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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.


Navigator Narwhal - outdoor games and play ideas.   Outdoor play ideas
  outside mark making for preschool
Hopscotch or Jumpscotch game design
 Hopscotch designs and layout ideas can vary as much as the children taking part. Supply a selection of coloured chalks - make your own, and support children's ideas as they mark out sections they want to form a hopping and jumping floor game.

Traditional hopscotch - wikipedia and commercial games from Amazon.

Play hop, jup, step activities with traditional and personalised mark made game design


Play ..
Links here are in association with silkysteps amazon affiliate account.
red Giant dice help the youngest children play hopscotch using two foot/both feet jumps or steps as alternatives to the developing skill of independant hopping..

red Chunky chalk assists palmar and pincer grasp, grip and ease of mark making.

red Other game markers include bean bags, tied socks filled with sand, pebbles..

Celebrate!
red Support and encourage children's participation by printing award stars and positioning them on the furthest hopscotch landing. Pick up and return back with the smiling congratulations :)

red Star templates
star templates for celebrating game participation



Star outline
Good game star
Great hopping jumping
Well done
Winner star
star outline
Good game award celebration star
Great hopping and jumping star
Well done star printout
Winner star printable



A range of dice sizes help inclusive play ..
Chunky chalk supports progressive mark making skills ..

dice and chalk images link to amazon.co.uk



red   Games can happen with any number of players

red   Plan staff's deployment to help enjoy the number formations, recognition and counting activities.

red   Decorate and utilise the star templates to use on sports day and other award giving ceremonies.

red   Chalk recipe for play

Make winner stars for all players taking part ..




Click to return to Navigator's selection of game and activity ideas ..