How does a calm down bottle work? A calm down bottle is a sensory tool that can be used to help someone relax and reduce anxiety or stress. It is a clear plastic bottle that is filled with water and a variety of small items such as glitter, beads, sequins,
Building blocks are a staple in many childhoods, and for good reason. They offer a unique way for children to learn, explore, and create! In this blog, we’ll explore the many benefits of building blocks, the different types available, and how to use them to teach math and science, language
How are dispositions formed? Education should be less about transmitting knowledge, skills, and understanding, and more about developing the capacity and confidence to continue learning for life. At the heart of ‘lifelong learning’ are positive learning dispositions like resilience, playfulness, confidence, and curiosity. But how are these dispositions formed? It’s
Firstly, what is play? Play is widely researched, and arguably one of the most difficult words to define. Countless scholars, theorists and Playworkers have attempted to define play, but can it be put into words? Is play a verb, an emotion, or something in between. The definition of play continues
Play Deprivation… What is it? And how can we avoid or recover from it? Firstly, let address ‘what is play’? There is no agreed upon definition of play amongst education theorists, and psychologists. Perhaps because it is a complex term and to reduce its components to only its behaviours would
Why is it important to clean toys? Babies putting things in their mouths, otherwise known as mouthing, is not only normal, but also signals a growing interest in the world around them. In the first year, children explore their surroundings through their senses — seeing, touching, hearing, smelling, and tasting.
My vision for Growing Kind is not just to sell beautiful toys. I want to change the world through play with our children.
I want to change the world for the better by encouraging more kindness, more inclusion, more acceptance and an unstoppable resilience.
I want to encourage people to love themselves more, love others more and be conscious of their own trauma and biases.
