Play Blog

By Hannah Peckham, Author of Conker the Chameleon   As parents we want to protect our children from any hurt, but it is inevitable that they will all face some difficulties at some point, the best thing we can do as primary care givers is to ensure our children are equipped to deal with such times by nurturing their social emotional skills using simple games or books such as the ones in this article. Why are these skills so important? A survey published by NHS Digital in 2021 ‘found one in six children in England had a potential mental disorder’. It...

At Edx Education we love to play and learn together.  In early childhood it is so important to foster children to grow and develop. Playtime in the early years is lots of fun and a fantastic opportunity to enhance your child’s development and help them learn lots of valuable educational, social and life skills.   There are so many benefits of ‘play’ – it helps develop cognitive growth, gross and fine motor skills, and encourages creativity and imaginative thinking.                                    There have been lots of changes in family dynamics over the past few years, with many parents working more flexibly, which has...

We all love to play they have a natural instinct to use their hands whether it be with sand, water, dirt, rice, dry pasta or other substance like dough.  Children with additional learning needs or sensory seeking needs may enjoy activities that encourage more movement rather than messy play. However play can activate the senses in children by jumping on the trampoline or the whizzy dizzy, great exercise as well as being fun and working on gross motor skills. This also works on the vestibular and proprioceptive senses – beneficial for many children with additional sensory needs.The great news for educators and...

As an SEN mother I need to be able to depict all of Edo’s disabilities in order for him to receive the correct and deserved support he needs. But one thing that still irritates me is when a professional, either in the medical or educational sector, will assess him for an hour or so by giving him standard, and quite frankly babyish toys, and conclude he has no ability for imaginative play.  They even fooled me, as his mother, for some time, as I hadn’t yet realised what toys Edo should be exposed to and what would inspire and excite...