too much? Are you with the children all the time? Are you stressed out trying to do too much?

This week we look at how what we do as parent, carers and educators impact how we raise a playful tot

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RESOURCE

ACTION

INNITATIVE

SHARING

INNOVATE

SAYING NO TO SOMETHING  means saying YES TO SOMETHING ELSE

GROWING

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60. 7 tips to Raising a Playful Tot is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime

Today’s show features Emily Rempe part of the Mother-daughter team that runs Productive Parenting.com A membership site where you receive one new activity suggestion each day based on your child’s birth date!

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Background of Productive Parenting

Why should we come to Productive Parenting?

Looking on your site I see that you have activities split up into age groups Can you share with us  some of the activities you have ?

As a membership site when I sign up what do I expect to receive.

What would you say to those parents who are on the fence about using everyday items in their play alongside store bought toys?

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Alliance for childhood: Singing to children may help development of language skills

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59. Ways to be a productive parent is a post from: Raising Playful Tots- a podcast for mums who want to make the most of playtime