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Mischief Mouse's collection of craft activities for preschool and early years.
Printable resources to help support play - colouring, mark making, labelling, promoting, engaging and extending..
Magical Mammoth's recipes to play with and recipes to eat ..
Stitch Squirrel provides a little tree space for some needle and thread projects  - handmade resources to support learning and development.
Activities for math - Calculator caterpillar's activity ideas to support children's numeracy, reasoning and problem solving play.
Hope Hedgehog invites visitors to take a look through some articles of interest ...
Navigator Narwhal's outdoor - in activity ideas for preschool and early years play.
Welcome to silkysteps & a range of Preschool activity ideas.
All resources have been developed for providers of early years childcare, children, parents and for enjoying all areas of play. Please browse for planning suggestions that include titled focussed crafts, themed pages, ideas for research, creative projects & activities that aim to promote the use of tactile materials, loose media and parts in children's play.
Shop for a range of preschool printable resources .. News, updates, adds and information on the latest happenings .. Story time book titles for preschool and home
Free resource ideas for the seasons Diary dates for preschool planning, learning and awareness of campaign initiatives .. Early years forum for activity and professional development resources
Areas of silkysteps ..
Click to read the early learning goal summaries
Ideas to support home - setting communications

Playdough activity titles - click to view ideas for themed dough play
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Chinese new year craft ideasKitten kisses and bug hugs - biscuit gifts and envelope templates bug hugs + kitten kisses biscuit recipe & envelope templates
 
15 printable titles to enjoy the celebrations of Chinese new year
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Links for Early years and older children's areas of interests...
 
Activity ideas for older children's play  
Yellow star guide Activity table for older children's play - amazon link
Play, rest and quiet for minds after school ..
  Uno card games
  Fish tank, filter, fish keeping
  Air dry clay
  Beading 
  Magnetic dart games
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Yellow star guide Dr Hadwen Trust find information that supports children's and practitioner's understanding of how medical institutes use animals, what alternatives are possible and how the DHT actively invites participation.
Show children how animals are currently involved with testing regimes and the alternatives that are available ..
  Other links of interest:
  Cruelty free page of informative website links
  Animal friendly product sourcing - links page
 

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Yellow star guide Handykam wildlife, bird nest cam and camera kits
Handykam produce a range of wildlife camera kits that bring an awareness of the outdoors in, for children's viewing, knowledge and understanding. A great way to interact with technology  - ICT and nature ..
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Handykam camera kits - seasonal viewing for all weathers
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Sillybooks.net Yellow star guide Sillybooks.net Music, stories, books, puzzles, and games. A wonderful website run by wonderful people. Drop by and have a look at all the resources .
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Dinosaur model making .. Yellow star guide Dinosaur stomping activities
  An early preschool craft idea published on Under5's.co.uk
  Add to junk modelling, paper leaves, sheet made caves and dinosaur storytimes..
  Bumpus jumpus dinosaurumpus  

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